Alexandra Ellis
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How to Eat Healthy When You’re Super Busy
Hi, my name is Alex and I love to eat, and like many people, the only thing that gets in the way of my food obsession is my busy schedule. Food and food preparation is also one of the ways I practice self-care - the time I spend in the kitchen is an opportunity to...
Forward Head Posture (aka Text Neck) and Jaw Pain
In my previous article, Why Does My Jaw Hurt, I described the anatomy behind TMJ and jaw pain and how Forward Head Posture/Text Neck can be a contributing factor. Does it seem too hard to believe that your posture is affecting your jaw pain? Your jaw doesn’t live in a...
What Does Icing Really Do?
If you’re not following AE Wellness on Facebook, you may have missed my newest weekly segment, Anatomy with Alex. Each week, I spend anywhere 20-30 minutes talking about a seemingly complicated body concept to help make it relevant and practical for you. Whether it’s...
Why Does My Jaw Hurt?
aka What is TMJ? Maybe your jaw has been clicking for some time. Or you’ve had jaw tenderness and neck pain for just a few weeks. When you consider that we move our jaw upwards of 20,000 times a day while eating, chewing and talking, it can be scary when it becomes...
15 Practical Gift Ideas for your Favorite Fit Girl (or guy!)
With the holidays already here, you are probably thinking of gifts for your loved ones. Or you might be thinking of what to hint to your family and/or add to your wish list. As a practical fit girl, I’ve put together some of my favorite things that you can instantly...
Therapy Ball Plus: The Only Massage Tool You’ll Ever Need
If I were ever stranded on a desert island and was only allowed take one myofascial release tool with me, it would no doubt be the Therapy Ball PLUS. The Therapy Ball PLUS is the slightly larger sibling of the Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls - at about 2.75” in diameter,...
5 Ways to Reduce Trapezius Tension
The trapezius is the broad, diamond shaped muscle that covers the entirety of your upper back. Trapezius tension can be quite intense as it is responsible for some portion of the incredible tension most of us carry because we tend to slouch, stare at devices and sit...
Keep Everything: Why You Don’t Need to Chase Fitness Trends
With new fitness fads popping up every day, it’s easy to want to throw out the old and focus solely on the new. But as I learned in Quantum Leap with Sarah Court, it’s important that we “Keep Everything”. I have been super busy lately and haven’t had the opportunity...
The Problem with Scar Tissue
The problem with scar tissue is that it’s not regular tissue at all. Scar tissue is your body’s protective response to an injury. Following the injury, whether it’s a sprain, strain, or external cut/abrasion, there is a period of inflammation that aids the healing...
Self-Care Fixes for Carpal Tunnel and Wrist Pain
More often than not, pain at the inside of the wrist is diagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome, but how many of us actually understand what the carpal tunnel is and how it can become an issue? True carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is irritated or...