Don’t let loss of sleep take a toll on your health and safety

Don’t let loss of sleep take a toll on your health and safety

Tossing and turning all night is a problem for many Americans that I wrote about in “How to go to sleep and stay asleep.” A lack of sufficient and quality shuteye means you wake up exhausted the next day, unprepared to focus on work or whatever other responsibilities you have. Even worse, lack of sleep, especially on a regular basis...
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Keep clients coming back with membership marketing

Keep clients coming back with membership marketing

“Membership has its privileges” was a well-known ad campaign of American Express back in the 90s. The underlying campaign message was that there were rewards for those who had the American Express credit card. Today, many consumer brands are capitalizing on membership marketing in which customers...

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Tea Tree Oil is recommended for treating infections and fungal problems.  It also is known for treating minor wounds and cuts and to encourage healing as well as prevent infection.

Getting Down to Essentials: Lemon Essential Oil

Any list of the most popular essential oils is sure to include lemon essential oil.  The delightful aroma of lemons is a crowd pleaser with its fresh scent that lifts the spirits.  Since it takes about 50 lemons to produce a small 15 ml bottle of lemon essential oil, users are treated to an invigorating experience as soon as...

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Aloe Vera heals and hydrates skin

Look to Aloe Vera For Skin Healing and Hydrating

If there’s one plant whose therapeutic benefits have stood the test of time, it’s Aloe Vera. Egyptian stone carvings depicting the Aloe Vera plant have been found dating back 6,000 years. The ancient Egyptians actually called Aloe Vera “the plant of immortality” because of its exceptional healing properties.

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A Winning Recipe for Creating Great Content: Essential Ingredients

A Winning Recipe for Creating Great Content: Essential Ingredients

Content continues to be a very effective way to build engagement with your clients. The more your posts, images, and videos are liked and shared online, the more you build your reputation and attract clients. But keeping content fresh, relevant, interesting and entertaining requires planning and strategy.

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Massage Therapy and Spa Treatment News and Research

Massage Therapy and Spa Treatment News and Research

A review of research on massage therapy for young people with ADHD indicates that massage might improve symptoms, reports Massage Magazine. Eleven studies were reviewed. Eight were randomized controlled trials and three case-series clinical trials. The three case-series clinical trials used Traditional Chinese Medicine...

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Key questions about Melatonin, the sleep hormone

Key questions about Melatonin, the sleep hormone

One of the key ingredients in BIOTONE’s new Lab+Blends CBD Dream Drops, a drug-free, non-habit forming sleep aid, is Melatonin. No doubt you’ve heard of Melatonin. It’s a hormone that is used as a sleep aid, often recommended for ling flights...
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How to go to sleep and stay asleep naturally

How to go to sleep and stay asleep naturally

For many American a good night’s sleep is “something to only dream about.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a study a few years ago and found that more than one third of American adults are not getting the recommended...

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Giving Clients the Best Care Starts by Caring for You at Work

Giving Clients the Best Care Starts by Caring for You at Work

Being a massage therapist is a very giving profession. Clients seek your services for relaxation and to reduce stress; others are suffering from injuries and other health conditions that limit their physical activity and mobility. At the same time, being a...

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Tea Tree Essential Oil

Getting down to essentials: Tea Tree Essential Oil

Australia may be known for its unusual animal life – think Koala and Kangaroo – but “Down Under” also boasts a range of beneficial plants, which we have come to depend on for our health and well-being. Tea Tree Essential Oil, for example, comes...

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Massage Therapy and Spa Treatment News and Research

WBGN (Johnson City, NY) describes a first-of-its kind Veteran’s Affairs program that is providing massage therapy as an alternative to painkillers and other forms of pain management.  The program  based out of the Syracuse, NY, VA office has...

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Avocado Oil

Want to make skin glow? Reach for the avocado oil.

From the looks of it, an avocado would not be the first fruit you’d reach for in the fruit bowl. (Yes, that’s right. Contrary to what many believe, avocado is a fruit). But underneath this uniquely pear-shaped fruit, with its alligator-like bumpy skin, lays a...

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