If you ask a person of mature or old age, what his age in his own feelings, it is likely that he will answer - 20-30 years, maximum - 40. Even if the state of the human body clearly says that it is not less than 60 years. It is human nature to feel, consider themselves young, no matter what it looks like and operates his body, as well as quite natural the need to rejuvenate your body. Even if you can not move as well as in 25 years, it does not mean that it is not in your power to make your body younger. Take body rejuvenation Body Rejuvenation: aging - no!   Never too late - in any case it may be the most successful investment in your life.

Find the right kind of physical activity you

The fact that you can not simply run a marathon or swim ten kilometers does not mean that you do not need to be engaged in sports. Try different types of exercise, until you find the ones that bring you the most pleasure - then it will be easier to go to a regular workout. It is useful to combine different types of loads - such as jogging or swimming to yoga. The more you exercise, the more healthy and your body becomes young. Increase the amount of muscle tissue, joints become more mobile, the movement - more confident and fast; you have a few weeks of systematic training, you will feel much more energetic and - younger.

Eat a balanced diet

You're probably not the first time I've heard about the importance of healthy eating Healthy eating - do not limit yourself to eating . In the mature and old age, it becomes important as ever. Try to consume as little fat, salt and refined carbohydrates. If you have serious health problems, ask your doctor to develop a safe for your meal plan. If not - just eat as much fruit, vegetables, fish, legumes and cereals.

Train your brain

After thirty years, the number of brain cells begins to decrease gradually. This does not mean that we will inevitably grow stupid, but with time it will be harder to concentrate, learn new things and remember something, the learned earlier. To avoid this, it is necessary to systematically train your brain. One of the easiest ways to give the brain load - to take part in this new activity. This causes the brain cells become active and work especially quickly. Look for classes that require critical thinking and high concentration; well suited, for example, chess, language, learning to play musical instruments.

Do not ignore problems with vision

Change of view - a process that most people can not stop themselves. As soon as you notice that began to see is worse, consult an ophthalmologist. In addition, even if you have normal vision, should undergo examination by an ophthalmologist no less than once a year, in time to reveal the age-related changes that occur with the eyes - and to take measures to combat them.

Communicate

Emotional health - a necessary factor to preserve youthful body and mind. Many people with age significantly narrows the circle of communication, and that, with rare exceptions, contributes to worsening of both psychological and physiological problems. So try to keep in touch with old friends and make new acquaintances. Instead of practicing alone at home or in the park, go to the gym. Walk in circles of interests - now they are open to representatives of different age groups, not just for students. Attend you interesting events - concerts, exhibitions, conferences.

Maybe it will not help you once again feel like in 18 years, but following these tips, you should be able to enjoy a healthy body and mind in the 70-80 years and older. Finally, the figures - it's just numbers. This value is only as you treat them.

  Of course, it is nice when your favorite (or favorite) kindly and gently stroking your back, but it has nothing to do with a professional massage. The strong hands of a good massage therapist you literally be born again into the light and feel like a different person. In the latest study, massage helps cure insomnia, enhance immunity, prevent premenstrual syndrome, and so on and so forth. Perhaps that is why many clinics already included in the list of standard massage therapies.

Practice using touch for the treatment originates in ancient history. In the ancient civilizations of the East and the West know that massage can help with injuries, relieve pain, and prevent and treat many diseases. Moreover, it helps to relieve stress, causing deep relaxation. Today, massage is an effective treatment that is practiced around the world.

Story

Massage originated in India about 3000 g BC, and possibly earlier. "Touch therapy" described in Ayurvedic texts, created between 1500 and 500 years BC.

The earliest written records of massage found in Egypt and China. On the walls of Egyptian tombs there are images in which one person does to another massage. Moreover, about 2500 BC. e. Egyptians created reflexology. The main method of this system is the impact on specific points of the body, which has a positive impact on the health of internal organs.

Chinese text, which describes the effect of the massage belong to 2700 BC. e. Chinese tradition of massage has evolved under the influence of experience and practices of doctors of traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine and treatment for problem skin , Martial artists, Buddhists and Taoists who felt the touch very important from a spiritual point of view. Massage therapies based on the principle that the disease caused by lack of or imbalance of energy in specific channels, or meridians, which are certain physiological systems. Massage and some other techniques contribute to the harmonious movement of energy in these channels, so that the body naturally restored.

From about 1000 BC. e. Japanese monks studying Buddhism in China, began to spread the techniques of Chinese massage in Japan. This gave rise to the development of traditional Japanese massage, which then escalated with shiatsu.

The main objective of shiatsu - to raise the energy level of the patient. Then the energy begins to regulate and improve the work of the organs and stimulate the natural resistance to disease.

Only in the 8th century BC. e. massage practice, taken over from the works of philosophers and doctors of the East, began to penetrate into Western civilization. Athletes in ancient Greece used the massage to bring your body in the best shape before the competition. Doctors at the time in conjunction with massage oils and herbs used.

In the 5th century BC. e. Hippocrates prescribed "friction" for the treatment of injuries, and spoke to his colleagues about how friction helps the body to recover. Moreover, he believed that the combination of massage, nutrition, exercise, rest, fresh air and music helps to restore the health of body and soul.

In Rome, in the 1st century BC. e. Galen, a doctor of the emperors, began using massage as a treatment for various injuries and illnesses. Following the principles of Hippocrates, it is believed that the sport, nutrition, rest and massages are the best way to restore and maintain health.

Rich Romans made home massage their personal doctors. For the less wealthy were masseurs and doctors working in the public baths.

Very popular in the Roman culture, public baths - baths, gradually became associated in the public mind with the most constant desire for pleasure than to treatment and restorative break. In the 4th century BC. e. Emperor Constantine accused the practice of visiting the term is that it adds unruliness in an already over-active sex life of Rome.

Since then, the popularity of massage has been steadily decreasing in the west, up to the 17th century. Between the 17th and 19th centuries, many doctors and scientists have observed and described the benefits of massage. However, for many reasons, including because of the strict morality of the time, massage was used in practice, very little. In the early 19th century Swedish physician Per Henrik Ling developed a therapeutic system, part of which was the massage - is now widely known as Swedish massage.

In the early 20th century, is actively developing new and re-opened the old massage techniques. During the First World War with the help of massage treat nerve damage and a concussion. However, for some time it remained mainly a pleasure for the rich. For many people, massage is also associated with the sex industry.

In the second half of the 20th century, a growing interest in natural treatments for back massage true popularity. Today, massage is offered at clinics, spas, and specialized massage parlors. It enjoys great popularity in almost all regions of the world.

Indications

Massage is indicated for a variety of conditions, such as:

• Back pain;
• Inflammatory diseases such as arthritis Arthritis - a variety of forms and complications   and tendonitis;
• Stress and stress-related How to beat stress? Create an oasis   state;
• Headaches and migraines;
• Muscle spasms and muscle strain;
• The problems with the circulatory system and respiratory tract;
• Repeated stretching, such as in carpal tunnel syndrome;
• Recovery from trauma or surgery;
• Furthermore, it is assumed that the massage improves the immune system.

Contraindications

The main contraindications to the use of massage are:

• Infectious diseases of the skin, rash, or open wounds;
• The tendency to form blood clots. In these patients, there is a risk of separation of blood clots and move to other parts of the body that is potentially dangerous for health and life.
• Patients with cardiovascular disease should consult a doctor before you go for a massage. Pregnant women also need to obtain the approval of a doctor for a massage. In addition, pregnancy massage can do only professionals properly trained.
• Massage is contraindicated right after the surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy (if the doctor did not give other recommendations).

How does massage

Different types of massage has its specific advantages. However, they all have a common and useful properties. Relaxation - the most obvious effect of massage. During the massage, slowing breathing and heart rate, decreased blood pressure, decreased production of the stress hormone. Probably at the same time also it increases the level of serotonin - a hormone that has a positive effect on emotions Emotions and culture: how to decipher the emotional code   human. Relaxation reduces the physical effects of stress and reduces the risk of hypertension, arrhythmia, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, eating disorders.

Improving the circulation of fluids is partly due to the physical effects on the soft tissue, in part - due to the chemicals that are produced as a result of relaxation. An intensive circulation of fluids, in turn, improves the body's cells providing oxygen and nutrients. With the improvement of the individual tissue cells and the whole body begin to function better. In turn, this leads to a more efficient removal of toxins and improve the absorption of excess liquid, thereby reducing soft tissue swelling.

Relaxation of soft tissue, which is another effect of massage relaxes the muscles and reduces the painful spasms. Massage also eliminates the nerve terminals, so a person can get rid from several symptoms. For example, clamped nerves in the lower back cause pain in the lower back, which in turn can cause or exacerbate menstrual cramps. Because of these spasms pinched nerves even more, and a vicious circle. Massage can ease right away and back pain and menstrual pain.