Massage...

I truly truly believe that massage is one of the most beneficial health-maintenance therapies readily available today. Other than proper diet and exercise, massage is probably my favorite recommendation to friends trying to get healthy and fit. Massage by a well educated and licensed MT can release tension, relieve muscle and joint soreness, gently move your body into better alignment, move fluid and toxins from interstitial spaces (between the cells) in your tissues and back into the blood stream where it can be processed and eliminated by the kidneys and liver.

Plus it feels fantastic.

Sometimes I save my lunch money (tho less so now cause MAN am I hungry all the friggin time these days) for a week and get a massage on Friday. It starts the weekend off right and REALLY helps me let go of the prior weeks stress.

When I had migraines thru college one of the only things that seemed to really help keep them at bay was regular massage (stress is a nasty thing, my friends). I couldn't afford it often, but there were a few students in the area who would let me be a practice dummy for them every now and then.

I still wish I could justify massage more often... and I probably will later on in this pregnancy... but for now, I take it where I can get it, and tell everyone I know to do the same!

Its been a GOOD week, other than the yeast infection that cropped up due to the antibiotics last week... but I had expected it, so I didn't suffer long. Eating is fun, water is on track for the week and energy is slowly ramping back up to more normal levels...

must be nearing the second trimester eh?

Posted by Lexy at November 11, 2005 09:19 AM