Solutions for the workplace... Chair Massage

Offer once as an employee thank you or include as part of a holiday gathering. Offer monthly as party of an employee wellness program. Either approach will be sure to make the workplace a little bit brighter ☀️

A growing solution… the implementation of corporate wellness programs has become a growing solution toward employee longevity and livelihood in the workplace. Many large-scale companies and small businesses have already begun to reap the benefits of on-site chair massage. Chair Massage brings many benefits to the table for employees and employers alike. Imagine an increase in morale and productivity, for less than the cost of most other wellness programs.

Chair Massage can address…

  • Stress Reduction: studies have shown that chair massage in an office setting can provide up to an 85% increase in stress levels.

  • Muscle Tension: regular corporate chair massage has been known to show a decrease in muscle tension and back pain among employees.

  • Headaches: Chair Massage can help to decrease the duration and the intensity of headaches.

  • Focus and Mental Awareness: studies have shown increased accuracy and alertness among employees after receiving chair massage.

How it works… We will work with your schedule to provide quality onsite chair massage to you and your employees. We will bring all the equipment necessary. All that is required from you is a quiet space in which to work. This could be anything from an empty conference room to a spare cubicle. The process is simple and there are no hidden fees everything is included.

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#workplacewellness, #improveproductivity, #saythankyou, #chairmassage, #bodybewellsolutions

Who are you listening to?

In an earlier post, we discussed the impact of everything we put in or expose our bodies playing a role in our health. When was the last time you reflected on the conversations taking place around you? The conversations you are engaging in? Interesting exercise.

#healthythoughts #wordsmatter #whatareyousaying #whatareyoulisteningto #healthychoices #healthyhabits #itsuptoyou #bodybewellsolutions

#healthythoughts #wordsmatter #whatareyousaying #whatareyoulisteningto #healthychoices #healthyhabits #itsuptoyou #bodybewellsolutions

A tendency to create our own stress

We have a tendency to create our own stress... based on unfulfilled expectations. 

We expect others to treat us the way we want to be treated.  We expect things to go our way.  We expect things to happen when we want.  We expect the world to be as we see it... not as it is.  Fall is a time of year for shedding the old, turning in, seeking warmth.  Take some time to understand what “expectations” you have that may need to be dropped.  Find yourself some peace to prepare for the next season.

#expectations, #changes, #lookatyourself, #selfreflection, #healthychoice, #itstartswithyou #bodybewellsolutions

The power of kindness

#powerofkindness, #caring, #takeamoment, #healthychoice, #youcanmakeadifference, #bodybewellsolutions

The power of kindness... I was given this gift card by a woman at local Wegmans probably about 5 years ago.  I was in the cafe area getting a coffee and patiently waiting for my 85 year old mom to choose a pastry... of which she wanted them all 😉 It was a Sunday morning and we all know how insanely busy the bakery area of a store can be at that time. 

I’m still carrying it around and plan to continue.  This act of kindness... more about the words written than the gift card itself “To: Someone Who Cares... From: Someone Who Admires Your Caring” 

It made a powerful impact that moment and has numerous times since; as I continue to carry it in my wallet.  I don’t know that she knows how powerful her gesture was, but the beauty of that is I don’t think she needed to know.  She was just being kind and looking for nothing in return.  I believe in caring for others and sharing kindness when it’s needed -not when it’s convenient or when it’s expecting to be recognized. 🌀

How Meditation, Massage and Yoga Can Change Your Body

How Massage, Meditation and Yoga can Change Your Body… 

  • Your brain releases happy chemicals -you get a boost of serotonin, dopamine and endorphins, all are linked to a good mood. 

  • Pain diminishes -it appears to change the activity in key pain processing regions of the brain in one study participants experienced a 40% reduction in pain intensity. 

  • Blood pressure drops -the effect is and not just temporary.  Studies show that regular sessions of daily meditation and monthly massage can play a major role in stabilizing.

  • Digestion runs more smoothly -stress triggers the stomach churning “fight or flight” instinct by shutting down digestion.  When relaxed, the body re-boots the parasympathetic nervous system which stimulates digestion. 

  • Swelling subsides -it can reduce stress induced inflammation from several inflammatory conditions including arthritis and asthma.

#selfcare, #notselfish, #takecareofyou, #getoutofyourownway, #itsallgood, #itshealthy, #bodybewellsolutions,

It’s ok to cancel a commitment, not answer a call, change your mind, want to be alone, take a day off, do nothing, or just say no.

…take a walk, meditate, feel the warmth of the sun, gaze at the moon and stars, admire the beauty of nature, place your hand over your heart and feel it beat, close your eyes and appreciate your breathe…

#behealthy #youareincontrol #healthisinreach #choices #control / Health is a relationship between you and your body

Health is a relationship between you and your body.  Everyone needs relationship advice and support at some point. There is nothing else you have more CONTROL over than what you put into or what you do with your body. 

Health Coaching is a process that facilitates healthy, sustainable behavior change by challenging a client to listen to their inner wisdom, identify their values and transform their goals into action. 

As your Health Coach, I am Not going to tell you what you can and cannot eat.   Nor will I tell you what you should or should Not do.  That would not be effective... except maybe as a short term quick fix.   My role is to help you understand what you are doing, the impact it is having and to support you in Making Healthy Choices... into Healthy Habits. 

Habits, choices, challenges, issues, concerns and approaches I have helped my clients work through include, but are not limited to:

  • difficulty with weight loss and management
  • managing chronic inflammation and pain
  • support in dealing with IBS, Diabetes and food allergies
  • understanding the importance of vitamins and nutritional supplements
  • working through sleep disturbances and insomnia
  • finding ways to manage stress
  • anxiety
  • determining exercise choices and physical activity limitations
  • quitting smoking, sugar, caffeine or other unhealthy habits
  • understanding food labels
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Contact Rebecca @ 716-316-2511

#movementcreatesmovement #abodyinmotionstaysinmotion #justmove

Ever wonder why after sitting for awhile, you are at first a bit stiff and achy, and then slowly you begin to move more freely? Our bodies are designed with a built in mechanism to create a lubricant to enable us to continue to move. Its called synovial fluid. The body creates this substance in our joint cavities while our bodies are moving..

 

#HealthyEating #Comfortfood #Yum Recipes for Soups / Everyday favorites made with Healthy Choice Ingredients

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

My preferred ingredients are.... 2 cans of organic crushed tomatoes, 56 oz, 1 carton organic culinary veggie broth, 32 oz,  at least 36 fresh basil leaves (minced),  1/2 pint of organic light cream, 1 pat of organic butter (size you would get in a restaurant).   Boil tomatoes and broth, reduce to a simmer for 10 minutes.   Add basil and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes (the longer and slower the boil the thicker and more flavorful the soup will be). Stir in cream and butter, low heat for another 15 minutes.  Serve with Parmesan cheese crisps.

French Onion Soup

My preferred ingredients are.... 1 purple, 1 Vidalia, 1 sweet onion sliced and saute until translucent in little olive oil.  Add onions to beef broth, boil hard, simmer and add 1 bottle red cooking wine and boil hard again, simmer.  (the longer and slower the boil the thicker and more flavorful the soup will be)   Serve with Parmesan cheese crisps.

Massage Therapy for Chronic Pain

By Rob Senior on April 17, 2018

Patients are in search of alternatives to medication for Chronic Pain Relief.  Massage Therapy may hold the key

For decades—centuries, perhaps—chronic pain sufferers have been in search of something to alleviate their symptoms. Some have found solace in exercise—until it becomes too painful to continue. Others utilize medications, but the dangers and stigma surrounding painkillers make this option less than ideal for many in the 21st century.

Luckily, the emergence of massage therapy in recent years offers people with chronic pain yet another option. An increasing amount of research supports massage as an approach with beneficial outcomes for some people with chronic pain. Could it be the answer for your patients?

What is Chronic Pain?

The Institute for Chronic Pain defines the condition as pain originating from an injury or illness that persists for greater than six months. Subsequently, chronic pain syndrome develops when secondary complications (caused by the pain) combined with the existing chronic pain to, in turn, make the pain worse.

Sound confusing? You’re not alone. A 2015 release from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health found that over 25 million U.S. adults experience chronic pain—defined as some level of pain every day for the past three months.

What are these secondary complications? One example: the pain keeps a person awake at night, affecting their performance at work and wearing on their patience. Eventually, they’re so tired they stop working altogether, leading to feelings of guilt for leaving their spouse or families in a tough spot, or anxiety, depression or other mental factors over the added stress of being jobless.

That’s just one hypothetical example—the real-life examples are as numerous and as different as the people experiencing the situations. But is there hope within the art of massage?

Massage Therapy

The average person’s idea of massage probably involves lying comfortably on a table in a tropical, outdoor setting or perhaps an indoor setting in a spa or lounge environment of some sort. In other words, they picture a luxurious atmosphere with posh surroundings, and a half-hour or hour-long session of relaxation and enjoyment.

It’s not that this idea is incorrect—massage can be relaxing, it can certainly be enjoyable, and it can be entirely appropriate to give as a gift or just to treat yourself. But what’s missing from the above description is the tangible effects massage can have for individuals in need of medical intervention, including pain relief.

Recent attention has turned to the importance of finding non-opioid means of managing pain, and to that end, the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) has joined up with a number of governmental agencies and other organizations in an attempt to find alternative means of pain management. Last fall, an AMTA representative met with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the important role massage therapy can play in pain management.

In February, the following message appeared on the AMTA web site:

The new FDA guidelines released this week call on health care providers to be informed on the range of therapeutic options for managing pain, including non-pharmacologic approaches and therapies. While the FDA is not specific about these approaches, the National Institutes of Health has for several years included massage therapy among its list of complementary therapies.

Over the past year, the AMTA has done extensive work with regard to establishing massage therapy as a preferable approach to opioids:

  • Last month, AMTA representatives met with staff at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The meeting focused on the necessity of increasing the amount of massage therapy research
  • In late 2017 and early 2018, AMTA provided detailed information on the efficacy of massage therapy for pain to the U.S. House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee and its Energy & Commerce Committee, as they prepare for hearings related to the opioid crisis
  • In December 2017, AMTA submitted recommendations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (an agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) for inclusion of research on massage therapy for chronic pain, to be included in their analysis and recommendations for non-pharmacologic approaches

In addition, AMTA worked directly with the office of the West Virginia Attorney General for a program aimed at reduction of opioid usage in pain management. AMTA also connected the officials in West Virginia with researchers in the state of Kentucky working on the same subject. An ongoing relationship between AMTA and researchers at the University of Kentucky has been instrumental in arranging educational roundtables in both states. The results of studies that stemmed from those discussions are available on the University of Kentucky’s website.

Lastly, this National Institutes of Health release indicates that pain affects more Americans than diabetes, heart disease, and cancer combined. In response, AMTA has released details on research supporting the role of massage therapy in relieving pain from five conditions, including:

  • Low-back pain
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Post-operative pain
  • Tension headaches
  • Arthritis

The case for vitamins supporting weight management

In my experience as a Health Coach, there has been a marked difference in the success of my clients seeking weight loss and their long term success.  The difference?  Those who use regular high quality vitamins, and those who do not.

There are many who struggle with managing their weight due to constantly feeling hungry and repetitively overeating and never seeming to be satisfied. 

One reason for this could be, a nutrient deficiency.  When participants are consistently taking a high quality multivitamin, their likely-hood of overeating or binging was significantly reduced.  Why?  Because their bodies were not constantly starving for basic daily essential nutrients. 

Why high quality?  Many people today have compromised digestive systems that are not able to fully digest the additional fillers and absorb the vitamins they are taking.  A high quality, isotonic vitamin, is the next best thing to an IV vitamin.

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