The human body has an inborn, or innate, ability to preserve optimal health. This is what allows us to recover from a major trauma such as heart surgery or from something as simple as a stubbed toe. It guides all body systems to be balanced and function properly to create the healthiest state possible. This state is called homeostasis.

During homeostasis, the body can properly digest sugars, store or burn fat, tell you when you’re thirsty or hungry and even prevent you from causing injury or contracting disease.

When something interrupts any of the body systems, all of them may be affected. This is why Life Source treats you as the individual, complex being that you are. Our goal is to help you to reach and maintain optimal health and wellness.

o Stress management
o Relief of Chronic Pain
o Injury rehabilitation
o Injury prevention
o Headache reduction
o Detoxification
o Improved circulation
o Increased mobility
o Relaxation
o Increased immunity
o Reduction of muscle spasm

Many things occur and exist in each of our environments that have a negative affect on this innate ability. These things are called stresses or stressors. There are three main types of stresses that can interrupt homeostasis. They are:
(1) Mental
(2) Structural
(3) Chemical

This type of stress is the most recognized. It is extremely individualized and varies greatly from person to person. There are two divisions of the nervous system that are affected by this internal upset, the parasympathetic branch and the sympathetic branch.

The parasympathetic branch is your “rest and relax” division. It allows for proper digestion, body repair, and sleep.

The sympathetic nervous system, also known as ‘fight or flight’, is what is stimulated during stress. This division would take over if you were running from a bear.

Heart rate and blood pressure are increased while digestion and hormonal balances are upset. I t is very unlikely that you will be chased by a bear, but other stresses such as a major interview or an unexpected visit from the in-laws will create the same response. Stress is simply stress, whether it is a thought, a pain, or an illness.

Life Source Solution

Life Source Massage offers an environment that allows you to escape the daily anxiety. Swedish relaxation massage is a technique offered at Life Source to help reduce muscle tension and eliminate mental strain. We offer stress management classes to educate our clients on how to avoid stressful situations and how to deal with them when they are unavoidable.

Stresses from this category include any problem that alters the structure of our being. Some very clear examples are surgery and broken bones. It is obvious these affect the health of our body. Something as simple as poor posture can also create problems.

Try this: Hunch forward like you have bad posture. Take a deep breath. Now, sit upright with proper posture and take a deep breath.

It is much easier to breath in proper posture. Think about the extra energy spent by your body with each breath in poor posture, now think about how many breathes you take in a day …in year… in a lifetime…

Life Source Solution
Life Source provides a multitude of massage techniques to help your body correct these structural problems. Our massage therapists use individualized combination of the following techniques to create the best massage for you.

o Trigger Point Therapy
o Swedish Relaxation Massage
o Neuromuscular Therapy
o Myofascial Release
o Active Release Technique
o Sports Massage
o Prenatal Massage

Life Source massage therapists also offer at-home exercise techniques to help reduce chronic problems and prevent future injuries. We also work closely with the doctors of Total Health Chiropractic who reduce imbalances in the skeletal system.

Unfortunately many toxins are ingested into our body each day. Some people chose to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, and use drugs while others are involuntarily exposed to chemical stressors such as car exhaust or asbestos.
There are many things in our daily diets that are potential chemical stressors and in excess can wreck homeostasis. Our body sometimes malfunctions from dietary overload; an example of this would be adult onset (Type II) diabetes. Many other diseases can be improved and/or corrected by simple changes in your diet.

Life Source Solution
Nutritional and dietary information and supplements are available at Life Source Massage to help you correct the chemical imbalance in your body.

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.” --Thomas Edison