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PRIMARY school pupils are being taught the art of massage in a bid to boost their learning.

Children at Our Lady of The Angels Primary School, in Cwmbran, have just completed a six-week course as part of the Massage in Schools Programme (MISP).
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Can a Massage Prevent Cold, Flu?   Does it sound too good to be true? Here's the relaxing reality.

Some of the pampering pros say getting a massage isn't only one of the most relaxing things in the world. They say, even in Houston's latest blast of winter, it's one of the best ways to fight off the cold and flu. Regular massage not only manages stress, but keeps that stress from suppressing your immune system. While massages are relaxing, they also reduce your chances of becoming ill by taking harmful toxins out of your body. Lori Baxley, director of Massage Heights ? King抯 Crossing, points out that 搈assaging regularly helps stimulate your lymphatic glands, the natural way to get rid of negative toxins.? "It improves their circulation, and sends essential nutrients and oxygen to the body," says Baxley. She says with better blood flow, your body better fights off germs. It may not be what the doctor ordered, but getting a massage might just be the relaxing remedy you need for more reasons than one.
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History doesn’t tell us who gave the first massage or why. But what is known is that massage is an ancient art that dates back to the dawn of civilization. The name is derived from the Greek word meaning “to work with the hands, as in kneading dough,” and in 400 B.C., Hippocrates wrote, “The physician must be experienced in many things, but assuredly in rubbing.”
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