Benefits of MerSage

Massage therapy / Touch Therapy / Hand On Healing... what ever you call it, has risen above and is well known across the world as a therapeutic aid and it is even offered in various health care facilities. Bodywork has been practiced for thousands of years, now days if you need a massage session, you can choose from many different styles of massage with a wide variety of pressure, movements, and techniques. Massage involves pressing, rubbing, or manipulating muscles and other soft tissues with your hands, fingers, forearms, elbows and even the practitioners feet can be used. :) 

Studies have confirmed that massage isn't just for muscle pain, it can also help boost immunity, physical mobility and help people with a range of conditions from menstrual pain to high blood pressure and it also seems to help soothe pain from arthritis, burns and even surgery. 

As a trained therapist, my main focus is to understand the needs and functions of the human body and guide it into a state of homeostasis.

Research has proven that massage can: ü  Releases Stress ü  Battle Fatigue ü  Calm Muscle Discomfort ü  Boost Immune System ü  Lower Blood Pressure ü  Combat Depression ü  Provide Rehabilitation

Back Pain: More than one study has shown the effectiveness of massage therapy for back pain. In fact, studies showed it worked better than acupuncture or spinal modification for persistent low back pain, reducing the need for painkillers. 

Headache: Also responds to massage therapy. Massage therapy can reduce the number of migraines a person has and also improve sleep. 

Cancer: Used as a complement to traditional medicine, massage can promote relaxation and reduce cancer symptoms or side effects of treatment. It may help reduce pain, swelling, fatigue, nausea, or depression, for example, or improve the function of your immune system. 

Anxiety: A review of more than 12 studies shows that massage helps relieve depression and anxiety. It lowered levels of cortisol by up to 50%. And massage increased levels of neurotransmitters that help reduce depression. 

Osteoarthritis: In the first clinical trial looking at the effectiveness of massage for knee osteoarthritis, participants who received a one-hour massage either one or two times a week had improvements in pain, stiffness, and function.  

My therapeutic goal is to help you in transforming Stress - Aches & Pains - Stiff Joints - Tight Muscles - Sluggish Circulation - Inability to relax problems into a Re-structured - Well-balanced - Relaxed Self Motivating Healing State

BENEFITS OF MERSAGE THERAPY

Are you tired of having aches and pains? Are you tired of waking up and cant get out the bed with out back pain, you go to reach for a glass and your arm cramps up, your walking up stairs and your legs stiffen, what ever your situation massage can definitely help.
I personally suffered for the first time ever for 2 months with "Sciatica" and for those that are suffering in the midst of its wrath - then you know what a pain in the .... it is. (lol). Well I am here to tell you that I am free of the burning, the pinching, the aching, the uncomfortabe feelings that comes with it. With the wonderful use of therapeutic grade essential oils / massage / and yoga I no longer fell its wrath. 

I say this to say to you that 

"No You Do Not Have To Suffer For The Rest Of Your Life".

Massage releases the tight spasmodic muscles from around the nerves of the spine, around the bones, where ever there is tightness and allows normal flow of blood and oxygen so that you can once again have the freedom of movement.  

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Testimonials from my clients:

I had been suffering with shoulder pain for months, I met MerySerket at a health fair and she did a massage on me. She got deep into my shoulder blade and released whatever it was that was tight and I am so happy to say that I no longer feel the pain and I am able to work out again.

T. White

Mery helped my knee pain by pulling the leg and taking away the pressure that built up in my joint. I haven't felt the pain since.

J.S

I did the 3 sessions of the raindrop therapy flu prevention session and made sure I ate the recommended immune boosting foods she told me about before the winter flu months kicked in and I did not get sick at all. Thank you Mery for helping me...

J. Nevarez 

HOT STONES ROCKS! You made my birthday doubly special. thank you thank you thank you. I feel amazing. Never had hot stone before and now i wish to have it everyday. Can I keep you lol.

Nicole

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Windows of Wellness offers many healing modalities, and massage therapy is one of them. 

I personally will help you to experience the benefits of bodywork therapy and change the way you feel, 

the way you move and the way you live.

MERSAGE SESSIONS

Bodywork Therapy

Deep Tissue

Foot Reflexology

Raindrop Therapy

Lymphatic Raindrop

Hot Stone

Hot Bamboo

Somatic Massage

Pregnancy Massage

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Internal Oleation Cleanse

A simple holistic method to cleansing your body. Utilize what you have in your kitchen to restore health. This simple 3 day process will cleanse your digestion tract, line your tract with a smooth coating, aid in eliminating toxins and nourish your system with vital nutrients. I chose "Coconut Oil" because of all its wonderful restoring and nutritive effects.

Coconut oil can have a positive effect on your hormones for thyroid and 

blood sugar control. It will boost thyroid function, increase metabolism and

 provide you with energy and endurance. 

A coconut oil cleanse coconut oil cleanse is an excellent way to cleanse without using complicated formulas. Coconut oil is a powerful cleansing food that also provides plenty of natural energy during a detox. This type of fat is ideal for a cleanse, since it provides the energy needed at a time when less food is being consumed.

Day 1

Fungal infections. Often connected with candida, repeat fungal infections like ringworm and jock itch are linked to an imbalance of bacteria and fungal organisms in the body. The lauric acid and caprylic acid in virgin coconut oil are antifungal, so a virgin coconut oil detox is an effective way to cleanse the entire system of fungal growth. Many people with fungal conditions report a complete recovery within the cleansing period. 

Candida. In modern society, candida overgrowth is almost an epidemic. More people are experiencing systemic candida, when the problem spreads throughout the body and causes a myriad of unpleasant side effects. A virgin coconut oil detox is completely void of sugar and other carbohydrates, which effectively starves off all candida in the system. People who suffer from candida will notice many conditions improve or disappear after a virgin coconut oil detox, including sugar cravings, fatigue, eczema, acne, repeat sinus infections and poor concentration. 

Viruses. Lauric acid, which is found in abundance in virgin coconut oil, is converted into monolaurin in the body, which has strong antiviral properties that can protect against and even destroy lipid-coated viruses like herpes and influenza.

Day 2

Coconut oil is very good at hydrating skin.  It sinks in deep, conditions, moisturizes, and softens skin. Skin is kept clean by an oily substance called sebum. When sebum mixes with too much dirt, bacteria, and dead skin cells it can clog pores and lead to acne and other blemishes. Coconut oil naturally clears away dirt, grime, and dead skin cells.

Day 3

10 BENEFITS OF COCONUT OIL

1.      In cooking as a great oil with a high smoke point. Great for baking, stir-frys or as a dairy free replacement to butter. 

2.     Taken supplementally for daily energy 

3.     As an eye-makeup remover 

4.     In making your own remineralizing toothpaste 

5.     To lighten age spots when rubbed directly on the skin

6.     As an intensive nighttime facial moisturizer 

7.     Rubbed on lips as a natural chap stick 

8.     On feet to fight athlete’s foot or tor fungus 

9.     Can help sooth psoriasis or eczema 

10.  In a filling and energy boosting brain power of your smoothie 

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Alkalize Your Health with Quality Water

What is alkaline water?

Alkaline water, also known as ionized water, is water with a pH of 7.0 or greater. To get alkaline water you need a running water faucet and a water ionizing machine, which will turn your basic tap water which usually has a pH of 7.0, into electrically charged drinking water with a pH of your choice (8.0pH – 10.0pH). Technology has delivered a clean answer to us in the form of water ionizers. It is by “splitting” of the H2O molecule in a sealed ionization chamber, under exact control of a dedicated microcomputer, to ensure the exact result time after time. As filtered tap water passes across specially designed titanium electrodes, it separates into the two components to form alkaline and acid water.

Benefits of “Drinking Alkaline Water”

Studies have shown that drinking alkaline water on a regular basis will improve your overall health and wellness. It has been proven to balance your cholesterol levels and your blood sugar levels, slow down the aging process, help fight tooth decay and prevent bone loss. Today most people eat a highly acidic diet, take medications, live in a toxic environment, think negative thoughts, and use conventional drugs… which subsequently cause their bodies to become imbalance and their blood pH levels drop, becoming acidic. Alkaline ionized water is rich in alkaline minerals, though of course it depends on what's in your tap water to start with. Vital minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, nickel, zinc and manganese help make your body more alkaline and remove toxic acid wastes from your body. Magnesium and calcium enhance the structure of your bones, muscle tissue and teeth; zinc boost immunity and sodium enhances thyroid function. Additionally, it is said that regular alkaline water consumption can help prevent diseases associated with the bone and cellular degeneration, such as arthritis, osteoporosis and assorted types of kidney disorders. Alkaline water also normalizes blood flow as a result of normalizing blood pH levels. Because of the effective way it penetrates the cell membranes many people say ionized water is better at hydrating your body than regular water. On an aesthetic level, ionized water can prove useful in preventing dry hair and skin. In addition to all of the above, water itself being a vital nutrient that we all are deficient of is an element that we cannot survive without.

Buying a Water Ionizer

If you're interested in purchasing a water ionizer, there are several factors to take into consideration before making your final selection.
First, you'll need to decide whether you'd like a removable ionizer that can easily be attached to or detached from your faucet head (Counter-top) or if you'd like a heavy duty ionizer that will be permanently installed beneath your counter. While the heavy-duty ionizers are generally more effective in purging acid toxins, they tend to come with much steeper price tags. Although they may not be as effective as their permanently-installed counterparts, the detachable faucet head units can conveniently be moved from one of your home's faucets to another, thus eliminating the need to purchase multiple ionizers.

When buying a filter make sure it has 3, 5, or 7 platinum titanium coated electrodes (plates). It should also have a built-in one micron activated carbon filter which removes chlorine, and other harmful elements from tap water. The filter you are interested in should also have a color pH meter and an ORP meter to measure the milivolt charge of alkaline or acid water, a calcium port for adding minerals and for maximum cleaning after years of usage, an automatic cleaning alert, hot water shut-off and filter replacement indicator.

The company where I get all my ionic water products is “Water Works 4 U” they have water filters, shower filters, ionic portable sticks and more… www.waterworks4u.com

ALKALINE IONIZED WATER IS

THE FUNDAMENTAL FOUNDATION

TO THE FOUNTAIN OF WELLNESS!

Who is Windows of Wellness?

To starts I like to say… it’s more than just an organization that deals in Health & Wellness. It’s a place of origin where your receive tools to guide you in restoring your own health and wellness.

“Windows of Wellness” … I want you to think of a window; like a door it is an opening to another side, a window is a place where we sit and look outward, see visions of another place; we gaze out of it and dream of what we want to manifest in our lives. A window is an opportunity to see “you” in a particular space. That can be visualizing you’re on a beach, or planting a garden, or maybe starting a new job, getting healthier, whatever the scenario.

At “Windows of Wellness” My vision is 

“You Living a Healthy and Vibrant Life”.

Free from Dis-Comforts, Dis-Orders, Dis-Ease.

“Windows of Wellness” is a place where you can educate yourself on better ways of living healthy for you and your family. This is a place where you are comfortable; where you come to rejuvenate, and leave with tools to strengthen you while fine tuning your health every day. This is a judgment free zone, a free to speak zone, a place of clarity, a place of understanding, a place of love and compassion. My focus is on restoring the mind, body and spiritual aspects of one’s self.

Over the years I have observed that particular lifestyle habits have made us imbalanced and a little off centered in regards to our health. External sources have us believing that we need external iniquities to restore inner development. This is why I strongly stress the importance of learning / re-educating yourself with life restoration goals. All that I have learned through the years is knowledge for you to learn, all that I have experienced through the years are lessons that I can teach. Rebalancing all aspects of “You” using natural resources is a brilliant way to harmonize the energies within, restore the physical body and uplift the spiritual mind. Nutritional foods, Holistic modalities and Spiritual practice all are natural tools that aid you in restoring, strengthening and maintaining life.

“Windows of Wellness” provides various holistic services like: Nutritional counseling, Therapeutic massage, Reiki, Meditation, Crystal therapy and Aromatherapy. Nutritionally many of us eat a very deficient diet, live restless lives, have little energy, can’t calm the mind, and aren’t connected to the earth. I have devised ways to help you reconnect with self and live a more peaceful and happy life.

Below is a description of a few of the wonderful healing services that I provide. You can also visit my website for more information – www.windowsofwellness.com

WHOLISTIC HEALTH:

We first sit and have a consultation where we’ll discuss your concerns dealing with physical and mental imbalances. I will also explain what holistic health is and why re-educating yourself about natural healing is vital. This meeting also allows us the moment to get better acquainted. After a consultation we can set a visit to have a holistic health assessment done. This is the initial physical holistic exam which guides us in pinpointing what is going on within. After the assessment I provide you with a full explanation of what my finding are and my recommendations; so that you can establish harmony and balance within.

NUTRITIONAL HEALING:

- Kitchen Makeover – Having a well-stocked kitchen pantry makes eating healthy possible and simple. This home visit purpose is to create a kitchen that’s full of nutritional foods. I’ll assess your kitchen pantry, cabinets, and refrigerator/freezer, and then make suggestions on how to improve your kitchen arrangement.

- Food Shopping Tour - Meeting at your local market, I’ll shed a whole new light on food shopping. You’ll learn tips on reading food labels; understand marketing ploys, make better choices of foods to eat and ways to save money.

- Alkaline Water Products – Having alkaline water on a daily basis helps promote harmony, hydration and healing to your body. I promote ionic alkaline water products that you can have in your home or carry around with you during your travels. I educate you on the importance of “WATER” the most important nutrient that many of us are deficient of.

- Nutritional Counseling – This is where we meet twice a month and discuss further; step by step nutritional self-healing methods you can use to eradicate illness and discomforts from your life.

THERAPEUTIC BODYWORK:

Our bodies experience physical abuse every single day and experience relaxation once in a blue. When we physically are beat up we need to give the external portion of our bodies love. This helps the body to restore and rejuvenate itself so you can go forth the next day. Massage therapy has been thought of as just a spa treatment and it is so much more than that. Bodywork therapy has so many therapeutic benefits like improving circulation, boosting immunity, relaxing tense muscles and calming the mind.

ENERGY THERAPY:

What is energy healing? In a nut shell – everything in the world is energy; everything visible is inter-connected with everything invisible to us. We all are made up into different forms of electrical energy and this energy can be manipulated to be stimulated or calmed. What energy work does is basically moves energy when it is stagnant or relaxes energy when it is over active; promoting health and harmony internally and externally.

WELLNESS PRODUCTS:

I have been blessed to create natural remedy tools that can be used spiritually, mentally and/or physically. I have produced my own personal collection of “Essence of Life” products - body oils, and meditative candles. You can balance your chakras, improve minor physical discomforts and balance your energy field with these products. I only use natural vegetable oils, soy wax and “Young Living” essential oils in all my products as well as BPA-Free bottles. It is said that if you cannot ingest something it should not be used externally and this is why I only use natural supplies for all my products.

As you can see “Windows of Wellness” is all about healing. I am very passionate about what I do, it is my mission in life and I am grateful to be a part of this natural healing community.

So if you are interested in healing yourself and gaining years of vitality to you and your family. Join in on “The Wellness Mission” and let the healing begin.

For more information: www.windowsofwellness.com

If you have any questions: mer@windowsofwellness.com

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Color Your Plate

COLOR   YOUR   PLATE

Everything in nature has color. From the sky to the ocean, even the animals on earth come in different colors; even we come in all shades of color.

So Why Wouldn’t The Food You Feed Your Body Follow The Same Role.

Does your everyday diet consist of the same o’l bland colorless foods like these…

  Biscuits and Beef / Chicken and Fries / Turkey Breast and Rice / Fish and Chips / Fettuccini / Macaroni n Cheese…

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?

Mine is GREEN. So what I do is make sure that if I eat a meal that I always have my favorite color added to my plate. Foods like kale, that’s my all-time favorite. It’s rich in several minerals and vitamins, which include iron, calcium, vitamins A, C and K. It is also a high density food and is delicious; I either eat it raw or cooked. Other vegetables, I may eat is broccoli, cabbage, collards, romaine lettuce, or spinach. All are good sources fiber, stacked with vitamins and minerals needed in your day to function; they also have protein and carbohydrates nutrients in them as well.

Maybe your favorite color is RED. Well 1^st on the list would probably be tomatoes, because it is the top source of Vitamin A and C. It also contains a significant amount of dietary fiber, beta-carotene, iron, lycopene; magnesium, niacin, potassium, phosphorus, riboflavin and thiamine just to name a few. J Beets are high in iron and oxygenates red blood cells. Red cabbage, red onion and red peppers also provide a pack full of nutrients like they are high in Dietary Fiber, have Vitamin A, C, E, K, B6; Potassium, Manganese, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Foliate, Pantothenic Acid and Magnesium.

How about YELLOW or ORANGE as a favorite color? A lot of times we overlook the delicious bright and earthy colored vegetables. Yellow squash is a favorite of mine. It’s sweet and full of vitamin A, C, D, E, K and minerals like calcium, potassium and magnesium. Then there’s the yellow pepper, carrots, corn (which is a grain but is sometimes considered a vegetable). Then we have Butter Nut Squash, wonderful addition to the fall seasons. Yams or Sweet potatoes are also a delicious sweet vegetable to colorize your plate. All of which carry countless vitamins, minerals, carbohydrate and protein properties.

So as you see there are plenty of colorful vegetables that you can add to your carbohydrate and protein dish. Adding vegetables to your plate will increase the nutritional value of your meal, increase the health benefits to your body as well as make your plate aesthetically appetizing.

WHAT SHOULD YOUR PLATE LOOK LIKE?

 COLORFUL

As I said before life is colorful. So the rule is “Your Plate Should Be Colorful” as well. You should have a 3 course plate that consists of: A Protein! A Carbohydrate! And A Vegetable! Even if you have a 1 course dish it should be colorful and contain:

A PROTEIN! A CARBOHYDRATE! A VEGETABLE!

The design should never change, this way you cover all the important components needed to achieve proper daily food intake. For those that say “WAAA! L I don’t like cabbage” It’s ok. You don’t have to eat cabbage – eat cauliflower instead, try kale or some other leafy greens. Or better yet, cook the cabbage sweeten it up with a natural sugar like molasses, honey, stevia or agave; cook it with a different blend of herbs/seasons or maybe add it to a blend of other veggies to hide it like in a stew or soup.

We are a nation of nutritionally deficient people. Some of us were brought up on a processed, high calorie, lifeless, nutritionally deprived diet. The last thing on our “Priority List” is the correct foods to put in our bodies. We have been programmed with the mentality that less is more. Now, we all know that we cannot get a nutritious meal for $1. What you will get is added weight, irregular blood levels, mood swings, headaches, acne, irregular cravings, constipation… and so on & so on.

We need to Re-Educate Ourselves on what a proper diet consist of. We need learn to incorporate a variety of different foods into our daily regimen that stimulate our mind, body and spirit. A lot of times we fear the unknown; but when it comes to your nutritional needs this fear could be the unknown killer of your health.

So next time you make dinner arrangements be mindful of what is on your plate. Bland, colorless, deficient foods or delicious and nutritious colorful food!

  

Want to learn what foods are best for you and your family, how about easy and quick ways to prepare the food you nourish your body with.

Sign up for my “Nutritional Program” and learn what simple changes you can make that will increase your health.

  

Windows of Wellness provides educational support to individuals who want to improve their health. We give recommendations and information on nutrition to the best of our knowledge and abilities. An individual voluntarily accepts the information and services rendered from my articles for informational and educational purposes only. We do not claim to be medical health care professionals, or nutritionists.

Any changes that an individual makes to their life and the results of those changes, is their decision and responsibility. We do not recommended that any person stop using any prescribed medicine or other therapy that he/she may be using, without consulting with their doctor first.

  

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