Massage
Massage has been a beneficial therapy that has been practiced for hundreds of years indeed the people of ancient Mediterranean civilizations understood that education involves equal development of mind and body so they would indulge after exercise then bathing they would have full body massages. Massage was used frequently for health and healing by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Massage still forms an integral part of whole systems of medicine dating back hundreds of years B.C. in India, China and Japan.
Massages worth as a natural pain-reliever and natural tranquillizer has been proven throughout time. Today we live very stressful lifestyles, research has shown that sickness and stress go hand to hand so we now find that more people are turning to massage to relieve their aches, pains and tensions the more relaxed you are the more healthier you are. As well as being a de-stressing therapy it is indulgent, relaxing and very beneficial promoting good circulation, muscle tone, general well being.
Massage is known to increase the circulation of blood and flow of lymph. The direct mechanical effect of rhythmically applied manual pressure and movement used in massage can dramatically increase the rate of blood flow.
For the whole body to be healthy, the sum of its parts -- the cells -- must be healthy. The individual cells of the body are dependent on an abundant supply of blood and lymph because the fluids supply nutrients, oxygen also carries away waste and toxins. So, it is easy to understand why good circulation is so important to our health and why massage can be so beneficial for the entire body due to its effect on circulation alone.