Words of Wellness

Women take care of everyone else as their own needs get pushed to the back burner. With added stress and responsibilities, women need to make time to take care of themselves. These 5 tips will help you put the spotlight on taking care of yourself.

The countdown has begun. Walk into any grocery store or drugstore this week and you’ll likely find the greeting card aisle teeming with searching, slightly frantic, slightly sweating sons, daughters, and spouses. You join the well-meaning ranks and search for a card that will make Mom smile, feel appreciated and promptly reappoint you as Mama’s Favorite....

Mother’s Day can be a tricky holiday to maneuver. In one day we try to sum up our feelings of gratitude, love and appreciation. Here are 4 reasons why we have you covered here at Elements Massage™.

Muscle cramps are caused by muscle spasms or an involuntary tightening of the muscles. Besides the leg and foot, common body parts to be affected by muscle spasms are the arms, hands, stomach, back, and the rib cage area.

One-quarter of Americans admit to experiencing a "great deal" of stress in the past month. Regardless of our best efforts to listen to soothing music, hit the yoga studio and practice deep-breathing, stress wreaks havoc on our bodies. Make it a priority this month to try some of these tips to manage your stress.

Ready or not, here it is. Tax Day is upon us – the giant alarm clock that is annually wound and set for the entire nation is poised to go off; its striking terror in those who have yet to visit their tax preparer, or boot up the online tax preparation du jour. Whether you’re the giant-trash-bag-full-of-receipts kind of filer, or the labeled-files-for-everything variety,...

The World Health Organization has designated April 7th as a day to call attention to health concerns on a global scale. The call-to-action in 2016: “Beat Diabetes.” Read more about how you can take this opportunity to refocus on your own health this week.

Retirement will include more downtime and relaxation for sure, but these golden years should not be purely a multi-decade catnap. Developing these healthy habits now, and keeping them strong into retirement, will make your retirement years much more golden.

What do we do when our to-do list is so long, we barely have time to read it, much less tackle its content? March can also bring a truly different kind of madness. Between Spring Break planning, the Easter holiday, quarter-end deadlines, preparing for school finals, the looming Tax Day and the mountain of Spring Cleaning you’re itching to get to, March Madness starts to take on a whole new meaning. Follow these 3 tips to tackle the madness this month.

It’s the day after your massage, and when you roll out of bed you wonder to yourself, “Did I work out yesterday? Did I lift weights in my sleep?” Your muscles feel a little sore, and some seem a bit swollen, almost like they’re bruised. You’re even a little more tired than usual. You think that surely something must be wrong. This soreness couldn’t possibly be a result from your massage . . . could it? Didn’t you schedule your massage with the hope that your tight and tender spots would feel some relief afterwards?