In massage school, I was taught that one of the main benefits of massage was helping the body flush toxins: pushing fluid toward the heart, reducing burden, and helping the body heal faster. The body knew what it was doing, we just had to assist it. I also was taught that massage squeezes stored lactic acid out of muscles and into the bloodstream. That’s why you feel so good afterward, but might feel sore if you don’t drink enough water to flush those toxins out. It was a sim