| Anti Aging Treatments Are More than Just Skin Deep |
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| Written by Steve Esquire | |
| Friday, 22 August 2008 | |
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Not too hard to guess the trend that everyone wants to look young. This has started what is now becoming known as anti-aging. Anti aging treatments are as old as time itself. Women have known how to keep their skin nice and soft and have applied various topical treatments. These treatments have been revved up with the application of science. We have seen an avalanche of skin creams and other miracle wrinkle removers. Most of the products have really targeted the superficial layers of our skin. However, the problem tends to run a little bit deeper. The muscles are also involved and need treatment of their own. Now massage chairs are employing advanced capabilities to help reduce whole body aging.
Not too hard to guess the trend that everyone wants to look young. This has started what is now becoming known as anti-aging. Anti aging treatments are as old as time itself. Women have known how to keep their skin nice and soft and have applied various topical treatments. These treatments have been revved up with the application of science. We have seen an avalanche of skin creams and other miracle wrinkle removers. Most of the products have really targeted the superficial layers of our skin. However, the problem tends to run a little bit deeper. The muscles are also involved and need treatment of their own. Now massage chairs are employing advanced capabilities to help reduce whole body aging. Two major factors which can cause the body to age rapidly is the lack of exercise and stress. Exercise helps to keep the body in top condition. The muscles stay more flexible and strength and endurance are enhanced. Without exercise, the muscles atrophy. They breakdown and they cannot support activity for long. Stress is another key ingredient to aging. Stress can cause toxins to build up in the body. These substances cause muscle stiffness and can deprive the body of precious oxygen. If left unchecked, stress will start to show up by accelerating the aging process. Both of the elements cause unnecessary and premature aging of the body and skin. We seem to come under stress from everywhere. Some of caused by external factors like our boss. Some of it caused by internal factors like us wanting to achieve something. Both of these causes come from mental stress. We put pressure on ourselves that is the product of our thoughts. As we think these thoughts, our body reacts as if it is under physical stress from harm. The body mobilizes itself to prepare for a fight or to run away. The major organs kick into overdrive and the legs and arms are activated for action. Trouble is we have no physical action. The stress causes chemicals to be released in our bodies, but they are not given a physical release. This can cause higher levels of toxins in the body to build up. OK, we get to the meeting, we save the day and all is good and right in the world. Well, almost. What about the accumulated stress in our bodies? That really didn't go anywhere did it? No it is still in our bodies. How do we get that out? Massage therapy is an effective technique to help flush out toxins. But massage therapy also helps reduce stress. Massage therapies such as shiatsu, Swedish and others have been shown to reduce stress, increase awareness and induce relaxation. These treatments are all available in the best massage chair brands today. I certainly age slower when I am relaxed then when I am stressed! There are specific massage therapies that exactly target the stress reaction. The body is an interconnected system of relations. Certain reactions are essentially hardwired in us. Stress mobilizes the body with the fight or flight reaction. This exact process can be reversed with Reflexology massage therapy. Reflexology massage makes use of trigger points located in the hands or feet. When these points are stimulated, they have a corresponding major organ that is relaxed. Reflexology basically sends signals back to the major organ that the stress has passed and it can return to its normal operating mode. This massage technique calms the major organs and induces your entire body to relax. When we look at the factors of the aging process, understand that they are constant. They just do not stop. Stress is not something that can be turned off. It comes when it comes. Therefore, a real anti aging treatment must be continuous to counteract these factors. Obtaining massage therapy on a regular basis is the type of treatment that helps offset these things. Many of the best massage chairs have very effective massage therapy treatments. These are some of your best tools to slow down the aging process before it hits the skin. Get your anti-aging arsenal working well before it starts to show on the surface. Authors Bio: |
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