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self-care

How to Handle Holiday Stress

With so many presents to buy for other people, so many holiday parties to attend (wearing your favorite and probably most uncomfortable shoes of co...

Fitness

How to stick to a routine while traveling for the holiday

I remember when my best friend brought her 19-month-old daughter to the city for a visit. We hadn’t really thought through all of the routine habit...

self-care

Tips for Trips: planes, hotels, and family visits

Like most people, year-end means extra stress on all levels. From year-end bills to mailing cards, buying presents, and of course…travel, the final...

Sports

Protecting our young athletes

When I was a kid I loved soccer. I was always intrigued with how pro soccer players worked the ball with such finesse. I started playing soccer in ...

self-care

Sick season (and how to dodge it)

Hate being sick? The MELT Blog explores ways to dodge the sick season. Click here for natural self-care techniques to keep you feeling your best!

nutrition

Tips to enjoy Thanksgiving even more

It’s Thanksgiving again. It’s my favorite holiday of the entire year. It’s when you can hang out with family and friends, there’s no gift buying an...

Science

Endometriosis: A misunderstood ailment

When it comes to self-care, women, far more than men, seek treatments outside of medical care. Over the past two decades, I can attest to this from...

Running

A MELT technique before you run

Sue’s Pre-Run Ritual I’ve mentioned in other blogs that over my lifetime, running and I didn’t mesh well. In fact, I would say I would rather take ...

Sports

MELT for athletes

When I was 12, I was introduced to bodybuilding methods of strength training. My first exercise was a pull-up. A man at the gym where my family fri...

nutrition

Do you love cranberries?

Sue Hitzmann hits the kitchen, with the help of Jori, in this MELT video feature to show you one of her favorite recipes for a healthy fall and win...

headaches

How to get relief from headaches

It’s fall again. The trees in New York State are already changing colors, sweaters are out and the temperature has dropped by at least 20 degrees f...

MELT News

Red Mountain Recap

As the sun rose over the vast desert skyline in Southern Utah, the temperature changed more than 20-degrees from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. I looked out at thes...

Hands & Wrists