Here are all the products and people that I highly recommend. These are all from personal experience and/or from what others have experienced. If you have any questions, please let me know.
I worked for Ability Physical Therapy from 2014 to 2019. Absolutely LOVED that experience and highly recommend other massage therapists to work with Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistants in a setting like this to excel in understanding how the body heals. It all takes time but being able to see the progression and all the different types of people and injuries was transformational. I have so many stories and wonderful experiences with clients from this area of my life.
If you are looking for a great group of people you care about your wellbeing and will get you on the road to wellness, this is the place to go. They now have 5 locations: Cedar Rapids, Center Point, Marion, Mount Vernon, and Solon.
(Styles Top to bottom: Hipster, Cheeky, Thong)
Anything that you put on your body can restrict blood flow. Usually within the first 5 minutes of assessing your lymphatic system, I'm talking to you about your clothes that you wear. Most importantly, your underwear. I know it sounds very strange, but I've proven to EVERYONE that bands around the body will restrict flow and with enough time and pressure, those bands will shut off muscles, create imbalances in your flow, and cause all kinds of symptoms in the body.
For men the underwear styles are very limited compared to what women wear and most of the time they are just WAY to tight. If you are still wearing briefs, time to upgrade to boxers or boxer/briefs and for the love of your body, upsize and stop wearing them at night.
For women, the smaller the bands, the deeper they cut into your system. Plus, every band is a kink in your lymphatic system. A kink is just like a kink in a garden hose. It holds fluid below it and suffocates or reduces the flow above it. Most women have on average of 4-6 kinks in their system just from clothing alone.
If you wouldn't want to wear the bands by themselves, why do you choose to wear them with the underwear?
While the best bra is no bra, there are no really good options for bras. I haven't seen anyone that is over 50 yrs old and even likes to wear them. They usually hurt, restrict, and most of the time don't fit property due to not having uniform sized breasts.
If you must wear a bra, limit the time you spend in them. Once removed, please...PLEASE...PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF YOUR BODY, self-massage where the bands were against your skin!!! Like, actually move the skin over your bones. Make sure you can actually feel movement! If you wear a bra when you are active and take it off and sit, your body doesn't even realize it's not still on you, if you don't self-massage the area. That's all I say about that. But for real, listen to your body. If it hurts, try to find an alternative.
This service has been a lifesaver for my family. I was looking for an option to re-mineralize my body since I've read so much about how our soil where food is grown is so mineral depleted and/or genetically modified. Even the water we drink dehydrates us because it too, is lacking minerals. In the past I've purchased hundreds of dollars every month to try and fill that gap where food and supplements all fall short. This service is perfect for getting everything my body needs directly to the bloodstream and is 100% bioavailable. Supplements that you buy in stores and online, you have no real idea how much those minerals and vitamins are actually being absorbed into your system. Not only the ingredients but your hard-earned money you use to purchase them every month is literally being pissed away. Give IV wellness a try and just like my wife and I, we were AMAZED how much better we feel after getting our IV therapy.
Amanda has a lot of experience to help you navigate all the options IV wellness offers. Check out her website for more information. Even though she located in Muscatine, she does travel.
Located at 115 Lombard Street, Clarence, Iowa 52216. Hound Dog Rock Shop is my favorite place to shop for hand-picked healing crystals/stones. Kurt and Janel Wenndt provide quality rocks, minerals, gems, geodes, crystals, metaphysical & custom-made jewelry from local, national, and international locations.
Sally is a wonderful spiritual healer with very powerful energy and a loving heart. I met her back in 2014 where we shared a room in PrismsScape Gems and Healing Center in Iowa City. Together we hosted Reiki shares, where a group of providers and newcomers would each get to experience each other's energy by either hands-on or distance techniques. It was quite a magical and safe experience with profound healing for many. We are all connected.
She is currently offering private sessions and teaching Holy Fire Reiki classes.
For all your body waxing needs. My wife and I have seen Skylar when she used to be at Spa Bilancia (now The Bilancia) in Iowa City. Now she's on her own with Honeybee Hair Parlor in Iowa City. She's part of the Collective in that building. She's very professional, skilled, and is my go-to for waxing services. I highly recommend her to anyone who needs some hair removal.
This is quite an interesting and powerful device. If you don't know anything about a Rife Machine, the link below will take you to the Spooky2 website.
The easiest way to understand Rife and Spooky2 is to see it as a futuristic multi-function gun that can shoot different types of bullets – killing and soothing frequencies using Rife frequency generators. Frequencies are unique because they are made from invisible electromagnetic energy, not metal. Depending on the waveform that is used to shape how the bullet behaves, it can deliver multiple strikes to the targets in your body. When you know one germ’s frequency, use a Spooky2 generator to transmit the frequency into your body. It will then cause that germ to vibrate. Through vibration, pathogens and parasites are shattered to pieces. For relieving pain and general health support, the process is completely different and works on the principle of frequency entrainment. By transmitting the frequencies of a healthy organ or a robust immune system to yourself, frequency entrainment will take place within a few days, and your body will start looking much better.
This Spooky2 system has many ways to transfer precise healing frequencies, including contact, plasma, PEMF, cold laser, and ultrasonic to your body.
I use this every day and night. The system is a little complex, but they offer free trainings and videos and anyone with a little computer knowledge can use it for yourself, family, and friends, even pets and plants. Check it out for yourself. It's the best priced one that I've found.