Support Your Immune System
Date: October 28, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
KALAMAZOO--Before you become sick with the seasonal flu or the H1N1 virus, the staff at SolSpring at the Kalamazoo Center for the Healing Arts offers advice on ways to support your immune system with tools necessary to fight infection.
“Receiving regular massage helps fight infection and increases the activity of white blood cells in your body. The white blood cells target and destroy infection,” relays Bonnie Gildea, director of SolSpring. “When someone receives massage regularly, the immune system is strengthened. Massage also increases antibody production in immune deficiency.”
Massage also stimulates the lymphatic system which helps move waste products, degenerated cells and accumulations of fats and proteins out of your body. Gildea advises, ”Receiving spa services such as salt glows or sugar scrubs are good ways to stimulate the lymphatic system.”
Colon therapy is another treatment option to release toxins that build up in the body. Molly Beer, colon therapist, said, “Toxins build up in the colon and then become absorbed into the blood stream. When the colon is flushed with water (colon therapy) the toxins are released and exit the body.”
Another means of stimulating the lymphatic system is to practice dry skin brushing. This method involves using a natural hair bristle brush to lightly brush dry skin with short, brisk strokes moving up the body (from the ankles to hips, from wrists to shoulder). When this process is followed with a bath or shower, dead skin cells are removed and the lymphatic system is stimulated.
Cleansing nasal passages regularly reduces the viral population that resides there. The simplest method to practice nasal cleansing is to use a Neti pot filled with warm salt water and then pore the liquid into each nostril to cleanse the sinuses and nasal cavity. Another option is to blow your nose hard once a day and swab both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water.
By performing this method daily, the immune system is supported and the body is detoxified.
SolSpring offers massage therapy and bodywork, spa therapy, cleansing services, acupuncture, naturopathy, chiropractic care, a wellness store and on-site chair massage. To find out more information call 269-373-1000 or visit the Web site at www.solspring.net.
