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I wrote the item below in anticipation of the usual Christmas season stress, but it’s relevant any time of the year…. It’s a fact that stress kills people. You have one life to live and it’s going to be a challenge- sometimes really difficult – without adding artificial stress to the mix. Some types of stress can be totally eliminated by adopting a better attitude or lifestyle. Developing good mature approaches to life help you when things are genuinely tough. Be kind to yourself and those around you. Being rich in love is more satisfying than being rich in possessions. Seasonal Stress – 43 days to new year Written on 22 November, 2010 Talking with other massage therapists, I must say that the increase in stress hits suddenly...

 - Should you get a massage if feeling sick?  Apart from the risk of passing your illness on to others (and thus rendering me unable to massage for a period of time), it is not good for your health to have a massage in the early stages of an illness. If you are feeling hot/cold feverish, headache, nausea etc then your body is telling you to rest. The beginning stages of a cold or flu are the most contagious so you should stay away from others at that stage. MASSAGE SPECIFIC ISSUES The main function of massage is to stimulate your circulation thus promoting healing. When blood flow increases, the activity of cleansing increases. This is the blood’s job- to seek and eliminate waste and toxins. The waste and toxins are moved out via the Lymphatic system. You...