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Natural Migraine Treatments that Work: Visit an Osteopath!

February 26, 2018Bradford Wellness Energy migraines Osteopathy Self-Care Natural Migraine Treatments

To prevent migraines, it’s helpful to include natural migraine treatments into your daily life, in addition to consulting with a naturopathic doctor who specializes in chronic migraines. An osteopath is one such alternative medicine practitioner who can provide amazing results in a few office visits.

Many migraine headaches are triggered or worsened by stress, tense muscles, injuries, sinus pressure and incorrect posture. Osteopathy is a natural therapy that can help to relieve migraine headaches by correcting such blockages, improper joint structure, and stiff muscles that can lead to chronic headaches such as migraine.

Although osteopathy uses science-based knowledge on musculoskeletal behavior in helping people with chronic pain, it is still considered by conventional medicine as a branch of alternative natural therapy.

For migraine sufferers, many osteopaths will prescribe natural migraine treatments containing vitamins, herbs, and minerals, in addition to performing manual osteopathic therapy.

(Natural ingredients that help migraines include magnesium, butterbur, riboflavin, and coenzyme Q-10.)

Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) is a hands-on approach to adjusting underlying physical conditions that cause chronic pain and illness, including headaches, vertigo, muscle pain, and tinnitus, all of which are common symptoms of migraine disorder.

Here are some of the many benefits of osteopathy for treating migraines:

Besides migraines, an osteopath can also help to relieve asthma, sinus disorders, carpal tunnel syndrome, vertigo, tinnitus, and menstrual pain.

6 Ways a Massage Will Improve Your Health Immediately (Reduced Anxiety Included!)

February 24, 2018Bradford Wellness Energy Exercise Massage migraines Self-Care sleep

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Talk about self-care. Not only are you doing wonders for your body and your muscles, but you’re also activating your parasympathetic nervous system and giving your brain some love, too. “Massage is beneficial not only for physiological function, but also mental acuity, restfulness, and a better perspective on your life,” Carey said.

“Regular massage sessions being a part of one’s well-being regimen allows one to stress less, sleep better, and move better through our active busy lives.” We want some of that.

Studies show that massages can help with an array of medical conditions. “Many people use regular massage therapy to help treat conditions such as chronic migraines, sinusitis, and autoimmune disorders,” Carey said.

Powerful Healing Solutions and Ingredients to Staying Well This Flu Season

February 22, 2018Bradford Wellness Naturopathic Medicine Self-Care

You’re probably well aware that the flu is now in full swing. So, the pressure is on to keep your body in optimal shape. Aside from resorting to the traditional flu shot and fervent hand washing, there are some natural approaches to keeping the illness away and fighting off any onset. As simple as these are, they are surprisingly powerful and guaranteed to satisfy your taste buds in the process. Get ready to feel your best with these effective and plant-based fixes including recipes from the Food Monster App.

This miracle ingredient earns first mention. Hailed as the mother of healing, turmeric is especially powerful at reducing inflammation, which is key to preventing illness. Rife with magnesium, fiber, and iron to name a few, turmeric has the capacity to reduce swelling and accelerate healing in the body. This makes it ideal for keeping you in optimal shape and poised to ward off unwanted viruses.

To enhance the effectiveness of its active compound curcumin, try heating your turmeric and adding in some black pepper for maximum body absorption. Try out this Goji Berry Golden Milk or Turmeric Detox Soup for a delicious and soothing way to stay well.

4 Natural Ways to Improve Your Energy Levels

January 29, 2018Bradford Wellness Energy

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Naturopathic physicians and other holistic providers offer ways to test the adrenal glands to get a better idea of how well they are responding. Assuming your fatigue is not caused by an underlying condition mentioned above, a variety of lifestyle techniques exist that you can employ to naturally increase your energy.

Before you consider these remedies, however, it’s important to check to make sure your fatigue is not caused by a major underlying condition like anemia, infection, endocrine or hormone imbalance, or vitamin deficiency. See your physician for a simple blood test to rule out any of these conditions.

Also, a different type of testing can look at the health of the adrenal glands, the glands partially responsible for stress reactions. In a fight-or-flight situation, the adrenal glands secrete cortisol, which helps the body respond to stress. In modern life, the daily, chronic stressors we all experience—lack of sleep, commuting traffic, poor diet, time pressures, deadlines and illness—can keep the adrenal glands working overtime. It’s thought that over time, this response to chronic stress causes the body to lose the ability to respond to stress in the appropriate way.

A common symptom of this so-called adrenal burnout is fatigue. Naturopathic physicians and other holistic providers offer ways to test the adrenal glands to get a better idea of how well they are responding.

Oncology Massage Brings Pain Relief to Cancer Patients – MASSAGE Magazine

January 27, 2018Bradford Wellness Oncology Massage Uncategorized

Massage therapy can play a role in pain-and-stress relief—and since 2011, Oncology Massage Alliance volunteers have done just that for 9,000 cancer patients throughout Oregon and Texas.

Often, new patients don’t want to be touched during radiation or chemotherapy treatment, but once they see fellow patients relaxing and enjoying a free oncology massage, they, too, usually want one, said massage therapist Geri Ruane, L.M.T., the Oncology Massage Alliance’s director of operations.

Once, Ruane said, she visited an infusion room where all the patients were particularly chatty. By the time she finished her free hand-and-foot massages, silence filled the room.

All the patients had fallen asleep.

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