Boost Your Immunity with Massage!



Keeping your immune system functioning at peak efficiency is especially important during cold and flu season. While there are many ways to enhance your immunity with vitamins,  exercise, and a healthy diet, there is another way you may not have thought of- massage therapy! Jupiter Massage & Pilates is leading the charge in fighting the winter ills with our  therapeutic massages which combine hot stone therapy to warm your chilly bones and aromatherapy to clear you stuffy head, nose, and lungs.

Getting a massage not only helps you to relax, it might also benefit your immune system, 
suggests a recent study conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. According to the study, people who received a 45-minute massage showed an increase in the number of lymphocytes in their bodies. Lymphocytes are white blood cells that play a large role in defending the body from disease.

The massage also produced other physical changes. Afterwards, participants had lower levels of cytokines, which are molecules that play a role in inflammation which is linked to 
conditions such as asthma, cardiovascular disease and depression. The massages also decreased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the participants. This research suggests that massage not only feels good, but is physically good for your health!

Other studies have shown that massage therapy increases the efficiency of both the circulatory and the lymphatic systems. The circulatory system delivers nutrients to all the cells in the body and helps to remove toxic by-products of metabolism. The lymphatic system, the primary conductor of your body’s immune system, also removes toxins as well as invading bacteria and viruses. By increasing lymphatic flow, massage therapy directly enhances the immune system.

In this yearly cold & flu season it seems the best thing you can do to help protect yourself is to take care of your body, including getting a massage. Boost your immunity today with a therapeutic massage from Jupiter Massage & Pilates!

Jupiter Massage & Pilates
125 W Indiantown Rd.  #102
Jupiter, FL  33458
561.529.2093

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