The Importance of Good Blood Flow and a Few Tips to Improve It
Poor circulation occurs when the blood doesn’t flow freely through the body due to a blockage in the arteries. This is bad news, as it means that your organs (including the heart and the brain) aren’t receiving all the nutrients they need in order to function properly.
Do Yoga – Yoga can provide a myriad of benefits to an individual, which include lowering blood pressure and improving circulation.
Get a Sports Massage – In addition to improving flexibility, reducing pain, decreasing tension and improving sleep, a sports massage helps to improve circulation.
Eat Superfoods – Foods that are high in omega-3 fatty acids (like wild Alaskan salmon, kale and walnuts) can raise the amount of good cholesterol in your blood (HDL) while lowering the amount of bad cholesterol (LDL).
How to Improve Blood Circulation
Many factors can contribute to poor blood circulation, such as a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, excessive drinking, caffeine, poor eating habits and long hours sitting at work.
5 Massage Therapies That Improve Circulation
Even though you might think that is just a good way to kick back, massage actually comes with a ton of medically proven health benefits, one of which is improved circulation in your cardiovascular and lymphatic systems. When you get a massage, your circulation is improved due to physical manipulation of soft tissue and chemicals released as a part of your body’s response to relaxation…
Center for Neuromuscular Massage Therapy
For your therapeutic massage look no further than the Center for Neuromuscular Massage Therapy in the Cherry Creek District in Denver, Colorado. Get a variety of massages from licensed massage therapists…
Sports Massage can also reduce the heart rate and blood pressure, and increase blood circulation and lymph flow.
Swedish massage is very helpful in managing stress, initiating the autonomic nervous system relaxation response and improving circulation.
Please call us at 303-777-1151 for more details or to set up your massage session.
