Articles & Resources
Find your trigger foods
] Ingredients in foods and even foods themselves can sometimes trigger pain and inflammation including headaches, digestive issues and muscle and joint pain. For some people the problem may be a food allergy, for some a food intolerance. If you know you feel lousy...
Food affects hormones – say what?
Lots of people love to eat steaks, hamburgers and sausages but the majority of us don’t realize the affects these foods have on our body’s hormones and our health–long term and even short term. Nelson Campbell, T. Colin Campbell, PhD and State Representative Tom Riner...
What is right for you—Spa Massage or Clinical Massage?
There are many styles of massage, and even within a given style, techniques can vary quite a lot from one massage therapist to another. This can be confusing for the consumer. However, most massage styles fit into one of two broad categories. Massage practice can...
Muscle Pain — Common Myofascial Perpetuating Factors
Have muscle pain? There are many factors that could be the reason why your pain or muscle problems began or why they won’t go away. Therapeutic massage can help alleviate muscle pains and knots (trigger points). PalmLeaf Massage Clinic helps clients determine the real...
Magnesium: essential anti-inflammatory nutrient
If you’ve had a massage at PalmLeaf Massage Clinic, you’ve probably heard the advice “Relax in a bath with Epsom salt.” The reason that such good advice is that Epsom salt contains magnesium which you will absorb through your skin. Magnesium is essential for the...
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flex Savings Account (FSA)
Yes. 🙂 Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used only for health care expenses, like deductibles and copays. Since the money you choose to deposit into your HSA is not taxed, and you (not your employer) control the...
Can I Use My Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Therapeutic Massage
Yes. 🙂 If your employer offers the option of contributing to a Flexible Spending Account, this can become a valuable tool as you manage your health care expenses. You can choose how much to contribute per year usually broken into specific amounts per pay period....
What is Trigger Point Therapy?
Trigger points, also known as myofascial trigger points or muscle knots, are extremely irritated spots in the fascia (soft tissues) that surround skeletal muscles. Although trigger points can be difficult to find, they often produce a tight band or noticeable bump in...
Hamstrung by Sitting?
Your hamstrings, 3 muscles located in the back of the thigh, can become ‘victims’ of long periods of sitting, especially if sitting is necessary for your work or leisure pursuits. To avoid chronic tightening or injury to your hamstrings, change positions regularly and...
Reduce Inflammation: Eat the PalmLeaf Way
My wife, Jeanette “Jen” Mascarenas is vegan and is very knowledgeable about the nutritional values of food. Lots of my clients have inflammatory issues that cause aches and pains, so I requested my wife to write an article to aid people in eating to reduce...
Articles & Resources
Find your trigger foods
] Ingredients in foods and even foods themselves can sometimes trigger pain and inflammation including headaches, digestive issues and muscle and joint pain. For some people the problem may be a food allergy, for some a food intolerance. If you know you feel lousy...
Food affects hormones – say what?
Lots of people love to eat steaks, hamburgers and sausages but the majority of us don’t realize the affects these foods have on our body’s hormones and our health–long term and even short term. Nelson Campbell, T. Colin Campbell, PhD and State Representative Tom Riner...
What is right for you—Spa Massage or Clinical Massage?
There are many styles of massage, and even within a given style, techniques can vary quite a lot from one massage therapist to another. This can be confusing for the consumer. However, most massage styles fit into one of two broad categories. Massage practice can...
Muscle Pain — Common Myofascial Perpetuating Factors
Have muscle pain? There are many factors that could be the reason why your pain or muscle problems began or why they won’t go away. Therapeutic massage can help alleviate muscle pains and knots (trigger points). PalmLeaf Massage Clinic helps clients determine the real...
Magnesium: essential anti-inflammatory nutrient
If you’ve had a massage at PalmLeaf Massage Clinic, you’ve probably heard the advice “Relax in a bath with Epsom salt.” The reason that such good advice is that Epsom salt contains magnesium which you will absorb through your skin. Magnesium is essential for the...
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flex Savings Account (FSA)
Yes. 🙂 Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are like personal savings accounts, but the money in them is used only for health care expenses, like deductibles and copays. Since the money you choose to deposit into your HSA is not taxed, and you (not your employer) control the...
Can I Use My Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for Therapeutic Massage
Yes. 🙂 If your employer offers the option of contributing to a Flexible Spending Account, this can become a valuable tool as you manage your health care expenses. You can choose how much to contribute per year usually broken into specific amounts per pay period....
What is Trigger Point Therapy?
Trigger points, also known as myofascial trigger points or muscle knots, are extremely irritated spots in the fascia (soft tissues) that surround skeletal muscles. Although trigger points can be difficult to find, they often produce a tight band or noticeable bump in...
Hamstrung by Sitting?
Your hamstrings, 3 muscles located in the back of the thigh, can become ‘victims’ of long periods of sitting, especially if sitting is necessary for your work or leisure pursuits. To avoid chronic tightening or injury to your hamstrings, change positions regularly and...
Reduce Inflammation: Eat the PalmLeaf Way
My wife, Jeanette “Jen” Mascarenas is vegan and is very knowledgeable about the nutritional values of food. Lots of my clients have inflammatory issues that cause aches and pains, so I requested my wife to write an article to aid people in eating to reduce...