Tweet Do you wake up with full body aches in the morning? Trust me, it’s nothing you did while you were asleep. Achy muscles happen because of a build up of systemic inflammation inside your body. Inflammation is a normal biproduct of all the processes happening 24/7. Your cells are constantly breaking down and building [...]
Tweet Guest post by Kristin Misik Maybe it happened all at once. Or possibly it developed over time. You don’t remember exactly when the pain and stiffness began to settle into the muscles and joints, but you recognize it as a constant companion. Hardly a day goes by when you aren’t aware of your body [...]
Tweet I recently received a sweet email from a 61 year old woman who explained that, although she’s been doing yoga for about a year and loves exercising, she wakes up stiff and achy every morning. She asked if maybe she’s doing the wrong stretches… So, I wanted to clear up a little confusion. If [...]
Tweet It seems a strange question to ask, that. I mean, mostly we think of brave people as the ones who are willing to undergo pain – soldiers and warriors and Olympic athletes. Generally, we think of people who avoid pain as the ones who are playing it safe, avoiding risk, keeping to the sidelines [...]
Tweet Reader question… “My energy levels are not what they used to be and I have physical limitations. I’m curious how much those physical limitations are simply ‘labels I’ve accepted from a doctor’ or if I can overcome them? We’re talking weak heart and poor lung function due to years ago childhood heart surgery. I [...]
Tweet We’ve all been there. You’re on a lightning streak of productivity. You’re camped in front of your computer, coffee mug steaming up an inspirational storm next to your laptop, fingers floating over the keyboard like a concert pianists’, pages flowing onto your screen almost as fast as you can get the words into your [...]
Tweet Your neck is so stiff you can barely look over your shoulder. The space between your shoulder blades feels like someone’s got your spine in a vice grip. Your shoulders are so close to your ears it looks like you’re trying to start a new fashion in earrings. This is not a pleasant situation. [...]
