It’s that time of year again. We are in the midst of the annual “Great Pollening” in North Carolina, and it is a miserable month for many who suffer from seasonal allergies. This month on the Brookview Wellness blog we are discussing what causes allergies and natural ways to get some much needed relief. What…
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Feeling tired? Poor sleep habits and disrupted sleep are the root cause of many of the health problems we see at Brookview Wellness. Healthy and consistent sleep is the foundation of wellness, and it is hard to make improvements to your health status if you are not sleeping well. Sometimes, a little information can make…
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February is the month of love, so we are taking that cue and talking about cardiovascular health this month on the Brookview Wellness blog.
The beginning of a new year always brings opportunity and a sense of renewal. So many of us make this time of year the GO time that we have been waiting for to conquer those bad habits and start something new. A fresh start calls for a new year resolution or two to help us…
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By: Marcia Guy LMBT, CPT Proper Bending for Low Back Pain Working in massage for over 10 years now, I’ve had more people than I can count come to me for low back pain. While this can certainly come from muscle tension or skeletal misalignment, it can also be poor form. Most people notice their…
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The holidays are an exciting time of year for many of us. The days leading up to the festivities are filled with planning gatherings, shopping, cleaning and an endless list of tasks to make sure it all turns out perfectly. While it is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be the most stressful.
Massage therapists always want to tell you about why YOU should get a massage, but what about us? Are we getting massages? Why would we even go if we’re trained Massage Therapists? I can share that yes, we do get massage (as frequently as we can) and I personally get in about once a month…
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By: Marcia Guy LMBT, CPT Stress Management is Hard It may come as no surprise, but even massage therapists struggle to manage stress. Despite working in dimly lit rooms with ambient music playing in the background we also get stressed from daily life. So how is it managed? How do I control stress levels so…
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Health Hearts | Healthy Minds The last 18 months have been challenging and placed us in new working environments, handed us new stressors, and overall forced our attention away from the little things that make life better. We all know that simple habits done regularly can have a big impact on how we feel and…
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Marcia Guy LMBT, CPT As a fellow Weekend Warrior, I spend my weekends in the yard: digging up daffodils that are too shaded to flower and dividing them out into new homes, mulching our front path, weeding/mulching our asparagus bed, planting hostas. (Can you tell our yard is heavily shaded?). I could feel a familiar…
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