What happens to your brain when you’re pregnant – morning sickness, smell and forgetfulness?

What happens to your brain when you’re pregnant – morning sickness, smell and forgetfulness?

"More than half – perhaps even up to 90% – of pregnant women experience nausea or vomiting to some degree, particularly in the morning. Thrust into the limelight as a result of the Duchess of Cambridge’s hospitalisations, around 1% of pregnant women experience more severe, prolonged morning sickness called hyperemesis gravidarum, which can result in dehydration and weight loss, and may require medical attention. For most women, morning sickness goes away after 18 weeks."

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What happens to your knuckles when you crack them?

What happens to your knuckles when you crack them?

So what really happens to your joints when you crack your knuckles?

This is one of the most common questions I get as a massage therapist. The simple explanation is that when you stretch out your joints you are releasing gas that is part of the synovial fluid in your joints - this gas forms a bubble that release and goes pop, this in known as a cavitation. 

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Four Articles About The Importance of Touch

Four Articles About The Importance of Touch

Touch is the most underused tool in medicine

Research into touch is coming out at an ever increasing rate, some of this research is changing the way we think about the physical and psychological effect of touch. Whether you are a therapists interested in the nervous system or you simply are looking for reading materials for continuing education credits, here is a list of four open access articles about touch and the nervous system.

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