Health Education Articles

There are various natural sleep remedies you can try that are widely available on the market. Although taking natural sleep remedies are generally safer than sleeping pills, they should still be taken with caution and should not be taken unnecessarily. It is recommended that you consult your doctor before considering taking any natural sleep remedies.

Although natural sleep remedies contain natural ingredients they may interfere with prescription medication or may not be suitable for you. Prescribed Sleeping pills on the other hand are generally bad news. Sleeping pills will break down your body’s natural sleep cycle and make sleep very difficult in the long term. It may also affect the amount of deep sleep you attain during the night as the chemicals in most major sleeping pills interfere with normal brain wave patterns.

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Herniated discs are very common spinal abnormalities. They are so common in fact; that they might actually be called “normal”, since a large percentage of the general population has one or more disc herniations in their spines. Herniated discs have been vilified by the traditional and alternative medical systems. However, learning the truth about disc herniations will demonstrate that they are rarely the cause of serious chronic pain conditions.

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In the most recent term of the Texas Legislature the legislators finally took positive action regarding the laws governing Massage Therapy in the state. Many Massage Therapists and Massage Therapy associations in Texas have been asking the legislature to increase the number training hours required for massage therapy licensure in the state. Prior to this legislation only 300 hours of training were required for massage therapy licensure in the State of Texas.

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First some basic answers to get you started; then some very important questions. Determine whether “massage” is a viable strategy to help you get well.

ANSWER 1/ “Massage” (i.e. a type of therapy done by massage therapists) helps to bring about positive change and balance to the mind, body and emotions. Its purpose is to:

* Reduce tension

* Relieve pain

* Increase blood circulation

* Create a better range of motion in the body

* Help to elongate tight muscle tissues, thereby aiding everyday movement (especially valuable when more strenuous activity is attempted)

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