Massage is Immune System’s Best Friend
Posted by mary on May 31, 2011
Take that, colds
Massage helps ward off bugs by boosting your “natural killer cells,” the immune system’s first line of defense against invading illness. “We know that cortisol destroys natural killer cells,” says Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine. “Therefore, since massage decreases cortisol, your immune cells get a boost.” Massage even seems to boost immunity in those people with severely compromised immune systems.
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