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10 TIPS TO STRESS LESS
Focus on the present
Relax with a MASSAGE
Set yourself realistic goals
Be active, eat and rest well
Develop supportive relationships
Accept the things you can't change
Note 5 POSITIVE THINGS each day
Use humour to see things differently
Find opportunities in life's challenges
Give someone a Massage Gift Certificate
CANCER IGNORANCE
Australian men are in denial when it comes to their lifestyle and the role that personal choice plays in cancer, a leading health group said.
Cancer Council NSW chief executive Dr Andrew Penman said, analysis of help line calls by men showed just 6% were to seek advice on prevention (massage) or risk factors.The rate of queries was low compared to the 30% of cancers in men that were lifestyle-related and therefore preventable. Massage therapy may heal cancer patients.
NO MORE STRESS
Our chief massage practitioner said, regular Massage Treatments will help circulate your blood + oxygen levels from head to toe in the body. Dynamically increase your immune system. Therefore, preventing most sickness/illness, unless you have a family history. Many scientific studies have shown that massage may reduce stress related symptoms, like pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, nausea and many more. During times of uncertainty it it natural to feel stressed. Chronic stress can depress immune function and lower your body's resistence to a whole host of invading pathogens. Left unaddressed stress can lead to sickness, increased visits to the doctor, more prescriptions and higher costs.
HIGH COST OF SICKNESS AND ILL HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA
It is estimated that over 60% of all deaths in Australia result form nutrition-retated chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes ans cancer. Choronic diseases affect around 80% of older Australians ans are the main cause of disability and death. Chrone diseases also account for 70% of total health expenditure. Those with heart conditions can expect to pay over $4000 per person per year for treatment, while the direst costs of osteoarthritis are estimated at a staggering $1.19 billion annually. The good news is chrone diseases are largely preventable.
Adopting healthy behavaviour with regular massage therapy can prevent or delay the development of many chronic diseases and ill health.
Prevention is always better than cure for your body and with the high cost of health care, prevention is better for your wallet too!