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Scandle® LLC, the leading manufacturer and wholesaler of the finest quality massage candles, today announced their new line of preservative-free spa products that enhance The Scandle® Body Candle experience.

Products included in Scandle®’s Body Line are specially formulated to ensure long-shelf life and can be combined with the warm oil from The Scandle Massage Candle to create unique, therapeutic spa treatments for professional or home use. Included in Scandle®’s new line is a multi-functional Dead Sea Salt that can be used as a bath/foot soak or as a gentle exfoliating body scrub and a variety of preservative-free body clays that can be used as detoxifying and nourishing massage mud masques.

For more information, visit abodycandle.com

Multiple Sclerosis is a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. As nerve fiber is destroyed and damaged from the disease, even the most common every day tasks can be a chore. But with regular aquatic therapy, MS sufferers can strengthen weakened muscles and improve stamina and balance.

The unique qualities of water provide exceptional benefits to people with MS, allowing them to move in ways they may not be able to on land. Aquatic exercise improves overall physical function including walking, mobility, flexibility, balance and endurance. Finding a swimming pool that’s convenient, open year-round and at the right temperature for MS therapy can be a challenge though.

The MS Society’s latest partner, Endless Pools, Inc has the answer to this dilemma. The 8′ x 15′, temperature controlled Endless Pool can be installed virtually anywhere indoors or out. Now privacy and convenience can be a part of anyone’s rehabilitation routine.

The Endless Pool features an adjustable current that allows you to swim or exercise in place. The current is broad and deep, and is suitable to every swimming ability and therapy need. You can also set the temperature precisely, based on preferences and needs.

Now through the end of December 2008 visit NationalMSsociety.org and the Movement Marketplace for your chance to win an Endless Pool.

For more information, visit nationalMSsociety.org or endlesspools.com

Among the terrific benefits a traditional Finnish sauna offers is a thorough cleansing of the body. There is one potential benefit of traditional sauna bathing, however, that has been repeatedly overlooked by even the most fervent supporters of the Finnish sauna: the traditional Finnish sauna bath can serve as a wonderful introduction to Finnish vocabulary.

Sauna is the only word of Finnish origin that has established such a secure place for itself in the English language. Ask yourself what word better describes a sauna than sauna.

The word kiuas describes the traditional Finnish sauna stove or sauna heater that holds and heats the sauna rocks that are such an important part of the Finnish sauna. Water is tossed upon these hot sauna rocks to produce steam. The Finnish word for this steam (so esteemed by Finnish sauna fans) is loyly.

Bathers in traditional Finnish saunas sit on wooden benches. The Finnish people call these benches lauteet. Each bench, or laude, is placed at a height in the sauna room where the bather can enjoy the air as hot as he or she wants it.

Contributing to the pleasure of a traditional Finnish sauna experience is the vasta or vihta, a thick bunch of young, leafy birch twigs that are tied together and used by the sauna bather to slap on him or herself (without causing pain) to promote blood circulation and cleanse the skin. In lands where tender birch is not as readily available as it is in Finland, the vasta or vihta can consist of poplar or cedar twigs. The actual slapping of the vasta or vihta is known as vihtoa in Finnish.

For more information, visit greatsaunas.com

The search for pain relief can often be elusive, but a recently introduced moist heat product line from Bruder Healthcare is poised to help sufferers through everyday aches and pains naturally. ThermalOn moist heat wraps and sleeves provide drug-free pain relief from arthritis, muscle aches, overexertion, repetitive motion injuries, and painful joints and are tailored specifically for multiple treatment areas such as the back, neck, and joints.

ThermalOn’s Advanced Thermal Bead Technology continually absorbs water molecules from the air. When microwaved the moisture is released as “clean” deeply-penetrating moist heat. Applying ThermalOn for 20-30 minutes will deliver hours of effective pain relief. Also, ThermalOn moist heat products are washable, reusable, odor-free and will not support bacteria or fungi growth.

Doctors use and recommend moist heat because it penetrates at lower temperatures to quickly increase circulation, thereby bringing in nutrients while flushing away pain-causing chemicals. Moist heat has been proven to be more effective than dry heat at restoring sore muscles and joints to a natural pain-free state.

For more information, visit thermalon.com