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The Citizen, 1996-11-20, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20,1996 PAGE 19. Brussels area welcomes a 'Healthy Touch' Nice touch Marsha and Bobby-Jo Lovell have opened their new business "Healthy Touch Holistic Services" on Turnberry St., Brussels next door to the office of The North Huron Citizen. Take it already Little Rachel Cousins was more intent on eating her delicious luncheon provided by the Brussels UCW than having her picture taken. She joined several other residents at Brussels United Church, Nov. 13, for the meal and bake sale. By Bonnie Gropp Citizen staff These days a little pampering is the least we can do for ourselves. And if that pampering can in some way benefit our physical and men- tal well-being that's even better. Two sisters recently opened Healthy Touch Holistic Services in Brussels, offering an alternative to chemical treatment of illness. Mar- sha and Bobby-Jo Lovell, presently offer reflexology and aromatherapy to clients out of their Turnberry St. office, located next to The Citizen. The former, done on the feet, stim- ulates reflexes to help the body reg- ulate itself and as Marsha says, "do its job better. Everything should be working together." Aromatherapy is done through full body massage using oils extracted from natural products. direction of health care that got the Lovells interested in holistic heal- ing. Marsha, who has lived in Brus- sels for three years, was studying sociology at the University of Waterloo, while Bobby-Jo, a resi- dent of Kitchener, was enrolled in social work there. "With all the cuts coming from the province, we panicked," says Marsha. "We began to look at other options for us and came up with this." Each is now certified in reflexology and aromatherapy. Their obvious interest in people's well-being as noted by their cours- es of study, led to concern for the direction health care was going. "With holistic health based on the premise that relieving stress will pretty much take care of anything we could see more people moving towards natural healing and felt there would be a need for this type of business," says Marsha. Even the unconvinced would have to acknowledge the treatment is a soothing interlude in a hassled life. Lying in a lightly lit room, lis- tening to soft music while someone gently massages away the cares and worries is better than relaxing. Physically, experts say that the benefits will not be achieved fully, until the individual has undergone three months of treatment for every year of the illness. "I don't know if that's true, but you can't expect to have something for 10 years and see immediate relief," says Bobby- Jo. Not so, the stress factor. "You will feel better right after a treat- ment, more relaxed," says Marsha, adding with a laugh, "I'm the biggest stress case in the world and it's helped me. As a healing agent it may not have immediate benefits, but you will notice a difference in the way you feel right away." The Lovells do not pretend to be doctors and will not attempt to diagnose problems, Marsha says. While the pressure points on the feet may provide hints as to an area of health concern, the tenderness could as simply be attributed to ten- sion. "No one ever told me I could tell a person what their health prob- lems were by massaging their feet." To interest people in the service and build up their clientele, the Lovells are offering a special Christmas promotion. For $30 peo- ple can buy two reflexology ses- sions rather than one, or two aromatherapy treatments for $35. Their hours are flexible, though they are definitely at the office from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. weekdays. Appointments can be made by call- ing 887-9320. For the future, the Lovells hope to add health food services to their business and are pursuing courses in other holistic healing methods, such as acupressure and therapeutic touch. The massage is not like deep-mus- cle therapy, but actually is a gentle massage that helps relieve lymphat- ic congestion. The essential oils used in the practice can help everything from stress to diabetes, Bobby-Jo says. While the holistic health idea is still novel enough to have its skep- tics, the pair has seen the benefits, and are still new enough to the work to be amazed by each experi- ence. "It really works. I know a few years ago if anyone would have said these things to me, I would have doubted it, but it really does work," says Bobby-Jo. "I suppose is does seem a little kooky to suggest that oils and rub- bing someone's feet can help cure most ills, but we're not into that train of thought," says Marsha. "If you get sick you get help. 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