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Recent studies have shown that using skin care products with artificial ingredients and chemicals can in some ways have much the same effect as eating them.  Since the skin is an organ and it absorbs into the bloodstream over 60% of what is placed on it, then using lotions, creams and other such products can be almost like digesting them.  With this in mind many are turning to organic or natural products.  The only problem with this is that many companies who claim to be organic or natural are really not.  They may be better, but they are not truly organic or natural.  Clovertree Apothecary is not one of these companies.

Clovertree Apothecary provides products that are natural and organic while still providing healing ingredients.  Their line of skin care, bath and body products are pure.  They use only ingredients that one can find in nature without harmful chemicals.  There are no artificial dyes, fragrances or colors in their items.  This means that the consumer is getting a product that is not only beneficial but is also clean of the toxins that many products have today.  Clovertree Apothecary products are available at Terra  Organic Spa’s online store at http://terraorganicspa.com and an essential part of our body and facial treatments.

Boost your Immune System with Massage Therapy

There are so many benefits to massage therapy that it is hard to know where to start.  There are benefits to one’s mind and body.  It can help a person deal with stress, by helping them relax and help one achieve a more positive frame of mind.  It can also be beneficial in easing a person’s anxiety and depression as well.  Naturally massage helps with tension and stiffness in the body. It also serves to help a person increase their flexibility while increasing their blood circulation.  Most know these benefits, but few know that you can also boost your immune system with massage therapy.

When someone has a massage it can also stimulate the body to produce more white cells and natural killer cells.  These cells are what enable the body to better fight off invading organisms that will harm or destroy one’s immune system. It is vital that everyone work to keep their immune system in top form.  It is the barrier between being healthy and living a life full of disease and sickness.  This is true with minor ailments such as a cold or flu and diseases that are much more serious and longer lasting. Another way a massage can help is by lowering one’s cortisol levels.  Cortisol is a necessary hormone, but when one has too much it can cause negative reactions in the body. Recent studies that when the body is in this negative state, it can lower the effectiveness of the immune system. Massage can help limit its production and therefore reduce the negative effects. Massage works by increasing the blood flow and lymph flow to all the systems in one’s body and this is especially beneficial in terms of one’s immune system.

Finding ways to boost one’s immune system is one of the most important ways one can stay healthy. The immune system is what allows one to stay healthy. It fights the organisms that are trying to weaken the body with disease or infection.  One should do all that they can to help keep this system in top form so that it can keep the body healthy and infection free. The Licensed Massage Therapists at Terra Organic Spa will work with you to ascertain your physical and mental needs and then develop a plan to help you reach your goals. http://terraorganicspa.com