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12 Million Person Paradox

Restless Legs Syndrome: The SOLUTION of the problem... appears to be the problem.

         A modest estimate suggests that over 12 million Americans suffer from a nocturnal neurological disorder known as Restless Leg Syndrome.  If the syndrome were to confine itself to effecting only your unconscious sleeping hours perhaps it'd be possible to live with; however, any person who suffers from this disorder, or perhaps has shared a bed with someone who suffers from RLS will tell you that it's negative effects stretch far into the next day, week, and perhaps even months if gone untreated.

         Let's walk through a typical RLS sufferer's cycle, and as I walk you through this please take careful consideration in weighing whether you are one of the unknown but believed to be large number of undiagnosed sufferers which scientists and doctors know are out there.

         In your imagination go with me to the end of your work day, perhaps your occupation keeps you on your feet for long periods of time.  Upon returning home, eating a meal and engaging in whatever leisure activities you normally enjoy, you decide it is time to turn in for the night so that you may be well rested for the next morning's beginning of the same routine.

       Climbing into bed, closing your eyes and shutting off your mind to succumb to slumber, you begin to feel an irritating "antsy" feeling in your legs.  You concentrate harder on sleeping.  Your legs "see" your concentration and "raise you" a few twitches here and there to break your rock solid concentration on sleeping.  This type of one-upmanship could continue for hours before you finally achieve rest.  During this irritating and extremely restless time you may try several things without getting out of bed. 

         Feeling similar to legs cramping or spasms, you may be inclined to position yourself to be able to stretch your legs, the thigh stretch.  Or, if you're into bio-feed back you may concentrate on your breathing and contraction and release of your muscles in an attempt to find a Zen state for balancing your mind and body.  You find the only effective manner of relieving the agitating feeling in your legs is by moving them… constantly. 

          Now let's REALLY stretch our imaginations and say that you, as an American, finally achieved sleep and got 8 hours of sleep.  Or so you think anyway as you wipe the sleep from your eyes and wait for the normal temporary grogginess to wane and allow you to fully become alert.  Only, there's one problem.  The grogginess never goes away.  You endure this sleepiness all day.  And the day after that.  And the day after that.  All the while receiving "adequate" sleep by anyone's standards. 

          You may not connect the two symptoms and relate the restless legs prior to sleep with the sleepiness following sleep.  The reason, most likely, for not making this connection is you are not aware of any movement you make while you sleep... and unless you're a neurologist you do not know how this movement affects the sleep cycle/circadian rhythm which your mind tries to work its way through every night and following into the day- using the sun, light, and melatonin to orient the body to wakefulness or sleepiness.

*** See blog entries on Light Therapy as well as Hydrotherapy in the My Bath line of products.

            During the night, without being aware of it, this restlessness continues.  It stimulates areas of your brain- while it should be at rest -which disturbs your body’s ability to achieve R.E.M. sleep.  The result is all day grogginess and an off-set circadian rhythm.  Over time this is disastrous.  And, more frustrating than the actual disorder itself is its inability to be assuaged by any amount of concentration, relaxation, breathing, stretching, drugging, or anything else which you might think of to cure this syndrome and get to sleep.

          Hydrotherapy offers some solutions; temporary and repeatable on a daily basis.  I make this concession (of a stop-gap) to you because the single factor which influences recovery from this syndrome the most is setting a regular sleep pattern.  Sleep patterns are not reset quickly and there is no one thing which will result in the establishment of a healthy and regular sleep pattern. 

          What you may do for yourself now is practice Hydrotherapy by soaking in a hot bath prior to lying down for sleep. This may be coupled with massaging your leg muscles.  If you have access to a bath product which combines acupressure jets with, perhaps, steam producing capabilities to enhance the relaxing environment afforded by heat and massage you may be able to avoid pharmaceutical intervention. 

Right now there are drugs being researched to help abate the symptoms of RLS.  However, it is my hope that before you turn to the physicians and all the new drugs which will emerge from the upcoming research, that you will first consult common sense and attempt to take charge of your own life using natural cures which may be inside your home already, and if not, may be ordered, delivered and used by you on a daily basis without insurance, scheduling appointments, doctor’s visits, titrating medications and all manner of other time consuming events which ultimately wind up stalling the healing process instead of furthering it. 

As we continue to learn, I hope you’ll sleep well…

More than just "Awesome!"

           I recently had the opportunity to witness many virginal views of the My Bath line of Products at a trade show in which the company participated.  Thousands of people, men, women, children- everyone -had the opportunity to see these products in all their glory.  Most of whom, as per their own admission had, "never seen anything like this before."  What struck me most about the most oft heard spontaneous utterances, which included "awesome" or "wow, NOW that is COOL!" is that people seldom got past this initial reaction to see the utility of these products. 

           This is very telling.  It speaks to me now; after research and writing you my reader over the web, I have come to see healing properties in these products.  When a steam shower door opens and the steam rises in plumes I can envision a respiratory healing process, and if close enough I feel my pores open and I am relaxed.  Yet, the people around me, who have access to all the information I have and have researched stood and only saw steam... they did not view the product the way I did.

          On display were a new whirlpool tub, our top of the line Steam Shower the rainforest 78, a Steam Shower/Sauna Combo, as well as another steam shower/whirlpool combination which accommodated up two people and was fit with a television and telephone.  These are all "luxury" products and the company is very proud of that word, and proud to be able to use the word to describe such products.  However, and more importantly, the company is forever humbled by the idea that all of this technology is merely the side show to the true reasons we wish to sell these showers, saunas, and whirlpools; to promote the healthy lifestyles of our fellow Americans.

          Allow me to remind you of some things which you will identify with, and then i will ask a few questions: I, for one, run everyday with head phones and a CD player, or a radio of some sort.  Is this not the melding of technology and a healthy lifestyle?  In front of the hot tubs which professional athletes soak in after games and work outs, are placed televisions or radios.  Is this not of the same philosophy.  And now, finally I ask you, which of these amenities, the music or the run (in my case) and in the case of the Athletes, the hydrotherapy or the entertainment, is the primary reason for taking part in both?  Which one is more important?  In my eyes this is a classic example of a primary reason and an ancillary or secondary reason for using products or treatment. 

          I think perhaps the wrong point of view is being taken when looking at these products.  The beauty, the true novel nature of these products, is that they allow you to nurture your body with the oldest and the newest of western medical knowledge and practice certain alternative therapies- aroma therapy, hydrotherapy, hyperthermia, reflexology, acupressure massage -while not missing out on the demands of modern life.  It is expected of most of us to be up to date on what is going on in the news.  It is expected of us to take phone calls, of both business and personal nature at all times- having telephones in lavatories is nothing new, I assure you of that.  Nor is having entertainment: people have for a very long time run hot baths and enjoyed a good book.  Aromatherapy and light therapy are similarly not a new or unattainable invention; people have set moods inside bathrooms around their showers or bath tubs by lighting candles.  And, unbeknownst to them most likely, the scents of the candles chosen were given an extra boost by the steam and heat in which they were burning and altering the mood of not only the room but also the bathing participant.  All of these things are expected and actually already used in some way by most Americans.  And, all the My Bath products which I witnessed were trying to do was make health the "primary benefit" and aim of our customers.  Customers all over the world choose this company because we research in such a manner.  These health conscious human beings expect this of us; and I deliver as best I can by keeping up to date with health journals and research in any field which could aid us in meeting their expectations.

            Sadly, what is NOT EXPECTED of most Americans at this point in time is to take care of themselves.  Most certainly not in a country wrought with weight related health disorders, body image disorders, anxiety caused by a fast paced lifestyle.  All of which combines to  allow for the easy accommodation of fast food restaurants, readily available doctors to keep us just healthy enough to continue to be unhealthy and dependent on a health system which, for the most part, does not embrace the time honored and tested philosophies of the Eastern world, which , if given proper consideration and financially weighed against the investment of a car (something most American's own, yet get no health benefits from,) would make one think about more than how "cool" a Steam Shower looks.

           Do we use adjectives such as "stylish" in the descriptions?  Absolutely we do; they ARE stylish and they are awe inspiring.  However, if used regularly and for the purpose of bettering one's health I assure you, the next time a friend comes over and says, "wow, that's cool, I want one!"  Ask them why?  And if the answer is similar to their first statement... chuckle to yourself, and guide your friend/friends toward looking for health benefits in all the things which they open their homes and bodies too.

       Thank you for your readership... we are just beginning our journey into the exploration of your health and all the wonderful possibilities which may be attained through hydrotherapy and other related fields.      

Information and accountability:

I want to preface this blog entry by stating something that should have already been said, not only by me as a communicative artist buy also by all companies which make their make their living by communicating information and  have failed to qualify words, theories and information.  Here’s the danger; most of the words and information contained in articles on health benefits as well as descriptions about how products achieve them dabble in and cross apply many sciences.  To simply wander into any of these fields without a basic understanding of the field of science one is offering information about is a public health hazard.  This means one thing to a business which offers health benefits to customers for a living.  That company must employ and encourage unbridled study of their products and the sciences which make them possible by someone who is capable of communicating that information in a manner in which the customer will be empowered to make intelligent decisions about their health.

This may seem loaded in a way to certain cynical readers, but I assure you I am the most devout skeptic and you’ll not sling any cynicism at me that I’ll not agree with and egg on.  This entry is the culmination of weeks of studying the positive effects of Far Infrared Saunas.  I’ll step you through the process I went through; starting with what I knew and what I wanted to know.  I’ll post further on the actual benefits to be had by the technology offered by My Bath, but for now let’s focus on science and words.         

*People enter saunas to sweat. 

                *Sweat cleanses the body by removing toxins. 

                *Heat is what causes the sweat and heat also heals certain ailments in the human body. However it can cause complications with other conditions- such as heart problems, high blood pressure, headaches and such.  When heat is utilized for therapy it is normally started with a warning about seeking a health care professional’s advice. 

                *Infrared Sauna?  No idea whatsoever.  I’ve experience with using infrared (below visible wave-length) light in the military, but I hardly doubt anything I know about Night Vision technology will aid me in learning about and teaching others about Infrared technology.  I was right.

                *To understand infrared technology I need to understand physics, not medicine. 

                *To understand the medical aspects of the technology I must be able to cross apply these two very distinct and different fields and have a full understanding of how each effects the other… as well as be able to relate this information, if I may understand it, so that others may not only understand it, but appreciate the need of knowing it.

                The bottom line of all of this, I found, is along with the weight of the information and research came a wonderful and daunting responsibility to have readers trust that I will give them just enough information in just the right way to pique curiosity and interest in their own health.  And to inspire further study on their part or further questioning in ways which will guide me to better inform them on specific matters.  And if I fail to do this, I may gain my company a customer, but I’ll fail to gain a client- which I define as someone who is loyal to a brand, thought, idea, or company.  In this realization I was humbled to realize that my real loyalty is to the readership, you, and not the company.  I cannot put my name on even the most sensational stories or teachings if they are not true. 

                I come to my point now, this late in the blog entry and I apologize if I’ve offered some nothing; I hope I’ve offered the other readers at least something. 

                Here is what is happening in the modern “information age.”  We, without being aware of it, cross relate fields of study and words all the time.  Science has become imbedded in our consciousness and our vernacular.  How many times in a week do you catch someone in, or hear of someone making a “Freudian slip?”  And I’ll use this as a primary example of how we misuse words we assume we know the meaning of- simply because it is a part of our collective vocabulary as a society.  Don’t worry, I’ll bring this back around to the physical sciences as well.

A “Freudian slip” is assumed by most people to have something to do with sex all the time.  As one of the things Freud is famous, or perhaps infamous for among the lay-readers of the world, is boiling life down to simple motives- the most catching for western society (which is filled with masses fascinated by, and exploitative of sex) was the motivation of sex.  So, it is assumed if the word or idea being spoken of is prefaced by the name Freud, it is assumed to be about sex.  This is a false assumption.  In fact, you’d be hard pressed to find Freud distinctly speaking of sex when speaking of “Freudian slips.”

                A Freudian slip may be more accurately defined as the unconscious mind, which he and Swiss Psychologist Carl Jung pioneered and mapped out, pushing through the filter of the mind and saying what is actually churning the waters of the unconscious and producing thoughts.  All of this would have been filtered, as I said, and never spoken- hence the “slip.” 

                Now, I have used a simple piece of American culture, English language and consciousness to explain what I want you to understand; which is this, in the absence of having a dictionary on hand a library and the time to enter and research at your disposal or an expert to consult- a class of which I am not a member nor will I ever claim to be; I research and write mostly at libraries –we have very little knowledge of that which we take for granted and use frequently everyday.  So, I may rightfully and justifiably ask, “Who are we to assume we know enough about anything to make informed decisions without the aid of experts, researchers and writers when we in fact cannot even utilize English words correctly… as English speaking peoples?” 

                It is not so much that we are dependent on people like myself who are paid to read and write about such things, it’s that we live simultaneously in a world where we have all the information in the world at our fingertips and yet our time is stretched so thin that we cannot waste any of it spending quality time learning about what is important to us and our lives. Also we’ve been sold dreams and we’ve willingly gone to sleep to achieve them, shutting off our minds to believe the idea that we are capable of simply typing a few words into a search engine and coming up with the best information possible on certain subjects.  In some instances, subjects as weighty as NEURO SCIENCE!  The Science of the brain!  This is the danger I was speaking of. 

                I will tell you right now what I have hinted at previously without really giving examples for you to go on.  I am interested in developing an honorable and trustworthy relationship with each and every one of you.  I promise that I will disclose all information which I come across when it comes to the sciences and applications behind them.  I only ask s few things in return; you take an active role in both your own personal health and also in guiding me in our mutual study of science, health, products and theories which may benefit and enhance our quality of life.        

Rainforest 96 Steam Shower

Greetings everyone,

This is an exciting new product release for My Bath.  The newest hydrotherapy product to hit our store is here; the Rainforest 96. 

                                                                                                                                                                

This monster steam shower spreads more than 5 1/2 feet across and more than 4 feet from front to back.  It comes with 3 showerheads, 11 back and body jets, and a 16 jet whirlpool bath with side-by-side seating.

                                                                                                                                                   

The shower is packed with all the features our customers have come to love in My Bath steam showers including a foot massage, ozone sterilization system, emergency alarm, hands-free telephone and radio. 

                                                                                                                                                            

And we don't stop there. The Rainforest 96 comes with an 8.4 inch LCD TV complete with a remote control for maximum entertainment and relaxation.

                                                                                                                                                            

Want more convenience?  You got it.  After a hot whirlpool bath or steam sauna, reach into the built-in 4 liter fridge and grab a refreshing beverage to subdue your thirst.

                                                                                                                                                

The Rainforest 96 is an incredible steam shower that is sure to encourage good health practices, while bringing entertainment and convenience right to your bath.   To read more about the Rainforest 96 follow the link below:

Rainforest 96 Steam Shower

My Bath will be releasing more new exciting products this year, so be sure to check our blog often to see the newest hydrotherapy product releases.  We encourage you to maintain your healthy lifestyle and always seek the betterment of your health.

Warmest regards,

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