Massage offers real health benefits, so much so that some conventional hospitals are making them a standard therapy for surgery patients and others.

This interesting CNN article details many of these benefits (including some that may surprise you). Along with promoting relaxation and improving your sense of well-being, getting a massage has been shown to:

Relieve pain (from migraines, labor, fibromyalgia and even cancer)
Boost your level of alertness and attention
Increase your body’s natural killer cells, which help your immune system to defend against illness
Reduce stress, anxiety and depression, and ease insomnia
Decrease symptoms of PMS

Sources:
CNN.com March 8, 2007

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