Relaxology is a European experience of relaxation and stress reduction brought to the United States by Relaxology Professionals of America (RPA). Relaxology originated as a European stress reduction technique delivered by way of massage chairs at business and corporate locations. RPA has adapted the proven Relaxology technique with the demands and characteristics of the American way of life to offer a distinctly different option for relaxing stressed individuals.
Now featured in multiple states, Relaxology has found a firm footing for growth in the American marketplace.
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You probably think you're doing everything you can to stay healthy: you get lots of sleep, exercise regularly and try to avoid fried foods. But you may be forgetting one important thing. Relax! Stress has a bigger impact on your health than you might realize, according to research presented yesterday at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association in Boston.
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It might seem counterintuitive, but Kiecolt-Glaser believes that stress makes our immune systems less effective because it actually elicits an immune response itself. Stress, she says, causes the body to release pro-inflammatory cytokines, immune factors that initiate responses against infections. When the body produces these cytokines over long periods of time—for instance, as a result of chronic stress—all sorts of bad things can happen. Not only does it hamper our body's ability to fight infection and heal wounds, but chronic inflammation also increases our risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases including type 2 diabetes.
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