You probably know that massage therapy can help relax your muscles, improve your sleep, and even reduce your stress levels, but did you know that it can also help boost your immune system? It is true! In fact, stress and its effects on the immune system is one of the main reasons massage therapy can be so beneficial in helping you fight colds and the flu. Massage can definitely help minimize stress-causing hormones, such as cortisol, and improve “feel-good” hormones, such as serotonin, but it does more than that. Because it's not the only reason massage can improve your immunity.
Have you ever wondered why some people get sick more often than others? And there are people who never get sick! What is going on with them? Well, it may be that they deal with stress better than others, and that may be because genetically, their body naturally produces more “good” immune system fighters and has a better ability to lower “good” ones. “Bad guys” who can cause all this discomfort and suffering. Unfortunately, not all of them were built this way: some of us need extra help. Spa center
Clinical studies have shown that massage therapy on a regular basis can actually affect your natural antibody levels, increasing your levels to help fight bacteria and viruses (that's right, get a massage and you can skip your blueberry-banana-wheat -gram -protein-smoothie for the first time!). Plus, regular massage will help reduce the body's production of cytokines, which stimulate inflammation and pain throughout the body.
Plus, therapeutic massage helps improve blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, two systems that help push out those nasty invaders that can damage your immunity. Note, however, that it is not good to get a massage after the bad guys have taken over and you feel bad! Once their numbers are high enough, increased traffic can help them move faster and wreak more havoc. If you have taken anything before, wait at least 3 to 5 days until your symptoms subside before resuming your massage therapy sessions.
If you work hard, you deserve to relax. Better yet, taking the time to receive a regular therapeutic massage from a licensed massage therapist can save you from having to go sick and losing all the hard work you love to do! It's hard to live a stressful life when a weakened immune system gets in the way. So be proactive and get a massage today!
