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Massage Therapy Emerging from Alternative Medicine Branding

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

The notion that the health of one system of the body affects the whole should be a common-sense conclusion, yet in the last 80 years the world of medicine has been controlled by pharmaceutical companies ...

Massage Therapy Offers a Holistic Alternative to Pharmaceuticals

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

It is misleading to brand the practice of the many techniques of massage as "alternative" when it has been carried on for centuries all over the world. It is really as mainstream as you can ...

Therapeutic Massage Patients Are Looking For Some Touch

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

This article discusses one of our basic senses that often gets overlooked in modern society, and that is the sense of touch. There are roughly 5 million touch sense receptors on the skin; there are ...

Immune System Response and Mental Benefits of Massage Therapy

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

The techniques of therapeutic massage and bodywork as we know them today have been practiced for over 120 years and widely accepted as the most effective alternative medical treatment in the last several decades. This ...

Canadian Pardons, Clemency, and Royal Prerogative of Mercy

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Canadians who have completed their sentences after having been convicted of a criminal offense can apply for a pardon provided they have demonstrated they have been law-abiding citizens ever since. In special circumstances the Governor ...

Bill C-23 Proposing Suspension of Criminal Records in Lieu of Pardons

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Erasing a criminal record in Canada may become tougher with the drafting and introduction of a new Act into Parliament. Bill C-23, titled "Eliminating Pardons for Serious Crimes Act" is the proposed amendment to the ...

Toronto a Warm Destination for Tourists and Businessmen

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

The extended stay suites industry is thriving in Toronto due to the influx of movie makers, executives, and tourists needing lodging less expensive than hotels. Perhaps global warming is the cause; the Christmas season of ...

Corporate Lodging Consultants Are a Godsend to Business Travelers

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Urban centers offer numerous hotels from all the major chains and charge top dollar to their guests. Many executives however are required to oversee projects or take courses on a long-term basis of several months ...

Travelers to Toronto Use Extended Stay Apartments as a Hotel Alternative

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Travelers often find hotel rooms expensive and too small to be comfortable after a week or two. The corporate housing industry has sprouted up to provide an alternative: accommodations are offered in serviced furnished apartments ...

Saving on Extended Stays in Toronto's Corporate Suites

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Everyone from entertainers to engineers who travel as part of their work has a need for comfortable quarters, more of a home away from home than a busy hotel when they plan to stay for ...

Luxury Furnished Condos for Family Vacations in Toronto

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

We are wiser now then we used to be before the recession. We pay attention to sales and special offers; we try to spend within our means and try to avoid maxing out our credit ...

Advantages of Corporate Housing Over Extended Stay Hotels

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

Businesspeople and others in higher income brackets often find themselves in other cities for thirty days or more and they need to feel comfortable with the quality of amenities to which they have been accustomed. ...

Testing to Become a Certified Corporate Housing Professional

By Pat Boardman · 13 years ago

The Corporate Housing Providers Association (CHPA) offers the only industry certification, CCHP - the Certified Corporate Housing Professional. After passing a 100 question multiple choice exam, the candidate will have shown operational, financial management, and ...