Lymphatic Drainage Massage and Why You Should Go
Lymphatic drainage massage was developed in 1932 by Danish physiotherapist Emil Vodder and his wife Estrid. They first created this technique in order to help people to reduce swelling in their necks and extremities due to improper circulation of the lymph. At this time, Dr. Vodder, was working in Cannes France where he was treating a patient with chronic sinusitis and acne using his technique.
He was so impressed with the results that he wrote a book on how to treat the entire body with manual lymphatic draining. It was only in the 1960’s that his technique got scientific credibility, after German Dr. J. Askonk tested manual lymphatic draining on 20 000 patients to discover it’ s benefits and contra-indications. Today, lymphatic draining is known as one of the best cleaning out the body, boosting the immune system and encouraging cell regeneration.
What to Expect During and After a Treatment
Lymphatic draining is very soft and gentle massage. The therapist uses light pressure in order to move the skin. The movements are rhythmic and the hands will act as a pump in order to move the lymph toward the lymph nodes where all the anti-bodies can be processed. A treatment can be as short as 45 minutes and as long as 2 hours depending on the recommendation and school of thought.
After a treatment you may feel extremely tired and have no energy. This is because after the treatment your body is still working hard at cleaning itself. You could feel like this for a few days or up to 2 weeks depending on how much your body needed to be cleaned out. However, once this step is over you should have more energy than before the treatment. It is very important to drink lot’s of water after a treatment to aid the flushing process.
Reasons to go for Lymphatic Draining
Detoxifying: Lymphatic draining rids the body of all the “garbage” that we can stock in it and can be very beneficial for those doing a detox program. It’s also good for helping us to lose weight or getting rid of cellulite.
Immune Boost: Lymphatic draining is good for making our immune systems stronger. If you are always sick with colds, flues or infections like a urinary tract infection it would be a good treatment for you. It can also help allergy sufferers and ease their symptoms. I recommend that you have a these treatments before the cold and allergy season in order to make your lymphatic system stronger and possibly avoid these problems.
Cell Regeneration: Working on the lymphatic system helps our cells to regenerate. So if you are scarred in any way or had a surgery it is very effective for re-building tissue.
Cancer: Lymphatic draining is good for cancer because it can reduce the lymphoedema they might have. The therapist will work on the swollen areas in order to move the liquids that are trapped in certain areas. It is important that patient have the approval of their doctor and that the therapist they choose is properly trained for this. In this treatment the therapist might add bandaging treatment to prevent the lymph from coming back.
It is recommended to go for lymphatic draining every season to stay healthy, and more often if you want to work on a specific problem.Think of it as a spring cleaning of the body done at least twice a year and how it feels good to get rid of the “garbage” we store away.
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DERMASTIR CANDLE MASSAGE OIL – GRASSE QUALITY
Pamper yourself like royalty as if you were in Grasse itself. Grasse??? Never heard of it? Oh dear, oh dear!!!
Grasse is the center of the French perfume industry and is known as the world’s perfume capital (la capitale mondiale des parfums). Many “noses” are trained or have spent time in Grasse. It produces over two-thirds of France’s natural aromas (for perfume and for food flavourings). This industry turns over more than 600 million euros a year.
Grasse is a sunny little refuge that hangs 1,148 feet high on the hill of Roquevillon, about 12 miles north-west of Cannes. Its exceptionally mild climate and fertile soils yield an abundant wild and sweet-smelling flowering. The local people transform the beautiful coloured petals into subtle and delicate perfumes that have made Grasse the perfume capital of eastern Provence.
Legend has it that Catherine de Medicis was behind this newfound enthusiasm for perfume. While staying in Grasse, she was greatly impressed by the profusion of fragrant multicolored flora that filled this area of Provence, around the Mediterranean sea. Bored with the exotic perfumes that she was importing from the East at great cost, she chose Signor Tombarelli, a native of Florence who was a member of her entourage and perfumer by trade, to create a workshop in Grasse where he could make delicate essential oils from the local flowers.
The aromatic frangrances of Dermastir Candle Massage Oil are made in Grasse. This candle when heated, besides providing you with a home fragrance system, will also make available a warm body oil ideal for a massage treatment and a natural moisturizer for hands, feet and other dry skin areas of your body.
Massage is a complementary therapy that, when applied with love and care on affected area, can evoke many beneficial changes within the body, mind, and spirit of the whole person. Massage is a powerful treatment precisely because it works on both the physical and psychological levels. While the hand strokes of massage can ease pain or tension from stiff and aching muscles, boost a sluggish circulation, or eliminate toxins, the nurturing touch of the hands on the body soothes away mental stress and restores emotional equilibrium at the same time. Especially beneficial is thus a massage with the pure massage oils of Dermastir Candle Massage Oils.
Alta Care Laboratoires is offering you products designed to give you the ability to pamper yourself as if you were vacationing in the worlds most luxurious spa. Experience the vibrant fragrances and silky feel of our massage oil candles. They may also be the perfect gift for yourself or someone special without spending a fortune.
The rich and famous from all over the world travel to the most luxurious spas and resorts to be treated like royalty. Fortunately, with the help of spa candle, you don’t have to be wealthy or “know someone” to treat yourself the same way! Just get a beautiful massage candle. However it is important that the candle’s essential oil is of an excellent quality. Grasse, the place of origin of Alta Care Laboratoires’ candle provides ample proof for this. The mythical Chanel No.5 was created here and France has always been a world authority in the industry – the first guild of perfumers was established in the 12th century by Philippe-Augustine of France. The texture and smell of these candles will make all the difference.
Finally it is good to know that essential oils, work in different ways. At the scent level they activate the limbic system and emotional centers of the brain. When applied to the skin in the form of “massage oils”, besides moisturizing, toning and relaxing it, they also activate thermal receptors. Many have tried to copy Dermastir candle massage oils but the secret lies in the aromatic scents found in Grasse and the quality of the Alta Care massage oils.