Massage therapy increases the activity level of the body’s white blood cells that work to combat viruses. According to research from Cedars-Sinai, participants in a Swedish massage group experienced significant changes in lymphocytes, which play a large role in defending the body from disease.
A lymphocyte is a white blood cell in the lymphatic system. To that I’d add that body brushing stimulates the lymph system, helping to produce more white blood cells and antibodies. I’ve just added dry brushing as an add-on to services, and I highly recommend it.
Please keep reading my posts, I’ll be sharing many helpful, well-researched, and practical tips on caring for your body, along with suggestions for affordable self-care products to keep at home. My first suggestion is Epsom salt; I’ll post soon on the wonderful benefits of this magnesium-based mineral, something you may have thought of as just a grandmother’s folk remedy. Some of my findings will be theory and some will be fact. Please feel free to ask questions or simply be part of the conversation. Thanks for tuning in!
Stay in tune and be well,
Carmen Grandfield, B.F.A., M.A. & M.A., LMBT 17460
Educator, Yoga Instructor & Massage Therapist