Is What You’re Feeling Really Muscle Pain?

Is What You’re Feeling Really Muscle Pain?

You might attribute a painful neck or a backache to sleeping in the wrong position or working too hard. Maybe you chalk it up to tired muscles or stiff joints. But your symptoms may be caused by a part of your body you probably haven’t heard of: the fascia. This...
Why Our Food Harms Us

Why Our Food Harms Us

What is “processed food“? Let’s get a quick look at some of the negatives associated with processed foods because the dangers in eating processed foods abound: Processed food makes you fat Processed food makes you sick Processed food causes your cells to begin to...
The Digestive System

The Digestive System

You may be wondering why it’s important to obtain a good overview of Body Systems. The answer is pretty simple: Knowing how the body works (e.g.: physiology) and how nutrition works with the physiology of the body can be the key we need to unravel the mysteries of why...
How Does Massage Therapy Work?

How Does Massage Therapy Work?

Why do massages feel so good? Some consider them luxuries and others consider them necessities. Either way, most who enjoy a good massage will remark at how much more relaxed they are and how good they feel after a massage. Recently scientists have begun to ask the...
Why Do Our Muscles Feel Tight?

Why Do Our Muscles Feel Tight?

Why do our muscles feel tight? Does that mean they have somehow shortened when once they were a “regular” length? Does it mean they can’t relax? And what can you do about tight muscles? Here are some of my thoughts about why our muscles feel tight...