Today many people are having to cut their budgets and highly scrutinizing all their expenses to find ways to save money. Unfortunately, often times in these situations people look to go for cheap health insurance. But the reality is a cheap health plan will end up costing you more in the long run than you will save in the short term. The sole purpose for having health insurance is to protect you from financial ruin if you were to...more
What is the first thing you see in the morning when you look in the mirror? Your face! That is what everyone else sees when they first see you. Do you feel like time has treated you badly? Or maybe you just feel like you need a refreshing look. Is your skin dry and tight? Do you have that dreaded high school reunion coming up? Here's what you need. A facial massage! Massage is the manipulation of superficial layers of muscle and...more
Biofeedback counseling is an innovative counseling technique used to teach awareness about the bodys unconscious physiological processes. It is effective in teaching patients how to alleviate stress and to take control of their own health.A recent study by the American Academy of Family Physicians found that two-thirds of all visits to family doctors are linked to stress-related symptoms. Biofeedback is used to teach the unconscious mind to respond to stress and lessen its effects on the mind and body. It has proven useful in combating a variety of ailments including: addictions, anxiety, asthma, insomnia, chronic pain, depression, fatigue, headaches, high blood pressure and irritable bowel syndrome.Biofeedback treatment involves attaching sensors or electrodes to the body that provide a variety of readings instant feedback on things such as skin temperature, muscle tension and brainwave function.During a session, the patient is asked about a life event, such as a stressful situation at work. The patients response to this event, which could involve a cooling of the hands, tensing of the muscles or sweating, is instantly recognized and fed back to the patient by a machine. This...more
Local AgentsA key step to finding health insurance is to research agents that are right in your own backyard. Insurance agents are typically listed in your local phone book, which makes them quite easy to find. For instance, you can peruse the "insurance" category of your traditional printed Yellow Pages and discover a wide variety of...more
The Daphne chiropractor knows that people put their bodies through a lot of stress, especially their backs. When people are young, pain is usually not an issue. But when people reach middle age, they start feeling the aches and pains.Most people would be wise not to attribute the pain to simply the onset of age. In fact, it could be simply wear and...more
Most of us will get a headache every now and again. However, we are fortunate enough to only have headaches that occur every once in a great while and oftentimes, each headache will only last for a few hours up to a day at most. Unfortunately, some people experience frequent headaches that range anywhere from mild to extremely severe in terms of pain levels. Rather than doing nothing about their pain, these locals have decided to visit an Austin chiropractor in Texas to help relieve their pain.Headaches can occur for many different reasons. For instance, some people may experience them when they have an allergic reaction to something that they have eaten. Others will get them due to stress or because of poor posture. Some people begin getting headaches because of a lack of nutrition or it may be due to an injury.The majority of people never bother to figure out what is causing their headaches or how to prevent them from occurring again. Instead, they will just self medicate themselves with over the counter medicines that mask headache symptoms.A minority of people will visit a physician about their problems. This is a good idea because you may be able to find out if there is a more...more
Since the April 20th British Petroleum (BP) oilrig explosion, more than 800,000 gallons of dispersants have been dumped off the Texas coast.Dispersants break up the spilled oil into droplets more quickly than natural processes, but they...more
Health insurance coverage is many times misconstrued as sick insurance. If you aren't sick then you probably aren't thinking about how your health insurance or lack there of. Unfortunately this is a common misconception. What needs to be...more
Florida saw higher rates of AIDS than all but two other states (New York and Maryland) with rates of one in 209 white men, one in 117 hispanic men and one in 44 black men living wiith HIV/AIDS statewide as of 2008.Women only accounted...more
Have you ever had a massage? Isn't it great? A wide variety of seasonings, oils, mixes, rocks, tables, mats, clothed or not etc, many different body parts! A massage is applied by using the masseuses hands, fingers, elbows, knees,...more
Any American these days knows the stress of working in the office - it's the dread of Monday. Sure, it's great to have a job in this economy, but who needs the aches and pains that go with it. While it's no 2 week...more
Nothing feels better than a hot bath, or the feeling of warm sun or sand on the back. I love this feeling. There is something great about this warmth. This relaxes our muscles and feels great on the skin and bones. There is a way to...more