A now famous Harvard study finds our minds negatively wander about 50 percent of the time, and the stress that results from this type of mind wandering can lead to digestive disorders, short-term memory loss, premature coronary heart disease, heart attacks and despair. At the same time, antidepressant usage has skyrocketed and doctors are now …
Want a Flat Tummy? Stop Doing Sit-Ups! Award winning author of Baby Bod – Turn Flab to Fab in 12 Weeks Flat and physical therapist, Marianne Ryan, explains why SIT-UPS and ABDOMINAL CRUNCHES won’t necessarily help flatten your belly. Bet you didn’t know that! In the podcast Marianne Ryan will explain why sit-ups can actually …
Gamechanger CP Intensives @ Step by Step How a SHIRT changed a life Parents, children, teens and adults with CP as well as therapist are often overwhelmed by the multitude of motor problems they face and do not know where to start their intervention. At Step by Step Intensives, we always start by giving support …
Often we feel anxious about what will be our own fate in late adult life as we watch a loved one’s gradually lose a sense of dignity and independence or suffer the loss of mobility, vision, hearing, cognitive skills, and self-care. There are mixed lessons we have learned from our elders on growing old – …
Myofascial Release not only treats the physical components of trauma and injury, it also can unlock and release stored emotional aspects of trauma which contribute to pain. When we encounter traumatic or dangerous events, we either stay and fight or we run to save our lives as a defense mechanism. Most people are familiar with …
In this crazy world of to-do lists, instant communication and electronic overload many of us suffer with the inability to shut our minds off! Whether it is our stress over all our obligations, the limiting self-talk we constantly tell ourselves, the ruminations over the past or the fear of the future – we all need …
Aware of the overwhelming negative influences and lack of opportunity facing underprivileged children throughout Los Angeles suburbs Derek Locklear, founder of Coach Derek, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA went on a mission to provide at-risk youth with alternatives to unhealthy behaviors. To achieve his goal, Coach Derek formed Let’s Give Them A Shot!, (LGTS) a non-profit …
By Bill Case, PT – Author of “Stand Tall – Don’t Fall” It is reported by the NCOA (National Council on Aging) that 1 out of 4 adults over 65 years of age will fall this year. Every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the emergency room for injuries related to a fall …
The dog days of summer are not over yet and there are certain health conditions that are prone to flare up in hot temperatures that can make the long summer days unbearable. Everything from sunburns, to heat rashes and even hot flashes can ruin fun in the sun! Summer bugs can also ruin any good …
Trending topics are one in a million, and can change direction in the blink of an eye. Fashion crazes, popular dances, fitness products, or even fidget spinners can take the world by storm and be gone as soon as they came. But, there is one trending topic that is here to stay. NUTRITION. People now …