More people turn to massage to manage stress
There's a saying which goes "where the U.S goes, the world will follow".
Since the global financial crisis got into full swing, management at the U.S website "Spafinder" noticed that weekly traffic to it's "stress management" category has doubled. When the economy was good, booking a massage was largely about pampering yourself, however, it's now seen as an investment of sorts, in well-being.
To quote from The New York Times online: "People are giving up on gold and caviar facials and honing in on core stress busters like therapeutic massage, especially if the price is right"
So just what makes massage such a great stress buster:
- Our skin is full of many millions of nerve receptors that are linked to our nervous system.
- When the skin is massaged it causes stimulation and release of chemicals in the brain
it increases dopamine and serotonin [feel good chemicals] and reduces the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. - It increases the relaxation alpha brain waves and also increases pain relieving levels of endorphins.
- on the massage table there's no mobile phone/blackberry beckoning for your attention.
What's particularly fantastic about a treatment at home, is that you don't have to get up and make your way home. Your toughest decision is whether to take a bubble bath, curl up on the sofa or take a nap. Oooh life can be tough sometimes ...........
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