Rockport's Soul Sensation Movement video uses the principles of reflexology to strengthen and stretch feet by massaging and stimulating key pressure points on the soles. The 45-minute video offers a complete fitness program that borrows from tai chi, yoga and modern dance. Pain when walking isn't normal Only one in five Americans at risk for a serious, but treatable, circulation problem recognizes the problem, says a new survey. More than 4 million Americans experience pain while walking, a condition called intermittent claudication that is a symptom of hardening of the arteries. Untreated, it can lead to loss of mobility.
Prescription medications can help.
Aromatherapy is taking off everywhere, it seems. Natural Health magazine reports that Kay Thomas, an elementary school teacher in Georgia, spritzes her kindergarten classroom with lavender and rosemary essential oils when she wants her kids to listen, and passes around a vanilla-soaked cotton ball just before naptime. He's the new spokesman for the National Kidney Foundation's fall bed-wetting campaign. An estimated 5 million to 7 million children wet their beds regularly, but such frequency does not necessarily mean there is a problem with the child's kidneys. In most cases, says the foundation, no physical problems are found.