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Does it make sense that Democrats are blue and Republicans red? I thought it should be the opposite.?

Republicans strike me as a bit stiff and conformist and navy seems more like their color whereas red seems more like a Democratic color. What is your opinion?

I agree with you. Republicans are "blue bloods" (wealthy upper crust) and Democrats are "red blooded" (ordinary folk), but somehow this has got turned upside down in recent years. The liberals are considered "elite" and the Repubs pass themselves off as "joe sixpack" and "hockey moms."

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Massage Therapy helps Blood Pressure

Scientists believe a regular neck massage could prove to be a life-saver.  It can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.

Signals from the neck play a key role in helping the brain maintain blood pressure, heart rate and breathing when we change posture, for instance by standing up.  When these signals stop - perhaps because the neck is stiff and not being moved - we can suffer from problems with blood pressure and balance.

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High blood pressure claims 60,000 lives a year and is becoming more common as we work longer hours and eat more fatty and salty food.

Research also shows massage therapy reduces anxiety levels and levels of depression as well as a decrease in the sitting diastolic and systolic blood pressure in association with hypertension. There is also a decrease in salivary and urinary cortisol stress-hormone levels.

Massage Therapy And Lymphatic And Immune Systems

Perhaps most difficult to discuss and understand, but most important to many, is the impact massage therapy can have on your lymphatic and immune systems.  It is important to remain conscious of the impact massage therapy has on these extremely important bodily functions. 

Your lymphatic system is responsible, on one hand, for the removal of harmful bacteria from your body.  On the other hand, it's responsible for the production of white blood cells, which are created within the lymph nodes.  The lymphatic system is the only system in your body that does not pump on its own and relies on your ability to move and exercise.  This will then give it the ability to move lymph and toxins through your body and into the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts; your wastebaskets, per say. 

Massage therapy directly impacts these systems by promoting circulation, which will in turn promote proper lymph circulation throughout your body.  Increased circulation, may also increase the number of white blood cells while enhancing their ability to function.  Your white blood cells are your "killer" cells, protecting you from invading bacteria.  An increase in the number of white blood cells will aid in the strengthening of your immune system.  The strengthening of the immune system may have significant positive impacts on the health or condition of individuals with immune disorders as well. 

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How Massage Therapy will Benefit Your Skin?

Let's take a look at how massage therapy impacts the functions of your bodily systems.  The body's largest organ, the skin, will be rejuvenated, have better circulation and detoxification will help blood flow and cell regeneration with a regular massage.

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Massage therapy stimulates your sebaceous (oil) glands as well as your sudoriferous (sweat) glands.  Stimulation of your body's oil glands allows natural oils to come to the surface, reducing dryness.  The stimulation of the sweat glands increases insensible perspiration.  Insensible perspiration is sweat that evaporates before turning into moisture on your skin.

Unless massage is specifically contraindicated, or advised against, massage therapy can help to improve certain skin conditions.  For example, those with eczema may benefit from massage due not only to the stimulation of your oil glands but due to the lotion or cream involved as well.  If, however, you have a very red, angry, or weeping eczema patch, massage therapy is not allowable for that area of your body.  Massage therapy has also been known to reduce redness or thickening of the skin.

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