A message of health has been spreading nationally, and now internationally, because of its different approach. Patients have been seeking out the unique care offered by The Wellness Way in growing numbers. In the past 10 years, The Wellness Way has grown from one clinic to 66 clinics across the United States and now the first international office in Galway, Ireland.
Yoga classes are popping up everywhere and you have probably heard of the health benefits of yoga. As you walk past a large group in the park with their butts in the air contorting into poses, you wonder… is it worth it? For some it might not look that relaxing and for others there are some real concerns. Concerns like, “What if I fart while everyone is quiet, and my butt is in the air?” Let’s put some of these concerns aside and look at some of the real benefits of yoga for women.
“When the woman of my dreams was told that she couldn’t have children, I listened to all the professionals who were trying to help her and something just didn’t make sense,” says Dr. Patrick Flynn as he remembers the experience that led him to a new way of thinking about health. A way of thinking that would 20 years later lead him to write the book, “I Disagree: How These Two Words Are the Secret to Thinking Differently and Taking Control of Your Health.” “I wondered how it could be that this b
Those little bees work HARD for the honey! Did you know that a colony of bees will travel 55,000 miles and visit 2 million flowers to make 1 pound of honey? (1) They work hard, and the hard work pays off because honey is full of benefits. You want to get the raw honey over the processed honey to tap into all those benefits. The bees worked hard for it! Processed honey is heated up and oftentimes seriously filtered. Sometimes it even has added ingredients like high fructose corn syrup. Raw honey
Your child looks up at you with big panicked eyes. Your heart wants to jump into action to take away whatever is causing them pain or frustration. Right now, it’s that little Andy has taken their toy, or a friend made fun of their shirt, but those problems get bigger just as kids do. Stressed kids become stressed adults and calm kids can be calm adults. The world is a big stressful place and as adults we can teach our kids one of the most basic tools to deal with that stress. An easy breathing
You reach for the tissues, but the box is empty. It’s been a long night and the fever and chills were keeping you up last night. So, you get up to get a new box. You stumble towards the kitchen but forgot what you were going there for. The flu made the rounds and it hit you hard. Now you are sitting on your couch trying to get some simple tasks done on your computer, but you keep ending up in a fog-like state forgetting what you were doing. Then you remember – you need a tissue, so you get up to
When the volunteer from the American Red Cross arrived it was like seeing an old friend and that was just what Megann Hooyman and her family of Appleton needed. The moments leading up to it were a blur of smoke and sirens. Megann’s family, including her husband, Andy, 4-year old daughter, Zoey and the two-year old twins, Rylee and Callie, had arrived home from a holiday event with Santa. It was a festive Saturday morning so it took Megann a few moments to realize something was wrong. When she
Flames were shooting out of windows just 10 ft from his apartment after Paul Hajny made it outside and was looking back at his apartment building. “That’s when it really got real,” says Paul. Just moments before, he was in his apartment watching T.V. with his fiancée, Jenna, and his roommate at the time. The smell of something like burning bacon and the noise of a fire alarm were nuisance to the relaxing evening. “I just thought it was someone cooking,” says Paul. When the alarm didn’t stop ma
Gabby will be two in November and she loves animals. She loves to feed, imitate and look at the animals while she explores the zoo. But most of her time, since being diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at 16 months, instead of doing normal toddler activities; she is battling arthritis with visits to the doctor and going to physical therapy. Learning to walk and then to run is what being two is about for many toddlers but because Gabby has arthritis in both of her knees learning to wal
