President Obama said in his speech last year "Americans have faced the reality of recession - older people putting off retirement, younger people foregoing college, employees being laid off while entrepreneurs close down businesses."

This current economic crisis is the catalyst for many people through all ages and demographics to come to a crossroads in their careers. This is what I call a window of opportunity has just opened for you. A chance to change your life by becoming an entrepreneur (business owner) in a growing industry. Did you know going into business offers a feeling of independence and personal freedom, a sense of accomplishment that's just not possible for most employees.

I've stated several times in my postings - "Reflexology is Recession-Proof". People are more stressed than ever. And, stress is the cause of at least 75% of doctor's visits according to JAMA. For those of you who are our students at the Universal College of Reflexology you know that Reflexology is the best stress reliever we know.

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Reflexology is becoming more and more popular to North Americans, but the concept of Reflexology has been a part of humanity forever and used in ancient times as a cure and prevention to physical ailments.

The first evidence of Reflexology came from the tombs of Egyptians some 4,500 years ago. Also, ancient China was home to the practice of Reflexology at that same time. Even now archeologists are finding evidence in ancient Mayan pyramids of Reflexology practice during their times well over 5,000 years ago.

Of course at this point in history it is believed that shoes were not yet invented. So humans naturally walked barefoot over whatever contours the earth presented. Some say by walking barefoot these ancient dwellers of our planet were healthier as their feet received "free" reflexology from Mother Earth!

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Reflexology, the act of applying pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger and hand techniques, has been around for nearly 3,000 years. Although it is not as common in the West as other forms of alternative medicine, many people have found it to be effective. It is also still frequently used in the East for a variety of ills, including eczema and other skin conditions.

How reflexology works is somewhat in question. Some say that reflexology techniques manipulate specific areas of the hands and feet that correspond to parts of the body and that these techniques, in turn, manipulate "qi" - translated from the Chinese as "life force" or "spiritual energy." Western medicine doesn't generally acknowlege the existence of life force or spiritual energy, but it is the essence of medicine in many parts of the East.

Somatotopical relationships between cortical activity and reflex areas in reflexology: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

Nakamaru T, Miura N, *censored*ushima A, Kawashima R.

Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Department of Functional Brain Imaging, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

We examined the somatotopical relationship between cortical activity and sensory stimulation of reflex areas in reflexology using functional magnetic resonance imaging.

PUTTING your feet up is always a treat. And never more so than when pregnant, especially if your tootsies are being expertly massaged by a specially trained therapist.

Maternity reflexology can be a little slice of pampering heaven -- or so say expectant mothers-to-be.

What makes it even better is that this therapy is endorsed by maternity hospitals including the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin's Holles St as the evidence mounts of its benefits, especially in labour.

It is said to encourage the body's innate ability to restore a healthy balance during this challenging and changing time for your body.

This spiny little contraption has the unique ability to simultaneously control your TV and your chronic kidney, uterus or testicle-related ailments. This is truly a magical medical breakthrough product.

The Cool.con universal remote employs reflexology to stimulate pressure points on the hand that are said to correspond to various areas of the body to promote better overall health. So the next time your partner nags you for watching too much TV, just tell them that you are engaged in a very serious medical procedure.

A broken heart isn't just a condition conjured up by romantic novelists it's a real medical complaint.

Its correct medical term is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, and it mimics most of the symptoms of a heart attack. And just like the broken heart of the novels, it happens after some stressful and upsetting event.

The condition was first recognised by Japanese researchers around 15 years ago, and now researchers at the Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital in America have shed new light on it after studying 70 patients with the complaint.

He was a frail elderly gentleman out for a free breakfast of sausage and pancakes at one of the many locations offering this morning treat as a celebration of Edmonton's Klondike Days festival held annually in July. He was probably quite unaware of the life threatening event that was about to occur.

Also attending that pancake breakfast was me, Lauren Slade, newly arrived from England and eagerly anticipating the great Canadian outdoor experience. The event was being held in a car park on top of a mall in South Edmonton. I joined a long line up to collect my coffee...