Men’s Health July/August 2008

Massages may add years to your life, according to a new study in the journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.  People who went for a single deep-tissue massage showed an average point drop in both their systolic and diastolic blood pressures, as well as an 11 beats per minute decrease in their resting heart rates.  Over time, these subtractions could add as many as 6 years to a person’s life span, says the study author, Alan Kaye, M.D. , Ph.D. “The benefits of massage actually last for days, and the more you experience them, the more likely your body is to adjust permanently.”