Giveaway: 60 min HOTSTONE Massage

What does a hotstone massage entail?
Hot stone massage is a natural therapy in which warmed stones are positioned on parts of the client's body of to maximize the therapeutic benefit. Our office utilizes the best stones, basalt stones, to increase the health benefits of this therapy. The high iron content in basalt helps the stones retain heat during the massage. These water-treated stones are placed at specific sites on the client's body to promote relaxation and to help open up the meridians (energy pathways). Muscles are pretreated with the heated stones to allow the therapist to more easily perform deep tissue manipulations.

What type of oil is used?
We only utilize organic essential oils. It increases the softness of the skin, and incorporates the relaxing properties of lavender.

What are the benefits?
Hot stone massages are beneficial on both physical and psychological levels.

Benefits of Hot Stone Massage
• Promotes deep muscle and tissue relaxation
• Alleviates stress
• Releases toxins
• Relieves pain
• Insomnia
• Improves circulation
• Back Pain
• MS
• Arthritis
• Fibromylagia

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Good luck everyone!

What we eat!

On my last post, I talked about focusing on DIET when you want a flat tummy. Many people ask, "What do you eat?" Here is one of our favorite breakfast smoothies.

Flat Tummy Part 2

So now that you know what your waist circumference is (http://drmarydc.blogspot.com/2011/06/flat-tummy.html), it's time to trim that belly fat!  


What do you FOCUS on first?  Diet or Exercise?

My weight has fluctuated through the years.  I've had two children.  My first one I had when I was 31.  And twenty months later, I had the next one.  So, I've had to work pretty hard to keep my waistline in check and have gained a lot of knowledge with what works and what doesn't.


Thankfully, health has always been a priority for me, but I LOVE to eat!  In my early twenties, I thought I had pretty good genetics.  So, I got away with just working out and not worrying about what I ate.  But, as I saw my twenties coming to an end, that same scoop of ice cream I had in my early twenties started to have a different effect on me.  Eventually, I had to face the inevitable fact that my metabolism was slowing down.  


What I have come to realize is exercise alone CANNOT keep your belly trim.   Here are the sad facts: 


"A 30-minute power walk on flat ground burns about 120 calories. So, to burn off 1 pound of fat by walking, you'd have to hoof it for more than 2 hours a day."

That's crazy!

With a 2 and a 3 year old, I really don't have the luxury to workout that long!  I have found it easier to focus on what I eat.  There are now many apps for you to download in order to keep track of your progress.  My favorite is the "Lose It"  app.  When I need to buckle down, I track everything that goes into my mouth.  At first, it is time consuming but the payoff is so worth it!

So start tracking!  And I will go over the #1 thing to focus on in your diet on the next post!

Flat Tummy

Now that summer is officially here, we are all on the quest for that flat stomach!  But, more importantly than showing off that swimsuit body - did you know that waist circumference is also a good measure of one's health?  Waist circumference provides a prediction of how much body fat accumulates around the stomach.  This area poses a greater health risk than fat stored in the lower half of the body.  A high waist circumference is associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases.


How do you measure your waist?  Are you at risk?


Measure your waist without holding the tape too tightly (or too loosely). As a rough guide, your waist is the narrowest part of your trunk, or approximately 1 inch above your belly button.

Waist Measurements - Healthy and Unhealthy

Women

• Waist circumference of over 31 inches (about 80cm) indicates slight health risk.
• Waist of over 35 inches (about 90cm) indicates substantially increased health risk.

Men

• Waist of over 37 inches (about 94cm) indicates slight health risk.
• Waist of over 40 inches (about 102cm) indicates substantially increased health risk.

Follow this blog as we give you some helpful hints on how to trim that waistline!