| Most people know that aromatherapy and massage | | | | depression and relieves stress related to work by |
| can lower stress, relax, and energize you. Massage is | | | | decreasing cortisol and increasing serotonin in the |
| often seen as a luxury to be saved for a vacation or | | | | brain. |
| special occasion, but should you make Aromatherapy | | | | You may be asking yourself, "Why is stress relief |
| Massage a regular part of your health and wellness | | | | important for my health?" |
| regimen? | | | | Stress is a very powerful element in maintaining your |
| Aromatherapy is the practice of using natural plant | | | | health and most Americans are over-stressed and |
| oils for psychological and physical well-being. These | | | | over-worked. Health experts, including physicians and |
| plant oils can be used to generate smells and vapors | | | | researchers, agree that stress can take on many |
| for inhalation or can also be applied to the skin and | | | | different forms and activates changes in our bodies |
| combined with massage. Aromatherapy Massage | | | | making you more likely to get sick. Studies by the |
| uses wonderful scents like Lavender in a light to | | | | National Institutes of Health show that about 90% of |
| medium pressure massage to promote circulation and | | | | all illnesses, mental and physical, are caused by or |
| relaxation. | | | | intensified by stress. |
| An aromatherapy research study using scents of | | | | Relieve the stress in your life and live a longer, |
| lavender was shown to lower stress, anxiety, and | | | | healthier, and happier life. Make Aromatherapy |
| pulse rates in students. Current research also shows | | | | Massage a part of your regular and health and |
| that massage therapy relieves symptoms of | | | | wellness plan. |