Do you need to unwind this winter? Feeling a little anxious and stressed? Well anyone who has ever gotten a massage, even a quick chair one at the mall, knows that it helps you to unwind. Its not just a mental sensation it is physical to say the least. Massages help to unclench muscles, slow a racing heart, and heightened blood pressures to fall. Levels of the stress hormone called cortisol may drop as well.
In this relaxed state, you are able to regroup and recharge. A good result: a more robust immune system. “Cortisol suppresses the immune response,” explains Roberta Lee, MD, vice chair of the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.
Source: Health.com Magazine Jan/Feb 2011
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