Natural Wellness Massage Therapy

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We will be opening at Natural Wellness Massage on Monday May 4. We look forward to seeing you. Call or text 417 274 4752 for appointment.

In compliance with the City of West Plains new stay at home ordinance and distancing of 6 feet separation, we will continue to be closed until April 15. This is the date set by the city for now. Stay safe and healthy.

For the safety of our clients, we will be closing our office until further notice. We will certainly miss our wonderful clients. Keep working on your health as best you can during these trying times.

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In compliance with the City of West Plains new stay at home ordinance and distancing of 6 feet separation, we will continue to be closed until April 15. This is the date set by the city for now. Stay safe and healthy.

For the safety of our clients, we will be closing our office until further notice. We will certainly miss our wonderful clients. Keep working on your health as best you can during these trying times.

Valentine gift certificates available Call or text 417 274 4752Valentine gift certificates available Call or text 417 274 4752

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The average American eats 152 pounds of sugar and 146 pounds of flour that converts to sugar every year. That’s nearly a pound of sugar and flour combined every... day! More sugar means your cells become numb to insulin’s call. Your body pumps out more and more insulin to pull your blood sugar levels back down. You can’t burn all the sugar you eat. Inevitably, your body stores it as fat, creating insulin resistance and overall metabolic havoc among other mayhem. Fat is more complex. We have saturated, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and even trans fats, not to mention subcategories within each group. Some fats are good; others neutral; and yes, a few are bad. They include trans fat and inflammatory vegetable oils. Unfortunately, these fats have increased in our diet as they make us fatter and contribute to inflammation, which plays a role in nearly every chronic disease on the planet.

One of the concepts we were taught in our health coach curriculum was the term "crowding out". This simply means gently going about the process of slowly adding in healthy foods rather than thinking we must delete a whole list of bad food choices. As we add in good things, that leaves less room for unhealthy foods. We also notice over time how much better we feel with our better choices and this propels us to make even more good decisions.

In addition to stress relief, massage can reduce pain, increase energy levels, and improve physical and mental performance.In addition to stress relief, massage can reduce pain, increase energy levels, and improve physical and mental performance.

I am happy to say that Mason and I have now completed our health coaching through Institute for Integrative Nutrition. We will be occasionally posting a variety of aspects of health and stress management on this page and encourage your comments or questions. For those that have enjoyed our health conversations through the years during massage, that will not change, but wanted to let you know that upon request, coaching sessions are now available in our office or by phone for... $10.00 per 15 minute sessions for those needing additional help with different aspects of your health or well being. Discounts are also available so you may contact us for that information. My main focus through the years due to my daughter's death and family health issues, has been how intestinal imbalance can affect our whole body as well as our mental health, but we are also eager to help with other areas of health such as nutrition, stress management, behavioral and focus issues with children and other wellness issues. Please feel free to call or text 417 274 4752 for additional information.

Thank you to everyone who voted us number 1 again in the 2018 West Plains Best of the Best awards for massage. We actually tied this year with Shawn Marvin at Rasor Chiropractic.