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Nothing can help you feel more relaxed and refreshed than a great massage. You already know that massage takes away the frustrating pain of sore muscles and helps boosting your immune system, relieve stress and build up tension but do you know how it influences the five pillars of Optimized Health? According to specialists, five elements of health combine to ensure that we feel and function at our best. Massage therapy has a distinct effect on each.
Your Nervous System
Fitness is another essential pillar of good health. When you’re suffering from muscle pain and stiffness, it may be difficult to get the exercise your body needs. Regular massage therapy loosens muscles, relieves pain and improves mobility so that you can stay more active.
The human nervous system is like a master computer that controls every system in the body. It regulates pain perception, enables coordinated movement and ensures that important chemicals and electrical signals do their jobs correctly. Massage stimulates the central nervous system when pressure is applied to peripheral nerves in soft tissues. In turn, the action stimulates the autonomic nervous system, which encourages a natural re balancing of the two that normalizes nerve function. Massage also increases production of serotonin and dopamine, which are neurotransmitters associated with stress relief.
Your Hormones
Hormones are your body’s chemical messengers. Produced in endocrine glands throughout your body, they influence a wide variety of functions including mood regulation, sleep, food cravings, digestion, fat storage and sex drive. Massage has been shown to produce hormonal changes that provide positive effects. For example, it can reduce levels of cortisol, a stress hormone associated with weight gain and anxiety. Massage can also increase levels of oxytocin, a hormone that imparts a feeling of contentment and well-being.
Detoxification Processes
Toxins are present in our air, water and food. It’s impossible to avoid them all. Chemical and natural toxins can cause chaos in your body by altering DNA and influencing the effects of various hormones and neurotransmitters. Your lymphatic system plays a large role in ridding your body of toxins. Massage stimulates your lymph nodes to help them flush out toxic waste products.
Optimum Nutrition
Without proper nutrition, your body can’t function at its best. Even if you consume a healthy diet, you may not be absorbing the nutrients you need. Massage can help by improving digestion and increasing circulation to deliver more nutrient-rich blood to the tissues that need it. Maintaining regular massage also improves how you feel physically and emotionally, and this may motivate you to stick to a healthy diet.
Physical Fitness
Fitness is another essential pillar of good health. When you’re suffering from muscle pain and stiffness, it may be difficult to get the exercise your body needs. Regular massage therapy loosens muscles, relieves pain and improves mobility so that you can stay more active.
Enjoy Whole-Body Health with Home Massage
Since massage can influence almost every aspect of health and well-being, you should make it a permanent part of your life plan. Call today to book a relaxing massage in the comfort of your home.
The greatest wealth is health. Virgil