What makes superfood super? Superfoods are foods that are known for being incredibly healthy because they’re packed with antioxidents, vitamins, and nutrients. Antioxidents are widely regarded to yield cancer-battling abilities, plus the ability to reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and help shield you from various diseases. Add superfoods to your diet and reap the rewards…
Most of us have a story of an accident we were involved in sometime in our lives. It’s pretty common for someone to have been involved in a car accident, had a bad crash while skiing or snowboarding, fallen off a horse or down a flight of stairs, crashed a bicycle… We know that sinking…
The stomach and digestive organs are where the body converts food into energy, absorbs life providing nutrients, disposes waste in to the bowels and purges the body of toxins. From a Naturopathic approach, treating digestive issues can relieve secondary issues and symptoms as it’s believed that healing takes place from within and works outward. It’s…
It’s safe to say that whatever is happening in your life in regards to your body, health, and lifestyle, is in some way affected by stress. To help understand this concept one needs to expand on their interpretation of the word stress. The word stress is most commonly used to describe emotional stress – the…
What is prenatal massage? Prenatal massage has many of the same goals as regular massage therapy – To improve circulation and mobility, ease pain and soreness, relax tense or strained muscles, and as well of course; simply make you feel better. In the case of massage during pregnancy, studies are showing that it can reduce…
Your brain’s performance is affected by everything you eat. As food is broken down, converted in to energy, and distributed throughout your body, your brain receives a surprisingly large amount of it. Even though your brain makes up about 2 percent of your body weight, it requires about 20 percent of the energy you’ve acquired…
“To live you must breathe with your throat, but to truly exist you must breathe with your heels” – The great Taoist sage, Chuang Tzu. Ever thought that maybe your most important autonomic function is only performing at its minimum capability? It may very well be. Most of us take breathing for granted – air…
This summer Broadway Wellness Center celebrates 10 years since opening its doors in August of 2004, and 4 years since expanding and re-locating in Sept 2010. The clinic got off the ground in the small building just west of us, where it was situated for it’s initial 6 years. Broadway Wellness was founded by Monica…
Pesticides are the only toxic substances we release in to our environment with the intent to kill. We have substances to exterminate bugs, fungus, weeds, rodents, and more. From industrial agriculture, schools, businesses, forests, parks, and even our home kitchens, it’s rare to not find some sort of pesticide present or in use. Governments of…
WE MISSED YOU RETA! WELCOME BACK. –Returning From an Amazing Maternity Leave– Reta Nitti, RMT will be returning from her maternity leave and joining Broadway Wellness on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. Reta has a unique style of manual therapy that works with the body’s viscera, fascia and cranial sacral rhythm. You…
A large percentage of our bodies is made up of water, and as we are constantly losing that water, it’s crucially important to replace it throughout the day. Chronic dehydration is a common problem in North America as people generally ‘forget’ to drink enough water before it’s too late, and the negative effects like headaches,…
A strong core is essential to building and maintaining overall physical strength, whether for athletic pursuits or simply making it though a busy day of work or play. Core strengthening trains the muscles in your hips, abdomen, and lower back to work in harmony, resulting in better balance, stability, and agility. The deepest of the…