Fascia is the layer of tissue that surrounds and helps support muscles, vessels, bones and organs of your body.

It helps to reduce friction, provide a sliding and gliding environment for muscles, helps suspend organs in their proper place, transmit movement from muscles to the bones they are attached to and it provides a supportive and movable wrapping for nerves and blood vessels as they pass through and between muscles. It can become restricted due to overuse, trauma, infection, psychogenic disease or inactivity.

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An Epsom salt bath is helpful any time you are suffering from stiff joints and achy muscles reacting to an unusual level of exercise, arthritic pain or a build up of stress related tension.

It is also an excellent idea for the evening after a massage because it helps clear out released lactic acid.

It is best to have an Epsom salt bath before bed as it will allow a more productive and restful sleep while producing an energy charging effect for the next day. By taking an Epsom salt bath it will not only allow your body to help heal faster but will also aid with sleep.

Epsom salt baths help because it is one of the most effective ways to help your body produce magnesium which helps muscles, nerves and enzyme function properly and is critical to the proper use of calcium in the cells.

Magnesium is a natural stress reliever and has been shown to be an aid in preventing heart disease and strokes by lowering blood pressure, protecting the elasticity of arteries, preventing blood clots and reducing the risk of sudden heart attack deaths.

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