Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Asheville offerings for wellness-based Mother's Day gifts

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110503/LIVING/305030008/Medicine-for-Mom?odyssey=tab|mostpopular|text|FRONTPAGEDear FriendsASHEVILLE — Mom may have been the one nagging you to eat your peas and carrots all those years, but there's one person a mother doesn't always take care of — herself.

Instead of the standard flowers, perfume or box of chocolates this Mother's Day, this Sunday, experts offer tips on how to get Mom a gift that makes her happy without leaving off the healthy.
“The universal thing you can give any mother that will make her healthier is something that's a destressor,” said Dr. Victoria Morehouse of Asheville Medicine and Pediatrics. “Helping her find a way to be less stressed can do some pretty amazing things for her health.”Tasha Murphy, owner of Spa Materna, gives a massage to Svitlana Saray. The Asheville spa specilaizes in massage for pregnant and postpartum clients.

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