There is a chemical reaction happening in your mind and body reducing anxiety, depression and stress when your have a massage. The four feel good neurotransmitter chemicals and hormones that get produced with massage are endorphin, oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine.

Endorphin is the feel good/pleasure hormone. A natural pain killer that is produced when we are in pain, exercise, eat chocolate, eat carb heavy comfort food, eat spicy food, smell cookies baking or just sniff the vanilla bottle, laugh and when having a massage.

Oxytocin is the "warm hug" hormone that reduces the stress hormones like cortisol. Oxytocin goes to work when a woman is in labour, when lactating, when hugging and touching another person or when petting your dog and when having a gentle relaxation massage.

Serotonin is the joyful antidepressant neurotransmitter regulating mood, hunger and sleep. Serotonin helps you get really sleepy and maybe fall asleep when you are having a massage. Serotonin is produced when we spend time in the sunlight or bright light, have a massage, meditate, exercise, and when remembering happy events.

Dopamine is a key antidepressant/pleasure hormone and neurotransmitter. Besides a massage you can get dopamine activity from sex, wine, listening to music, and unfortunately in recreational drugs like herion but not from marijuana. Excess of dopamine production results in schizophrenia, psychosis and hallucinations. 

Hippocrates (c.460BC-c.370BC), considered by all as the father of modern medicine is quoted as saying "Healing begins with an aromatic bath and daily massage". 

The Prescription For Massage to Help Mental Health. 
Take two massages a week for a minimum of twenty minutes each session. This schedule isn't always practical for everyone or it just might be difficult to find a willing partner to trade massages with. Maybe try massages weekly or at least monthly or every two weeks or every three weeks. You will know what schedule is having the best effect for you. 

Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. Take this opportunity to book a massage with your therapist today. 

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201111/boosting-your-serotonin-activity
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-moral-molecule/200811/the-oxytocin-cure
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=55001
http://www.thedoctorweighsin.com/massage-and-your-brain/
http://www.massagetherapycanada.com/content/view/2263/132/
http://www.massagemag.com/massage-has-positive-effects-on-biochemistry-4272/
http://www.alive.com/articles/view/23052/massage_therapy_for_mental_wellness
http://womensmentalhealth.org/posts/massage-therapy-for-depression/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/232329-what-is-a-dopamine-antagonist/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077351/

Music in the clinic today for July 19, 2018
8 Hour Super Relaxing Spa Music: Massage Music, Soft Music, Calming Music, Soothing Music *373
Play length 7:58:16 - Body Mind Zone Published on Oct 18, 2014

Being a person is complicated. 

Psych central web site articles state that massage will "Reduces anxiety by half and reduces depression" and "temporarily reduce pain and depression in advanced cancer".

I get a massage every week. I have received massages in moments when I cannot put my head in the face cradle because it feels like I can not breath. I know the firm comforting healthy touch of massage will help me find my balance and boundaries. Massage will calm the overall anxiety and tension that has arisen. 

Massage is my safe place. Massage gives me resilience. 
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"Our lives are hollow and meaningless without children...." Lisa speaks of her darkest moment of her fertility. This personal experience of depression was broken with the light to the 'other side of the door' to a spiritual path to children with connection and love.

​Ted Talk 2014. Lisa Miller,Phd. Depression And Spiritual Awakening--Two Sides Of One Door.

​Lisa explains in her video that the healing frequency off the crust of the earth is an alpha wave. The same alpha wave has been recorded coming off the back of the head of a meditating monk. The alpha wave is very healing to the brain and the body. You also have felt this calm feeling of the alpha wave when you are barefoot in the garden or digging in the garden with your hands. 
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Listen to this sound meditation that has alpha waves. Listening with headphones is best but not necessary. You will feel it affect the brain at the back of the head. Relax and let the love wave heal you. 

On a personal note of experience, G had a fall and is healing from a concussion. When we are doing CranioSacral Therapy and Reconnection work with her we listen to sound therapy music from the youtube that has alpha wave. After three days of 1 hour sessions of the sound therapy G noticed that she is typing on the keyboard without error.  

​This next video is one of our favourites to listen to during a session. I have also played this one at work for some of the interested clients.

This next alpha wave music video is also a favourite of mine. I will often play this one in the clinic room for clients that I know could use a little extra healing or for my own brain health. I find the alpha wave in this next one not as strong as the previous two mentioned above. 

​Just having the music on in the background while you work away helps you to focus the mind and heal the mind and body. Definitely something that is necessary for one to three hours a day of listening. Easier than learning to become a great meditator. Just listen. Of course too much is too much. Only a monk could possible sit in this wave for longer than an hour without consequences. 
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Yes it is a merry magnesium day every day.  I have started a new experiment on myself, because we can only experiment on the individual self after all, no one can tell me how much magnesium is going to work. My food intact, personal stressors, activity levels, age related hormonal conditions are mine. This can only be a personal experiment.

I have been taking 1000mg of magnesium for ever, almost, maybe just as far back as the last three or four years. I don't remember what I did before then. The 1000mg truly is barely enough to keep the muscle cramps away. So now that I have read The Magnesium Miracle by Dr Carolyn Dean, I have decided to kick it up a notch and see what happens because my interpretation of what I read says that if you are not seeing results then try a different type of magnesium and or more. The advised daily totals of magnesium suggested in the book are under 1000mg. I have read that 1000mg is what an athlete should be taking daily.  

I started slow with 300mg every five hours. Then I changed the evening pill to 500mg and then the dinner time and the evening pill to 500mg. And now I am taking 500mg every five hours, and making that a total of 2000mg daily.  If I wake up at maybe two or three in the morning I decided to try to take one more capsule of 500mg.  And no I have not suffered diarrhoea so far. 

I think the idea of taking 500mg of magnesium every five hours is the right interval for me. Caution Advisory: I do not suggest trying the same as I have done. If you do decide this is an experiment you also want to try, do more research and start slow. I do not expect that I will be at these numbers for an extended length of time, or maybe it might take longer then I think to get things right and this level of magnesium is very necessary for my health.

What I noticed right away. This first week I lost five pounds of water weight. Inflammation of the whole body just fell off. I noticed the water volume and at first thought I had drank too much tea that morning. And then by the end of the week my clothes had wiggle room and my muscles of arms, hips, knees, legs and the breasts felt awesome!! No pain in any joint!! My mood is up and my energy feels way up!! Haven't done any sneezing from being tired this week. 

I am continuing at the speed of 100 mg per hour for the next few weeks/months and see what else will happen. I have read that it may take three months to a year to have my body and my life completely changed.

My personal magnesium goals: 1.Neck muscles and all the muscles of the whole body are feeling good all the time 2.Breasts experience proper drainage and fluid exchange happening always 3.Calcification deposits hiding in the breasts, brain, lungs and whole body dissolved away. 4.Maintain this new level of energy and calm mood every day.  5.Inflammation gone and flexibility of all joints maintained.  And for the future aged me, I would like to see 6.Healthy function of brain, heart, kidneys, bladder, bones, thyroid, immune system and the list of all wonderful systems and parts of the body working wonderfully together to create a gently aged me.

When I look back at my life and body issues and experiences of PMS, menopause, muscle cramps, muscle weakness, muscle twitching, asthma, insomnia, food cravings, mental health moments of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, night terrors, OCD, migraines, and the list goes on. I realize now and know that things should have been better if I had found the idea of therapeutic magnesium earlier. Looking forward I know magnesium is the answer for my health problems.

Read my other blog articles in the category on magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/chelated-magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/muscle-cramps-magnesium-will-help

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-magnesium-miracle-revised-and/9780345494580-item.html?ikwid=magnesium%20miracle&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0

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Several months ago I started an experiment I read about. Painting liquid iodine on the body. If you need the iodine you will see the results immediately with the body absorbing the iodine  without any staining left on the skin. 

Common places to paint are the feet, breasts, the area above the placement of ovaries for cysts, or any place there is hyper scaring. 

This is a short and incomplete list of the positive influence of iodine; Cancer, Diabetes, Brain Health, Prevents Heart Disease, Radiation Protection, Protein Synthesis, Balance the Function of the Thyroid, Fibrocystic Breasts, Cysts, Regulates Estrogen Production in the Ovaries, Reduces Pain, Diminishes Hyper Scar Tissues, Cheloid Formations, Dupuytren's and Peyronie's Contractions, Supports Immune Function, and Destroys Pathogens, Molds, Fungi, Parasites, and Malaria.

Iodine supports many important functions of our body. Do a search for yourself and also check the links below to read more of how iodine is a universal medicine. 

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http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/05/04/iodine-deficiency-affect-childs-brain-function.aspx
http://naturalhealthtechniques.com/healingtechniquesiodine-patch-test.htm
http://drsircus.com/medicine/iodine/iodine-rescue
http://www.normalbodytemperature.co.uk/iodine.html
https://www.womentowomen.com/thyroid-health/iodine-and-the-thyroid-worth-a-second-glance/
http://curezone.com/forums/am.asp?i=1288738
http://www.earthclinic.com/remedies/iodine.html

During the summer I fell out of a very important routine. The amounts and timing of my vitamins and supplements had suffered me to my own fate. My left foot began cramping periodically.

The cramping took my by surprise until I figured out that I had not been taking enough magnesium. My usual amount to take is 1000mg. I had fallen to under 300mg. With my activity levels and my age, falling short of my bodies needs is painful.

Magnesium has five main functions in the Body.
1.Relaxing Muscles
2.Transmitting Nerve Signals
3.Synthesizing Protein
4.Producing and transporting Energy
5.Catalyzing most chemical reactions in the body.
 
Articles about magnesium deficiency and how we all could use just a little bit more make sense to me. Muscle cramps, mental health conditions of anxiety, OCD, depression, ... are all helped with added magnesium. 

http://drsircus.com/medicine/magnesium/magnesium-deficiency-symptoms-diagnosis

This is the list of conditions associated with magnesium deficiency.
Acid reflux. Adrenal fatigue. Alzheimer’s disease. Angina. Arrhythmia. Anxiety and panic attacks. Arthritis. Asthma. Atherosclerosis with calcium deposits. Blood clots. Bowel disease. Brain dysfunction. Cancer. Cholesterol elevation. Cystitis. Depression. Toxification. Diabetes. Fatigue. Headaches. Heart disease. Hypertension. Hypoglycemia. Indigestion. Inflammation. Insomnia. Irritable bowel syndrome. Nerve disturbances of burning, muscle weakness, numbness, paralysis and sensitivity, pins-and-needles sensations, seizures and convulsions, twitching, vertigo and confusion.Obstetrical and gynecological problems. Female infertility. Premenstrual syndrome. Dysmenorrhea. Premature contractions. Preeclampsia and eclampsia. Cerebral palsy. Sudden infant death syndrome. Male infertility. Osteoporosis. Parkinson’s disease. Raynaud’s syndrome. Sports injuries. Tooth decay. 

This is a short list, there are many more on the long list, of  foods that have magnesium; banana, kidney beans, black beans, whole wheat bread, brown rice, lentils, oatmeal, quinoa, chives, fish, dried pitted fruits, spinach and dark chocolate. To check out any foods vitamin and mineral information check this searchable Long List. http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000120000000000000000-1.html?

I have often said I can't possibly eat enough foods (beans, greens, nuts, and seeds) to support my bodies needs for magnesium. That is where the supplements are helpful. We need magnesium everyday, and taken at equal intervals (morning, noon, evening and just before bed) during the day.   A total of 300 to 400 mg of elemental magnesium is what the body needs every day. Everyone has a body that has different needs. It is an individual experiment to find what works best. You know you need more if you are not experience any changes to your symptoms.

 Side effects to having too much of a good thing are not serious as the body will just release the excess similar to when you have too much vitamin C. Maybe you might experience diarrhea or just loose stool. 

The nice thing for me about having enough magnesium is I do not crave sweets.  And yes you can get just magnesium as liquid and capsules. Highly absorbable is available here at http://drcarolyndean.com/natural-health-resource/

Check out the many interesting articles on the importance of magnesium at these sites. http://science.naturalnews.com/Magnesium.html
http://drcarolyndean.com/magnesium_miracle/
http://drcarolyndean.com

A book that you will find to be interesting is, The Magnesium Miracle (c) 2003,2007 by Carolyn Dean, M.D.,N.D. http://www.amazon.ca/The-Magnesium-Miracle-Revised-Updated/dp/034549458X/ref=pd_sim_hpc_5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BYDPKDEKGD1J8HVT0C1

A free ebook to investigate is, Magnesium in the Central Nervous System (2011) Robert Vink and Mihai Nechifor.
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/press/titles/magnesium/magnesium-ebook.pdf

Drinking water with lemon is also helpful to add a little bit more magnesium as well as other health benefits of lemon to reduce inflammation, aide digestion, reduce kidney stones, treat cold and flu, and Meniere's disease. 
http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-545-lemon.aspx?activeingredientid=545&activeingredientname=lemon

One more tasty remedy to try for muscle cramps are teas that have Lemongrass in them. Lemon grass is also helpful to treat a cold, fungal infections, stomach aches, digestion issues, spasms, toothaches, rheumatic pain, kills germs, stops flatulence, helps blood to clot, acts as diuretic, increases kidney health, and sedative. http://www.naturalnews.com/033587_lemon_grass_muscle_cramps.html

Read more on my experience with magnesium in this article. 
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/merry-magnesium
http://www.kimdeering.com/blog/chelated-magnesium
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At one time I used a S.A.D. lamp everyday in the winter months. Now that I take magnesium I no longer have need of the lamp. I feel fine. Magnesium is working for me. I think I was deficient even when I was a child. The changes have been life changing. Have a look at the articles I have written on magnesium. For more information search magnesium deficiency online.
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