Mahaya Health Services Blog
Are you feeding your brain?
In supporting mental health and brain balance, the simple things really do matter – sleep, exercise, and good nutrition. These foundational lifestyle aspects can have a significant and effective impact in balancing the brain and alleviating symptoms like depression and anxiety.
Text Neck
The 45 degree angle that a person tilts their head down to check their phone is adding upwards of 50- 70 pounds of increased pressure on the muscles of the neck?
Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
Chronic abdominal bloating is one of the key symptoms of a condition known as SIBO (Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth). It is a colonization of the small intestine by bacteria that are normally not present there.
Our Bodies are Smarter than Smart Phones!
Research about new technology is an integral and constant part of our society – new phone, new car, new computer… But that research seems insignificant compared to a smarter and more complex technology: our body!
Is fish oil as good as everyone says?
One of the most commonly known supplements on the market today is fish oil. It comes in many different forms – from liquid cod liver oil like your parents used to give you by the spoonful, to capsules of highly purified extra strength potency omega-3.
Early Morning Alarm Clock
Do you wake up every night, night after night? Maybe it’s at 3am, or closer to 4am, or 5am? Early morning waking is a common sleep concern.
What do I do to support my massage treatment? Stretch.
I am asked all the time: What can I do myself to support this treatment? Even if a client doesn’t ask, I always recommend stretches that people can do on their own time.
Be sweet and treat your feet – Part One
Putting your feet through long days and nights of little to no arch support and constant pounding on the pavement can leave your feet fatigued, over worked and sore. Bunions, calluses, hammer toe and other problems can arise from prolonged avoidance of foot problems.
Your Gut and Your Health – Part One
Research has recently started to reveal that our gut health is integral to our over all health. An unhealthy gut can contribute to a wide range of diseases states including Diabetes, Obesity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autism, Depression and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome…
5 WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THINGS FOR HEALTHY SKIN
Our internal ecosystem supports our health in a vast amount of ways and we can now add healthy skin to the list.