Words of Wellness / Health

Oncology massage helps reduce pain, anxiety, and nausea, improve sleep quality, enhance the overall well-being of patients, and provide a sense of connection and comfort during a challenging time. At Elements Massage Whitefish Bay, our specially trained massage therapists customize your session to meet your individual needs.

By the time you get done reading this, a woman will have died of breast cancer.    One in eight women contract the disease during their lives and it remains the fifth largest cause of death among women.   Men are also susceptible to the disease so, in this month of Breast Cancer Awareness, it’s worth taking a moment to learn what we all can do to mitigate...

Happy Self-awareness month! Organizers of this celebration designed it to help people advocate for their own needs and develop strengthened habits of self-care & self-compassion. Some people believe that taking care of themselves means maintaining a morning routine to stay disciplined and motivated throughout the day, while others may feel self-care is better demonstrated...

Just because it isn’t the new year, doesn’t mean you can’t set resolutions to improve your wellbeing. Advancing your overall health can start with healthy eating which requires developing a well-balanced diet. This can feel confusing with  conflicting definitions of a healthy eating pattern, especially considering there are different body types, eating...

Summer is here and it’s here to stay!...at least for a little while. You’ve got your beach day’s picked out and you're ready to lounge about, but is your skin ready?

Congratulations on your amazing accomplishment as a new graduate! As you embark into the next phase of your journey, a magnitude of opportunities lay before you. With this breadth of opportunity, comes many possibilities for your future. Not knowing the next life-steps can initiate waves of feeling overwhelmed, drained energy, and difficulty implementing much needed self care...

Your first priority in life should always be you, and part of prioritizing yourself means investing devotion towards your mental health as it is critical to your overall well-being. Our emotional, psychological, and social well-being are all part of our mental health. It has an impact on the way we think, feel, and act while also influencing how we deal with stress, interact...

The discomforts of pregnancy can often be overlooked, especially when you’re dealing with the aches and pains that having life inside you can create. Although being pregnant is as rewarding as it is exciting, many women experience feelings of lethargy, swelling, anxiety and depression resulting from hormonal changes, and can even have difficulties sleeping, notably during...

Now more than ever, self-care is essential. It can sometimes feel impossible to implement a work-life balance while you're home during a global pandemic. Working outside of the office offers schedule flexibility and more lucrative opportunities, but there is also the risk that it can feel overwhelming and disorderly when there is no evenness between work and home life. Managing...

When it comes to our loved ones complaining of not sleeping well, we always stress the importance of rest and give them tips on how to improve their next night’s sleep.