A good night’s sleep is important for you to function appropriately in your job, relationships and all other areas of your life. If you’ve tried other sleep-inducing methods that haven’t worked for you, give reflexology a chance.

Reflexology is the study of how reflex points on the hands and feet can help reduce stress on other areas of the body that might be causing pain, sleeplessness and other problems. Reflexology stimulates the body so that it takes care of its own healing process.

In reflexology treatments, pressure is applied by the thumb and other finger pressure to certain reflex areas on the patient’s hands and feet. According to reflexologists, this stimulation causes misplaced energy to rebalance itself and help the associated body parts to heal. Continue reading →

Before we get into some of the dangers and complications of obesity lets first talk about what obesity is.

When an individual has an excess amount of weight they are considered obese. And while this sounds fairly simple, truth be told obesity is a very complex disorder. It’s not just about the cosmetic aspect. Yes that’s important but there are far more important issues such as the health problems that come along with being obese.

When you are obese you put yourself at risk for heart disease, diabetes, shortened life expectancy and a host of other issues. The good news however is even a modest amount of weight loss can go a long ways in improving your health.

How Do You Know if You are Obese?

If you have a BMI of 30 or more you are considered obese. To find out what your BMI is you will need to divide your weight by your height. Please know BMI doesn’t always directly measure body fat. For example, someone who has a very muscular build may have a BMI that would indicate they are obese. However, since they are muscular they wouldn’t have enough body fat to actually be obese. So in these cases BMI wouldn’t necessarily apply. Continue reading →