What’s New by Melissa Drew

Jennifer Prall is a Licensed Massage Therapist at Chiropractic Health & Wellness located at 3101 S. Delaware Avenue in Bay View, WI (corner of Oklahoma & Delaware Ave). How many years have you been practicing massage therapy? I have actively practicing for over 5 years now. What types of massage do you offer? I offer Swedish, Deep Tissue and Prenatal massage. Where did you study to become a licensed massage therapist? I completed the 750 hour program from The Soma Institute, The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy. Do you have any specific areas of interest/training? I am Certified in Prenatal Massage,…

I’m so very passionate about natural health. I am outraged by the countless stories I read and things I’ve experienced myself. In my personal opinion, I believe the FDA is not on a mission to keep this nation well. They are on a mission to create a sick nation that is dependent on pharmaceutical drugs. What the FDA allows as “okay” to put in our foods, beverages, products – are the very things making us sick, unhealthy & obese, making us reliant on medications. There is no money in healing. But there is money in medicine. This is a testimony written…

Health Food of the Week: Quinoa Here are 5 ways that incorporating Quinoa into your daily diet can benefit your health. I have also included my own personal Quinoa recipe below. Quinoa: pronounced (keen-wah) 1 lb of uncooked quinoa = $3.50 per/lb (average) at your local health food store. This protein-packed food, with its nutty taste and chewy texture, is flavorful as well as filling. Here are a few of the roles quinoa can play in a healthy diet:   1. Protein Powerhouse Quinoa has a higher protein content than wheat, barley or other major grains. One cup of quinoa…

* PLEASE NOTE: This blog post is not intended to be judgemental or to offend anyone. These opinions are my own, formed on honest observations and/or through personal experience. I truly believe the United States has things backwards. Our nation lives to work…. instead of working to live. When I’m old and looking back at my life at what I’ve done and accomplished, I want to answer more than “I worked.” I think that it’s important to work to make a living, not live to work. We want everything fast and convenient. Fast food, fast cars, speeding, road rage, self…

With the new season of ABC’s “The Bachelor” starting in just a few short weeks, it’s only appropriate I blog about my favorite show.   Better yet, I have an Exclusive Interview with Kirk DeWindt from ABC’s “The Bachelorette!” Kirk was also part of the cast of  “Bachelor Pad 2” that aired this past Summer 2011. I have the exclusive interview with Kirk here! Kirk, we all know you from The Bachelorette Season 6, where you were competing for Ali Fedotowsky’s heart, which estimated approximately 11 million viewers!  I knew you personally back in 2006, and you were one of the…

The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees… I don’t feel threatened.. I don’t feel discriminated against. That’s what they are, Christmas trees. It doesn’t bother me a bit when people say, ‘Merry Christmas’ to me. I don’t think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind…

You better learn to LOVE YOURSELF, because you are one person that you will always have a relationship with.  You can never dump yourself, divorce yourself, and you never get a day away from yourself.  You are in a relationship with YOU for the REST of your LIFE!  If you don’t have a healthy relationship with YOURSELF, you can’t have a healthy relationship with anyone else.  I was doing some research and found this blog.  I found it extremely truthful, useful and wanted to share it.  If you don’t love yourself now, learn some ways to fall in love with…

My Father-in-Law, who is fascinated with learning and applying natural health to his lifestyle, introduced me to a website called Hallelujah Acres At first I was skeptical, because well… it sounds cheesy. However one thing I’ve learned first-hand in everything that I’ve overcome so far in my life, there is an answer to it in the Bible.   Why wouldn’t I believe that God has answers for us as to what we need to eat in his word? Here is Rev. Malkmus’ true story on being completely healed of colon cancer, JUST by changing his diet to consuming the things the…

40 Didja Knows for Your Amusement and Amazement Written By: Bette Dowell I’m constantly amazed at all the little ways we can improve our health. Here’s a list of my Didja Know factoids so you can share my amazement. 1. Didja know apples come loaded with pesticides? Worst fruit buy going. 2. Didja know China outlawed BPA in baby bottles? The FDA? Not so much. 3. Didja know drinking coffee helps protect against radiation? 4. Didja know men who get PSA tests die at the same rate as men who don’t? 5. Didja know licorice in adrenal pick-me-ups is estrogenic?…

7 Foods You Should Never Eat By Prevention Magazine Published December 02, 2011 Food scientists are shedding light on items loaded with toxins and chemicals–and simple swaps for a cleaner diet and super-sized health.  Clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing. Often they’re organic, and rarely (if ever) should they contain additives. But in some cases, the methods of today’s food producers are neither clean nor sustainable. The result is damage to our health, the environment, or both. So we decided to take a fresh look at food through the…