Massage lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol,
which destroys immune cells, according to a study by
the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami
Medical School. "Massage also ups your stores of
natural killer cells - the immune system's front line of
defense," says Tiffany Field, Ph.D., director of the
Institute. It only takes a 20-minute weekly rubdown to
reap the benefits.
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