Holistic medical therapy that uses hands-on massage to promote healing. Massage therapy is used to improve blood circulation; to relax tense muscles and help stimulate weak ones; to stimulate secretions, such as lymph; to stimulate the nervous system; and to help release toxic metabolic by-products from body tissues.
A tissue cell that is part of the immune system and originates as a stem cell. Mast cells contain large amounts of histamine and other chemicals that trigger many of the symptoms of allergies.