It's Saturday
morning. It's been a long week and stress has become your middle
name. You have tossed and turned all night, but it is now time
for you to get up because your "to do" list is longer than the week
that just passed.
How
can you jumpstart the day, so at you can accomplish at least some
things on that list? Go get a massage! You tell yourself, "I don't have
time!" My response to you is --- take the time. You ask, "How can a
massage help me?"
Massage
therapy is the hands on manipulation of muscles, tendons, ligaments,
and joints.
People
are realizing that it is an answer to relieving tension and stress.
Muscle
tension contributes to muscle fatigue and musculoskeletal pain.
It does this by compressing tiny nerve fibers located deep in the
muscle. These nerve fibers cause the muscles to stay in a constant
state of contraction. Prolonged contraction interferes with the
elimination of chemical waste in the muscle and surrounding
areas.
Prolonged
tension caused by constant muscle contraction can also cause pain in
various parts of the body. For example, overly tense muscles in
the neck, shoulders, and lower back often cause headaches.
A
massage can break up muscular waste deposits and stimulate
circulation. In addition, by applying deep pressure to the muscle, it
can relax, release toxins and enhance general circulation. Since the
body is releasing toxins, drinking at least one litter of water
following the massage is a must.
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Port Of Harlem publisher Wayne
Young enjoying a massage in The Gambia at the Kairaba Beach
Hotel. Join Port Of Harlem
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Other benefits of
therapeutic massage include anxiety reduction,
improving sleep, and increased range of motion in joints. The list of
benefits is extensive. The cost of this 30 to 60 minute
experience
usually is $40-$65.00.
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Are
you convinced? The smile on your face says, "Yes, I'm on my way!"
Well,
on the way back home from your rejuvenating massage, if you find
yourself getting depressed about all the things you "must do," stop at
the grocery store. I want you to pick up some fish. "Fish?," you
reply. Yes, fish is a "feel good food." It contains Omega-3
fatty
acids. You can find this substance abundantly in fatty fish such
as
tuna and salmon. It actually helps ease depressive, dull, or
irritative symptoms. If you are concerned about mercury, then stick to
catfish, croaker, or haddock. All these fish contain an abundance
of
Omega-3 fatty acids, but are low in mercury. So prepare this "feel good
food" and a garden salad for brunch.
While
you are grocery shopping, I want you to pick up the ingredients
for a Creamy Cranberry Sherbet (see print issue) and prepare it for
yourself after you have tackled that list.
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