Everybody poops…or they should

Everybody poops…or they should

Potty talk is not only for when you have young children at home or when you go to the doctor.  There are many professions interested in your defecation habits, massage therapists included.  You may think this is weird, but GET OVER IT!  If you are not pooping at least...
What is deep tissue massage?

What is deep tissue massage?

There seems to be a common misconception about what deep tissue massage is.  Most people think that it means: 1. It’s going to cost more 2.  It has to hurt to be effective 3.  You are going to be sore after I am going to break it down and hopefully dispel the myths...
Be aware – breast cancer prevention

Be aware – breast cancer prevention

Last year I blogged about the importance of receiving Lymph Drainage Therapy on the breast tissue as a measure of breast cancer prevention.  Depending on your health care provider, the only measure of detection of cancer offered is a mammogram and you wait until 40 or...
Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon 2014 Race Report

Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon 2014 Race Report

Pumpkinman Sprint Triathlon is in South Berwick, ME and the goal to leave the house was at 5:45AM. Actual time: close to 6; we also wasted a few more minutes yelling into the Starbucks Drive through before we discovered they weren’t open yet. This is the second time...
Quinoa recipe

Quinoa recipe

I was having some delicious salmon and mixed greens and wanted to spice up my quinoa.  I got the idea from the Martha Stewart cauliflower recipe.  It was delicious.  Here is the recipe: 1 cup quinoa 2 cups of water 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 tsp curry powder (or hot...
Let’s talk about breasts

Let’s talk about breasts

There are probably only a handful of times that I have had my breasts worked on since I have become a massage therapist, and most of those times were during  pregnancies. Even for me, who has pretty much had every part of me worked on, there is a level of...