Why Water!
Benefits of drinking water.
Water not only prevents us from becoming dehydrated but is also a vital chemical that our body needs to lubricate the joints, accounts for 22% of bones, assists the body to remove wastes, makes up 83% of blood, regulates body temperature, composes 75% of the brain, helps to carry nutrients and oxygen to the cells, moistens oxygen for breathing, helps to convert food into energy, protects and cushions vital organs, makes up 75% of muscles. Without water cells cannot grow, reproduce or survive. The body can survive for weeks without food but only a few days without water.
A good rule of thumb is to drink a litre of water per very 25KG of your weight. I would suggest you start drinking early in the morning so that you are not up all night peeing!
Massage Speeds Up Muscle Healing and Reduces Pain
PROBLEM:
Even though getting a massage is an increasingly popular way to alleviate pain and stress, very little work has been done to understand the molecular underpinnings of this healing process.
METHODOLOGY:
Researchers led by McMaster University scientists Justin Crane and Mark Tarnopolsky documented the biological changes that massage evokes in 11 young men who pushed themselves to exhaustion on a stationary bike by analyzing their leg-muscle biopsies prior to the exercise, immediately after 10 minutes of massage, and after a 2.5 hour recovery period.
RESULTS:
The participants’ thigh muscles showed microscopic tears and inflammation, but just 10 minutes of pushing and kneading reduced signs of inflammation. Massaged muscle cells were also better able to make new mitochondria, which promote faster recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Interestingly, the popular belief that massage helps clear lactic acid from tired muscles proved false.
CONCLUSION:
Massage speeds up muscle healing by activating molecules that reduce inflammation and promote mitochondrial growth.
IMPLICATION:
Most pain medications may be replaced by massage therapy since it blunts muscle pain by the same biological mechanisms.
SOURCE:
The full study, “Massage Therapy Attenuates Inflammatory Signaling After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage,” is published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
Massage for stress, anxiety and depression
Massage for stress, anxiety and depression
Experts have estimated that ninety per cent of disease is stress related, and that nothing ages us faster, internally and externally than high stress levels. Eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast-paced world may be idealistic but massage can without a doubt help to manage stress, anxiety and depression.
Just some of the benefits that result from massage apart from decreased anxiety and depression is the stimulation of your immune system by increasing white blood cell counts, improves recovery after post-operative surgery and the enhancement of sleep quality. The list of benefits doesn’t stop there as massage also generates greater energy, improves concentration, increases circulation, improves mobility and can help to relieve gastrointestinal issues. Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches, pains and less stiffness and burn injury patients report reduced pain, itching and again, anxiety.
Massage has been proven to cause the body to release many natural therapeutic mood and health enhancing chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin and to reduce the stress hormone cortisol which kills cells important for immunity and is also responsible for moodiness and aggression.
Massage as a form of self care can play a huge part in how healthy and youthful you’ll remain with each passing year. Budgeting time and money for bodywork at consistent intervals is truly an investment in your health and well being, and not just a self indulgent treat.
Professional therapist Louise da Costa provides specialist, qualified massage services in rooms or via her Massage Central mobile service. Many Massage Central clients have reported relief from years of pain and suffering and a plethora of glowing testimonials can be found on her website.
Louise is currently offering an introductory offer of 1.5 hour bodywork massage for just $75 for mobile for in-room services. Phone 043 926 4445 to arrange an appointment or visit www.massagecentral.com.au or email louisemassagecentral@gmail.com
Massage Reduces Stress Levels
Serotonin Molecule
Did you know that having a regular massage reduces stress, anxiety and depression and causes the body to release therapeutic mood and health chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin and helps to reduce the stress hormone cortisol which kills white blood cells vitally important for our immune system? What more reason do you need to invest in your health and wellbeing? Call Louise on 043 926 4445 now to arrange your massage and take advantage of the special introductory offer of $75 for ninety minutes remedial/deep tissue or relaxation massage!
Massage Changed My Life
The following letter from John Barson of Cooroibah was printed in the Noosa News recently and is a testament to the power of massage!
“In my late sixties I was ready for a wheelchair. With cramps in every conceivable part of my neck, legs and feet and dreadful pains behind my knees. After short walks I experienced an inability to control the direction of my feet, which meant I needed to find somewhere to sit and quickly. Then a quality of life changing moment. A friend recommended a local massage therapist to me. After a limited number of treatments, all my problems were gone. I now have a regular weekly treatment to maintain my wellbeing”.
You will be able to jump for joy after your massage too!
The benefits to massage are numerous. How much is your health worth to you? Invest in your body today… call Louise of Massage Central on 043 926 4445 and make an appointment that will improve your health and well being.
Happy Client
This is just one of my happy clients. To see more testimonials.
Louise is very very good at what she does. Having lived in Asia for 10 years, I was fortunate to experience many types of massage from blind masseuse centers in Hong Kong, Thai massages in Thailand, local spas in Macau, to massages at award winning spas in leading hotels across Asia, and I will have to say that Louise is one of, if not, the best. Her massage methodology provides for a very effective lymphatic drain and deep tissue massage as well. It is like having 2 massages in one, and is so relaxing, therapeutic and medicinal. Besides that she is a really nice person too.
Book 1.5 hours if you can – you will not regret it!
Dotty B – Noosa Heads
Gift Certificates Available
Mothers day is coming up…why not treat your Mum to a therapeutic or relaxing massage in-rooms or in the comfort of her own home.
Massage Central in Noosa is offering a 1.5 hour session of choice for just $75.00.
Mothers Day Gift Certificate
Give your Mum something she will really benefit from.
Call Louise on 043 926 4445 to arrange!
Massage – Get Your Knots Out!
How many of us just accept limited body movement? How many of us feel that it is ‘normal’ to be unable to swivel our heads past our shoulders or have to turn our entire bodies rather than the appropriate body part to carry out a routine activity? How many of us use the excuse of ‘aging’ for our body’s lack of suppleness?
To maintain a healthy, mobile and supple body a regular massage regime is vital from weekly, fortnightly to monthly sessions (no matter what the age or condition of the body).
Massage is one of the most effective methods of relaxing tightly bound muscles often the cause of limited mobility. Massage benefits also extends to stress relief by lowering the heart rate and blood pressure, encouraging circulation, and increasing endorphins and lymphatic flow which all supports the body’s immune system.
Many people find that massage alleviates discomfort caused by bulging disks, assists the release of strained muscles and ligaments, , reduces muscle spasms to name but a few benefits and generally promotes a healthier life and pain-free body.
Massage is not a self indulgent luxury to be enjoyed only while on holiday, but an important element of an ongoing wellness routine and balanced lifestyle.
Louise da Costa - Massage Therapist
Professional therapist Louise da Costa provides specialist, qualified massage services in rooms or via her Massage Central mobile service. Many Massage Central clients have reported relief from years of pain and suffering.
Miracles of Massage
"Hippocrates" the father of medicine
Massage is one of the oldest health practices, with evidence of it found in ancient Chinese medical texts written some 4,000 years ago. Hippocrates (the father of physicians) advocated massage in the 4th century BC and these days medical professionals encourage the use of massage in order to relieve stress on the body, enhance overall health and aid the healing process.
The benefits of massage are far reaching and nothing short of miraculous. Studies have shown that massage can assist in managing the symptoms of all sorts of conditions such as arthritis, gastrointestinal problems, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), lower back pain, migraine, sciatica, stress and tension.
Massage can also enable faster recovery after surgery or assist people who do not respond to (or cannot tolerate) pain medication. The effects of massage both elevate the body’s anti-pain hormone, serotonin and simultaneously reduce the levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Athletes know that a good massage speeds muscle recovery rate after physical exertion.
Massage works with your body’s own healing system to remove stagnation (blockages). When muscles spasm, it’s a form of stagnation – where the blood is not moving as smoothly as it should due to internal stress or as a reaction to pain.
Effective massage relieves blockages and invigorates tired, aching or injured muscles. It increases circulation (which delivers blood by supplying nutrients and oxygen to the muscles) and aids lymphatic flow (which rids the body tissue of waste and toxins).
For those who have not yet enjoyed the benefits of massage Massage Central is a convenient and professional option. Massage Centre provides mobile or in room services based on the Raynor massage therapy technique, a powerful and innovative massage treatment that is practiced all over the world.
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