ARTICLES
J1 – Five Easy Stretches to Release Tight Muscles, Joint Pain and Stiffness
An easy–to–read article that explains why muscles are the cause of joint pain and stiffness. A simple, non–stressful stretch program is taught for shoulder, hip and ankle joints. A three page article with 1361 words (including bio). Accompanying pictures available upon request.
J2 – Treating Muscle Cramps Quickly and Efficiently Stretching a muscle that is pulling into a cramp will tear the fibers and cause pain for days to come. This article demonstrates how to quickly end the spasm, and reverse it without damage to the muscle fibers. A three page article has 702 words (including bio).
J3 – Know Your Body and Become "Pain–Free"!
A simple explanation of how our muscles make us move. This article also explains to misconceptions regarding strengthening and stretching. Both can make the pain worse rather than better, if one "key factor" is left undone. A three page article with 1536 words (including bio).
J4A – Know Your Body and Become "Pain–Free"! Part 1 – How Your Body Moves
The first of a three–part article, which can also be used as a stand–alone article, explains how muscles move joints and why "knots" will cause the symptoms of serious conditions such as arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome. A two page article with 724 words (including bio).
J4B – Know Your Body and Become "Pain–Free"! Part 2 – The Stretching Misconception
The second of a three–part article, which can also be used as a stand–alone article. This article explains why it sometimes hurts more after stretching than it did before, and what to do to prevent injury to the muscle fibers. A one page article with 537 words (including bio).
J4C – Know Your Body and Become "Pain–Free"! Part 3 – The Strengthening Misconception
The third of a three–part article, which can also be used as a stand–alone article. This article explains why the feeling of weakness doesn´t necessarily mean you need to strengthen the muscle, but that you may actually need to stretch the muscle. A one page article with 478 words (including bio).
J5 – Muscles – A Logical Cause of Back Pain
People understand that pain in the low back is caused by muscles, but they are looking at only one small part of the problem. The major cause of low back pain is a muscle that most people don´t even know exists in their body. A two–page article with 866 words (including bio).
J6 – Siphon Your Sinuses for Allergy Relief. Release the pressure in the sinuses with simple techniques that can be done to yourself, or to others. A two page article has 569 words (including bio) and 3 photographs. Copyright permission is granted when used without alteration and bio is included
J8 – Break the Habit of Smoking!
A two part series that walks the reader through the difficult minutes and hours that follow a decision to stop smoking. A total of 13 easy steps, each building on the previous one. Proven to work! Must be done as a two part series in order to be effective.
J8A – Get The Monkey Off Your Back! Five Easy Steps to Eliminating Smoking From Your Life.
Personal experience advice that enabled the author, Julie Donnelly, to quit smoking three packs of cigarettes a day. Simple techniques that work! The first of a two part series. It has 782 words (including bio).
J8B – Get The Monkey Off Your Back! Eight More Easy Steps to Eliminate Smoking From Your Life.
Eight more suggestions to help you finally put out that last cigarette. Includes information on how to create your own "subliminal suggestion" tape. The second of a two part series. It has 824 words (including bio).
J9 – Cyclists Can Prevent Low Back, Hip and Knee Pain
Cyclists are especially prone to low back pain, and when combined with knee pain and having hip muscles that are extremely tight, riding becomes a challenge, if not near impossible.A two–part article that must be used together.
J9A – Part One (1778 words incl. bio) explains why a muscle deep within the body is causing pain from the low back to the knee.
J9B – Part Two(895 words and 3 pictures) demonstrates how to treat the muscles for pain relief.
J10 – Plantar Fasciitis – Pain in the Arch Foot pain frequently is coming from the lower leg, and will not go away until those muscles are released of tension. A two page article with 823 words.
