Indian Head Massage-Benefits of Indian Head Massage

Indian Head Massage, also known under the trademarked term Champissage,is an alternative medicine massage therapy in which the head, neck and facial areas are massaged with the purpose of manipulating energy channels.

The goal is to clear blocks in these energy channels that cause a build-up of negative energy that are purported to cause ailments.

An Indian Head Massage is a noninvasive massage of the scalp, neck and shoulders. Sometimes oil is used to help activate and stimulate the nerve endings and break up tension in the tissue.

Indian Head Massage is a relaxing treatment which, as the name suggests, concentrates on massaging the head.

This form of massage could be one of the most satisfying and relaxing massages ever received. Almost everyone holds tension in their head, neck and shoulders from being glued to the computer, watching television or just a result of poor posture.

Head and scalp massage can be used alongside simple meditative techniques to provide a simple and effective way to relax.

The treatments involves massage, shiatsu and acupressure techniques on upper back, shoulders, arms/hands, neck, scalp and face.

This relaxes tense areas but, at the same time, helps to re balance the energy, clearing any areas of negativity.

What is Indian Head Massage used for?

Indian Head massage may bring about :-

(1) General feeling of wellbeing, calmness and relaxation

(2) Dispersal of toxins from tense, knotted muscles

(3) Stimulation and improvement of circulatory and lymphatic systems

(4) Improvement of joint mobility

(5) Higher levels of alertness and concentration

It may also help relieve or alleviate : -

(1) Tension headaches

(2) Eyestrain / eye problems

(3) Tinnitus and other ear problems

(5) Neck and shoulder stiffness

(6) Sinusitis and congestion

(7) Hair loss/thinning

(8) Scalp tension

(9) Mental tiredness/anxiety/stress

Benefits of Indian Head Massage :-

(1) Relieves tension and headaches, neck and back pain

(2) Alleviates stress, promotes relaxation a popular massage often requested for general well-being

(3) Stimulates lymphatic drainage, helping to remove toxins and boost the immune system

(4) Restores joint mobility, improving circulation which lifts energy improving concentration

(5) Indian Head Massage reaches all energy centres where tension accumulates.

(6) Easy to learn in one day (due to small classes) one to one tuition. No expensive chairs or oils required.

Champissage provides relief from a number of ailments including:-

(1) Tension headaches

(2) Eyestrain

(3) Aches and pains in the neck and shoulder area

(4) Insomnia

(5) Many other stress and work related symptoms

(6) Champissage is the ideal way to release all tension, strains and frustrations that can build up after hours in front of a screen.

Champissage(Indian Head Massage) brings with it other benefits :-

(1) Encourages hair growth

(2) Soothes and Comforts

(3) Re-balances your energy flow

(4) Promotes a deep sense of peace, calm and tranquillity

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Health Fact-About Tai Chi & Tai Chi Benefits

Tai Chi & Tai Chi Benefits :-

Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art. It is often promoted and practiced as a martial arts therapy for the purposes of health and longevity. Tai Chi is considered a soft style martial art, an art applied with as much deep relaxation or "softness" in the musculature as possible, to distinguish its theory and application from that of the hard martial art styles which use a degree of tension in the muscles.



Variations of Tai Chi basic training forms are well known as the slow motion routines that groups of people practice every morning in parks across China and other parts of the world.

Traditional Tai Chi training is intended to teach awareness of one's own balance and what affects it, awareness of the same in others, an appreciation of the practical value in one's ability to moderate extremes of behavior and attitude at both mental and physical levels, and how this applies to effective self-defense principles.

Tai chi, sometimes called tai chi chuan, is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching. To do tai chi, you perform a series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner. Each posture flows into the next without pausing.

Anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can practice tai chi. It doesn't take physical prowess. Rather, tai chi emphasizes technique over strength.

Stress reduction through tai chi :-

(1) Reducing anxiety and depression.

(2) Improving balance and coordination.

(3) Reducing the number of fall.

(4) Improving sleep quality, such as staying asleep longer at night and feeling more alert during the day.

(5) Slowing bone loss in women after menopause.

(6) Lowering blood pressure.

(7) Improving cardiovascular fitness.

(8) Relieving chronic pain.

(9) Improving everyday physical functioning.

Pregnancy & Tai Chi:-

Tai Chi is also beneficial for pregnant women who have never done any forms of exercise before as it reduces the chances of these women injuring themselves. Other exercises, even yoga, involve a certain amount of moving that could be a problem for pregnant women in later trimesters.

Coping with changes in body size, lifestyle and work can be stressful for a pregnant woman. This is where the mediation portion of Tai Chi kicks in. Deep breathing and helping the mind to focus on the slow repetitive movements of the breathing, provides relief to these external changes. Tai Chi also teaches patience and enhancing such a quality would be beneficial especially when the baby arrives.

Cancer & Tai Chi :-

Those who promote the use of tai chi say that it helps to balance qi or chi - the vital energy or life force of the body. Balanced qi is said to prevent illness, improve health, and extend life expectancy. Tai chi also is based on the ancient theory of yin and yang and those who promote the use of tai chi for cancer patients say that balancing yin and yang helps patients to achieve inner harmony.

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Health Care Facts-Sciatica & Causes of Sciatica

Sciatica is a set of symptoms including pain that may be caused by general compression and/or irritation of one of five nerve roots that give rise to the sciatic nerve, or by compression or irritation of the sciatic nerve itself.

The pain is felt in the lower back, buttock, and/or various parts of the leg and foot.

In addition to pain, which is sometimes severe, there may be numbness, muscular weakness, and difficulty in moving or controlling the leg.

Typically, the symptoms are only felt on one side of the body.

May be there are many causes of Sciatica,but I want to share main Four Causes of Sciatica.



(1) Piriformis Syndrome :-



This is the common cause of sciatic pain and is created when pressure is placed on the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle.

Muscle imbalances pull the hip joints and pelvis out of place and this changes the positioning of the piriformis muscle, which then places pressure on the sciatic nerve.



Whatever the case, muscle imbalances will cause major problems and are the underlying cause of piriformis syndrome.



(2) Herniated Discs :-



Pressure caused by a herniated or bulging disc.

A herniation is when a disc protrudes out from between the vertebrae and this can either be caused by an event like a car accident, or, by months or years of uneven pressure due to muscle imbalances.

This can sometimes cause sciatic pain, but it is also important to note that many people with herniated discs don't even experience pain or symptoms, and many don't know they have the condition.



(3) Spinal Stenosis :-



Pressure caused by spinal stenosis, which is a decrease in the space between the vertebrae. This is primarily caused by uneven pressure and compression due to muscle imbalances.



(4) Isthmic Spondylolisthesis :-



Pressure caused by Isthmic spondylolisthesis which is simply when a vertebrae slips or moves. This can sometimes pinch the sciatic nerve but often times people who have this condition don't have any sciatic pain, symptoms, or even know they have it!



As you can see, there is a trend here, in nearly every case of sciatica, muscle imbalances are the primary cause of the pressure being placed on the sciatic nerve.



If you are not sure which one of the four is causing your sciatica, I recommend you start with the basics. Most cases of sciatic pain are caused by muscle imbalances so if you begin to work on correcting any muscle imbalances you have, you should start to see improvement right away, and likely eliminate your sciatic pain in a few weeks or less!



Sciatica comes about either due to a traumatic event, muscle imbalances, or a combination of both. The event scenario is most likely the catalyst for sudden onset of sciatic pain. So what happens? When there is undue stress on the Piriformis muscle that stress causes it to go into spasm and then you have pain due to the Piriformis muscle putting pressure on the sciatic nerve.

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Health Facts - Yoga & Benefits of Yoga

There are so Many Books,Online Contents,articles available about Yoga.

And really,Yoga has so many helpful Health Benefits for Good Health.

So,Here I am trying to share some common but most important Healthy Points with all my Health Blog Visitors.

(1) Our Breathing Capacity :-

Yoga is one of the best activity in exercise terms to increase our breathing capacity.Yoga focuses on the complete breathing.

We focus on the inhalation but fail to ever completely exhale. Without completing the exhale breathing is not complete.

Yoga provides opportunities to send oxygen to all the body breath capacity is enlarged.

Instead of just the rib cage enjoying the gentle inhale and exhale breath is sent to the diaphragm, the inter costals and the clavicle.

As oxygen allows the lungs to expand in a full three dimensional fashion muscle tension and joint compression is released allowing the body to find comfort in better alignment.

(2) For Holistic Health :-

Yoga focuses on the mind, body and spirit as one.

Our Today’s busy schedules and deadlines to meet our minds are working over time leaving little thought to the rest of our holistic self.

If there is a holistic imbalance eventually it will manifest itself through emotional trauma, physical injury or chronic problems.

Yoga provides opportunities that encourage people to focus on the moment.

When performing a yoga pose one is focused on the spatial pulls and the dynamic forces throughout their body, this focus while maintaining their breathing which supports their movement and add stability.

By taking the time to focus on bringing the mind, body and spirit together one will be energized and have an increased awareness of their abilities and potential in the world.

(3) Flexibility :-

Sitting on chairs, in a car, on the coach, at a computer desk or at a table leave some muscles are in a permanent state of flexion.

This presents issues of muscular tightness and tension which lessens the flexibility of the joints.

Increased flexibility really can improves a persons overall health by decreasing joint discomfort, by preventing immobility in later years and it provides greater efficiency to do everyday and exercise movements.

(4) Improvement in Many Important Factor of our Healthy Life Like,

Sleep,Alignment & Posture,Steadiness & Balance,Social Adjustments,Attention,Self-acceptance,Well Being.

(5) With the Help of Yoga,we can also increase Energy & Endurance & It is helpful in Weight Normalization.

(6) Heal Injuries :-

The increased agility and strength that you get from a regular Yoga practice can help you heal old injuries and can even help you prevent new ones.

Many people that suffer from pain caused by old injuries and have a hard time finding exercises that they can comfortably do find that Yoga is something they can do easily and without pain.

If you have had past injuries that make exercising difficult or painful try Yoga.

(7) For active athlete :-

If you are an active athlete in another sport, or if you want to be, then the stretching and strength training aspects of Yoga can help you become a better overall athlete. Many of the top athletes in the world practice Yoga to help them perform better in their chosen sport.

(8) After Pregnancy :-

If you've recently had a baby, lost a lot of weight, or have had another event in your life that drastically altered your body starting a regular Yoga practice that focuses on strength and agility can help you re-shape your body and create the type of body that you want.

(9) Stress :-



If you have a high stress job or if you're trying to balance a family and a career and you have a lot of stress in your life you're at risk for developing serious stress-related illnesses. Doing Yoga on a regular basis can help you mange your stress and reduce your risk of illness and feel better.

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Blood Glucose Test

Why is a blood sugar test done? :-

Diabetes mellitus is diagnosed based on a high level of glucose (sugar) in the blood.

Blood Sugar test, done fasting and 2 hours after breakfast, is used for the diagnosis of diabetes.



How is the test done? :-



(a) Fasting blood glucose:-

In this test, a person is asked to fast overnight, at least 8 hours, and the level of glucose in the blood is then checked.

(b) Post prandial (PP) blood glucose:-

This is tested two hours after having a meal. It serves as a challenge for the body to regulate the blood sugar after a meal.

Random blood sugar or glucose test is that which is done at any other time. The blood glucose can also be tested after giving 75 gm glucose by mouth (glucose challenge test).

This is useful for detecting borderline diabetes and a condition called "impaired glucose tolerance". Blood glucose tests are also needed for checking the control in diabetes.



What are the normal values? :-



Normal fasting plasma glucose levels are less than 110 mg/dl. Normal PP plasma glucose levels are less than 140 mg/dl.



What are the abnormal values? :-



A fasting plasma glucose level of more than 126 mg/dl indicates diabetes mellitus. A level between 110-125 mg/ dl is called "impaired fasting glucose".

A PP or random plasma glucose level of more than 200 mg/dl indicates diabetes mellitus. A level between 140-199 mg/ dl is called "impaired glucose tolerance".

A blood sugar exceeding the level of 200 mg/dl or higher generally indicates the presence of diabetes.



What is the role of insulin? :-



The body breaks down food into glucose (sugar) and uses it as a source of energy. Insulin helps the cells of the body to utilize this glucose for energy, and to store the excess in the liver for later use.



Thus insulin regulates the blood glucose (sugar) levels. In diabetics, the body does not produce enough insulin or does not use the produced insulin effectively. This results in a high level of glucose in the blood ("hyperglycemia").

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Health Care Facts-Amazing Health Benefit of Veggies & Fruites

Carrot :-

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye... and YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

Tomato :-

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes :-

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

Walnut :-

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three(3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs :-

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.

Potatoes :-

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives :-

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries.

Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

Onions :-

Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.

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Health Care Facts-Home remedies for Pink Eye(conjunctivitis)

Pink Eye - Conjunctivitis :-

Pink eye, also called conjunctivitis, is a common problems caused by several different factors.

Pink eye may occur due to of stress, chemical, air pollution and bacteria or viral infection.

Pink eye are infected by bacteria are very easy to spread in public, infectious patient should wear sun glasses to protect your eyes.

Some of pink eye symptoms are following:-

(1) Feeling that there is something in your eye

(2) Itchiness, irritation or swollen eyelids in the eye and eyelids

(3) A slight stinging pain and water discharge

(4) Sensitivity to light

Frequent eye lid flanking and blurring vision.

The most affected home remedy for pink eye:-

(1) Eye baths are a most common home remedy for pink eye. Your eye are very importance, you have to take good care of them.

Before touch your eye make sure wash your hand well, and using fresh eye bath solution and fresh clean tools to apply it every time, since the bacteria that cause pink eye breeds quickly and are extremely contagious.

Eye washes containing a teaspoon of baking soda to a cup of water (be sure that you using extremely clean water).

(2) Colloidal silver has been used as eye drops with the properties of natural antibiotic for over a century.

(3) Brewing the tea bag, let it cool, and then put over your eye. Tea can help to fight off infection and reduce inflammation.

(4) Using a few drops of chamomile, lavender, or rose oil on a warm cloth and apply the cloth to the eyes until it cools. This is good home remedy for pink eye.

(5) One drop of Castor oil three times per day in the eye. This used as eye drops.

(6) Consuming cucumber, tofu, eggs, clams, and water chestnuts. These foods have many benefits for your eyes.

(7) Make sure using warm moisture cloth for watering of eyes discharge.

(8) Over counter medicines such as eye drops are affected.

Using honey as eye drops. Honey has properties for anti-bacterial.

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Health Care Facts-Heart Disease Preventing Talks & Ideas

Heart disease is the number one cause of death.

It is never too late to begin living healthy, but the sooner a person begins, the better.

Healthy living does not demand anything that is intensive, unconventional or painful.

All it calls for is moderation.A little bit of knowledge and good sense goes a long way.



If we have to get Healthy Heart & One Healthy Life Style then we should follow some common but very useful for our Heart-One most important part of our body.

(1) First of all everyday we have to mark what we eat today.Consume a good meal of fruit and vegetables.

An excitable formula to check you're eating an assortment of nutrients is to keep meals colourful.

Colors will cover some of the important stable amount of nutrients from food.

(2) Very Common & Dangerous Bad Habit-SMOKING :-

It is long-known that smoking and second-hand smoke are dangerous, but most importantly smoking in front of your children could jeopardise their health.

Your children future habits could also depend on your present habits, and smoking could become ingrained in their subconscious mind.

It has been demonstrated that children are more than likely to smoke if they were brought up in a family where one or both parents also smoked.



(3) Maintain Healthy Weight :-

Reduce the intake of saturated fats and cholesterol through food.

It is not just vital to be sure you are not overweight but also to check for any excess abdominal fat, which poses a far greater hazard of getting some of the life threatening heart disease.

Restrict your alcohol uptake. Controlled alcohol consumption might in reality be healthful, particularly red wine, which supplies antioxidants for your heart. People who drink large amounts of alcohol tend to have higher blood pressure.

Supervise cholesterol levels. Frequent health check ups are essential, since cholesterol could be high even in people who appear to be otherwise well. Chronically elevated cholesterol increases build-up of atherosclerotic plaque.



(4) Blood pressure :-

Arterial blood pressure should be kept at optimum levels in order to prevent the chance of a cardiovascular (stroke) and cardiovascular (heart) disease. The higher the blood pressure, the higher the health risks on the heart and the brain.

Undergo tests for diabetes. Diabetes can show no symptoms until it has already turn a critical threat to health. Type 2 diabetes is most common type and it’s associated with obesity.



(5) Exercise :-

Make it a habit to include some physical activity into your daily routine. Routine physical activity is helpful in controlling obesity. This will support your health, and add to longevity.

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Health Care Talks-Human Body Facts

(1) The average human brain has about 100 billion nerve cells.

(2) Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles (274 km) per hour.



(3) The thyroid cartilage is more commonly known as the adams apple.



(4) The only jointless bone in your body is the hyoid bone in your throat



(5) It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.



(6) Your stomach needs to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it would digest itself.



(7) It takes the interaction of 72 different muscles to produce human speech.



(8) The average life of a taste bud is 10 days.



(9) The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles (96.5 km) per hour.



(10) Relative to size, the strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.



(11) Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.



(12) When you sneeze, all your bodily functions stop even your heart.



(13) Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age.



(14) Children grow faster in the springtime.



(15) It takes the stomach an hour to break down cow milk.



(16) Women blink nearly twice as much as men.



(17) Blondes have more hair than dark-haired people do.



(18) There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long (eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).



(19) If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.



(20) The average human head weighs about 8 pounds.



(21) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.



(22) In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.



(23) An average human scalp has 100,000 hairs.



(24) The length of the finger dictates how fast the fingernail grows. Therefore, the nail on your middle finger grows the fastest, and on average, your toenails grow twice as slow as your fingernails.



(25) The average human blinks their eyes 6,205,000 times each year.



(26) The entire length of all the eyelashes shed by a human in their life is over 98 feet (30 m).



(27) Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.



(28) Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life.



(29)After you die, your body starts to dry out creating the illusion that your hair and nails are still growing after death.



(30) Hair is made from the same substance as fingernails.



(31) The average surface of the human intestine is 656 square feet (200 m).



(32) A healthy adult can draw in about 200 to 300 cubic inches (3.3 to 4.9 liters) of air at a single breath, but at rest only about 5% of this volume is used.



(33) The surface of the human skin is 6.5 square feet (2m).

(34)15 million blood cells are destroyed in the human body every second.

(35) The pancreas produces Insulin.



(36) The most sensitive cluster of nerves is at the base of the spine.



(37) The human body is comprised of 80% water.



(38) The average human will shed 40 pounds of skin in a lifetime.



(39) Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.



(40) The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet (9 m).



(41) You were born with 300 bones. When you get to be an adult, you have 206.



(42) Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.



(43) Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.



(44) There are 45 miles (72 km) of nerves in the skin of a human being.



(45) The average human heart will beat 3,000 million times in its lifetime and pump 48 million gallons of blood.



(46) Each square inch (2.5 cm) of human skin consists of 20 feet (6 m) of blood vessels.



(47) During a 24-hour period, the average human will breathe 23,040 times.



(48) Human blood travels 60,000 miles (96,540 km) per day on its journey through the body.

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