Valerie Martinez LMP

Marie Curie, born Maria Sklowdowski, was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1867. She was a physicist, Chemist, and a pioneer in radiation. Her parents were both educators, they pushed their daughters educations as well. Marie graduated first in her class from high school at the age of fifteen. She became a governess at seventeen to help support her sister pursue an education in France. Soon after, Marie went to college in France as well and lived in a small apartment. She went by Marie to seem more French. To afford her education and shelter, she often ate very poorly but her sacrifice was worth it as she focused on her studies. She met Pierre Curie in school, he was already a very bright man. They married in the summer of 1895. By 1898, Marie had come up with the term "radioactive" as they worked to discover Polonium (Named after Poland) and Radium. In 1903 she became the first women to earn a doctorate in Physics, in Europe. Marie and Pierre won a nobel prize together in 1903, and ...

George H Taylor was born in Willinston, Virginia in 1821. He was mainly self taught and began teaching in his area before the age of eighteen. He was successful in his early career and soon became the school superintendent. George was not even twenty one years old yet and was suffering from health issues that weren't understood, he began to pursue the answers himself. He studied at Harvard medical department and graduated from New York Medical College. He started his career at New York City Water cure, a hydropathic institute. In 1960 he wrote the Exposition of the Swedish Movement cure, he felt is was crucial to understand anatomy and physiology. He also helped to divide Ling's movements into Purgative and Quieting types. He's most credited for his work using osteopathic treatment to cure hernia's without surgery. Citations: http://herniaremediation.org/2016/02/dr-george-h-taylor-a-physician-who-used-osteopathic-treatments-to-cure-hernias/ http://www.oocities...

Self talk is a normal thing, but how you talk to yourself may be unhealthy. Negative self talk effects us in more ways than most people realize. It takes more than just an emotional toll, even though that's bad enough. Negative self talk can effect us physically and socially as well. You begin to create a negative bias about yourself and see regular human error as proof to solidify your point of view. You may not recognize certain habits as negative self talk, here are a few. Criticizing yourself and comparing to others: Sometimes this behavior can be a motivator, like for competitive athletes. However, if you don't also build yourself up and celebrate your victories with as  much enthusiasm as you critique yourself, you've just made a habit of tearing yourself down without building yourself back up. Black and white thinking: Extremes and unrealistic expectations or harshness in thinking such as "If you're not perfect and achieving highly, you're a failure....

Henrietta Lacks, born Loretta Pleasant, was born August !, 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia. Lacks was a Mother, A tobacco farmer and a wife. She was raised by her grandfather from the age of four, after the passing of her mother. He raised her in a cabin that had once been the slave's quarters of an old plantation that a white family member had owned. In 1935, Henrietta and her cousin, David, have their first child while she is only fourteen years old. Five years later they would go on to have their second child, later they would discover she is developmentally disabled. In 1941 they marry and soon after they move to Maryland, where they have three more children. They're faced with the decision on how to approach the challenges of raising a child with developmental handicaps in a time when it wasn't understood, they choose to place their second child in a hospital for the negro insane. On January 29, 1951, Lacks visits John Hopkins Hospital experiencing bleeding and pain in her a...

Per Henrik Ling (PHK) was born in 1776, he was a Swedish Medical Gymnastics practitioner. He's known for promoting physical education in Sweden as well as wrongly credited with being the father of Swedish massage.  The start of Ling's career began in the early 1800's when PHK observed exercise and passive movements benefiting acute and chronic pain. PHK struggled with rheumatism and lung disease, he noticed physical exercise helping him manage his pain but that alone wasn't enough. He began pressing, stroking and kneading the body, he noticed these passive actions were showing change in a beneficial way! He had to share this with others, he went on to call it "Medical Gymnastics' and wanted to teach others to benefit themselves in the same way. He developed "suitable systemized exercises' that he felt would make the mind and body well. This would be the early developments of modern physiotherapy. Ling's passive movement's would later be kn...

Hello, My name Is Valerie and I practice Swedish and Deep tissue massage.  I'm here to work with you to decrease pain, tension, and other ailments that are common to everyday people like you. I want to show everyone the benefits of massage, regardless of if you're an office worker, laborer or student. Let me show you how massage can benefit your life. I'm available to sit down and have a consultation with you to discuss a custom goal and plan to help you feel your best.  I'm on a mission to work with others to teach them how to benefit themselves, by catering to the comfort and therapeutic needs of my guests, using education and customizing a plan to promote wellness and independence. Let me know how I can help by scheduling an appointment today. 

My name is Valerie Martinez. I graduated from Everest College in 2014 as an ambassador for the Massage therapy program.  I'm inspired by working with other's in my community to help lead change and promote a path to wellness.  I've been interested in being a massage therapist since I was young, I wanted to be able to help people in a way that doesn't always get as much attention as it should. My goal is to help people better themselves. Often times people neglect the one body they're given, I'm here to show you how to take care of yourself so you can feel and function at your best.  In my spare time I like to drive around my home state of Washington and see the scenic views. I love animals, I like to think and am almost always open for a thoughtful conversation. You can schedule a visit with me at the Today's Blend of Health home office. I'm looking forward to working with you!

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