Everyday Stress There are levels of health other than physical well-being, he said. Everyday stress, be it related to kids, work or relationships, can wear people down emotionally, which in turn adversely affects the body. The effects of stress can build up in the body. It takes resources away from things like digesting foods or the ongoing healing process the body is doing. All these things are getting neglected when the body s under stress, Mr. Taylor said.
Stress isn t just physical.
Everybody s got problem areas, whether they know it or not, he added. Everybody s got stress, whether they re aware of it or not. The first benefit of a massage is it allows a person 30 minutes or more of getting away from it all. Mr. Taylor s office, with soft colors, low lighting and soothing music is designed to create a stress-reducing atmosphere. The massage itself helps revive circulation to areas like the back and shoulders, and flush out waste products that build up in the muscles due to stress.