physical.  Stress plays an important part in your own overall health and in today’s market, stress levels

are through the roof. You can see and hear the results on the local and national news, Internet

and radio. Staggering. What you won’t hear as much about, are the physical aspects.

75- 90% of visits to family physicians are for stress related  problems and the World Health Organization

has identified job related stress as a worldwide epidemic. The National Safety Council estimates that

1 Million American employees are absent from work every day because of stress related problems.

65% of North Americans take prescription medications daily, 43% take mood altering prescriptions

regularly and alcohol use is pretty much off the charts.

There is a reason that preventative medicine is covered by so many insurance carriers….it saves them

time and money.

While the art of massage is often associated with relaxation and  a part of spa treatments, historically

massage has been known as a therapeutic treatment. It  relaxes the muscles and other connective

tissues, eases  aches and pains, and helps restore balance to the body on  physical and mental

 levels. Massage is a main source of natural healing. It nurtures on a physical, emotional and spiritual

levels. When you seek balance on these levels, you increase your levels of health, vitality and harmony.

To be continued….