Description
The Lymphatic system is designed to protect the body from disease and restore health to the body.
Often overlooked, the lymphatic system is a crucial component of the immune system, along with the spleen, thymus gland, tonsils, and bone marrow. In addition to supporting the immune system, the lymphatic system assists every other system in the body, including the digestive, respiratory, and nervous systems.
Understanding the lymphatic system provides insights into the body’s profound ability to support and detoxify itself.
The lymphatic system is a circulatory detoxification-filtration-elimination system that runs parallel with the veins throughout the body. It absorbs metabolic waste, maintains the fluid balance between tissues and blood, and redistributes excess fluid. Integral to protecting the body from illness-causing bacteria and viruses, the body’s elimination system relies on the lymph vessels to remove and drain metabolic waste.
Lymph nodes play an important role in producing and storing white blood cells to help clean lymph fluid from nearby organs. They are clustered in the neck, armpits, groin, around the gut, and between the lungs.
The network of lymphatic vessels, ducts, and lymph nodes filters and moves fluid between cells and tissues. Lymph vessels entering the blood through a large vein near the heart connect the nodes. Lymph fluid is about ninety-five percent water, so staying hydrated is important. This clear, odorless fluid carries lymphocytes throughout the body. It also binds bacteria and contaminants and removes cellular waste, microbes, and toxins, transporting them to the liver and kidneys for processing and elimination.
Stagnant lymph has become a common issue for many individuals, both young and old, due to the increasing prevalence of sedentary lifestyles, poor diet, and dehydration.
Stagnant lymph fluid cannot properly drain toxins, putting extra strain on the body. Poor waste removal by the lymphatic system can impact overall body and organ health. When the lymphatic system is congested, the lymph becomes thick and heavy, increasing the pressure on the vascular system.
Chronic lymphatic congestion can significantly increase one’s susceptibility to immune-related diseases and reduce the body’s ability to fight illness. A soft, tender, and moveable lymph node usually indicates that it fights infections such as sore throats or colds.
Common symptoms of stagnant and congested lymph include swollen, painful, or tender lymph nodes, skin problems, cellulite, swelling due to fluid retention in the fingers and toes, an increase in colds and infections, soreness or stiffness in the morning, allergies that don’t resolve, dry or itchy skin, brain fog, and breast swelling or soreness with each menstrual cycle.
Liver health is primary to lymph health. The liver produces a large amount of lymph, which is estimated to be twenty-five to fifty percent of the lymph flowing through the thoracic duct—the largest lymphatic vessel in the human body. The thoracic duct also regulates the absorption of digestive tract fats and fat-soluble vitamins. Similar to those in other organs, lymphatic vessels in the liver function to retain fluid and regulate the immune system.
It was recently discovered that lymph health is also fundamental to the nervous system and brain health. This has brought more awareness to issues of aging, memory loss, and dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease. This discovery is sparking more research into the connection between lymphatic and glymphatic drainage and neurodegeneration, autoimmunity, memory, and mood-related disorders.
Much of the lymph flow against gravity in the direction from your feet to your chest. Because the lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump as the circulatory system does with the heart, it relies on the physical movement of the muscles and joints to keep it flowing.
To maintain the health of the lymphatic system, physical movement is essential. This is where the aphorism “life is movement and movement is life” has real relevance. Basic body movements—bending, twisting, reaching, pulling, squatting, and lunging—along with deep diaphragmatic breathing, will squeeze and pump the organs and the lymphatic vessels to move the lymph through the body.
If you are experiencing symptoms of lymphatic congestion, decongesting your lymph system may hold the key to rebalancing and restoring your health.
Fleur Shuddhi Lymph Oil is a gentle, holistic method that may help prevent the lymphatic system from building up excess toxins and stagnate fluid. Its alchemical synergy blend contains a proprietary combination of vibrational flower essences and organic essential oils in a base of Jojoba oil and Calendula-infused Sunflower oil. Calendula is a known lymph mover, which helps with immunity and unblocking swollen lymph nodes, reducing inflammation, pain, and swelling.
Vibrational essences energetically clear stagnant energy to help balance the body’s water element. Organic essential oils, traditionally recognized in folk medicine for their gentle astringent, powerful antibacterial, and antimicrobial properties, and rich in plant-based antioxidants, support the body’s detoxification, promoting fluid movement and overall immune health.
Use Shuddhi Lymph Oil to
• Increase the lymph system’s carrying capacity, allowing it to process up to 10 times more fluid than usual.
• Increase the flow through the lymph nodes to filter out waste products, dead cells, excess proteins, and toxins from tissues.
• Boost the production of lymphocytes crucial for enhancing the body’s ability to combat infections effectively.
• Activate the parasympathetic response, producing a body-wide relaxation effect.
Moisturizing and invigorating, Shuddhi Lymph Oil is easily absorbed by all skin types.
Affirmation: “I am healthy, my lymph flows, my immune system is strong.”
Directions: Apply Shuddhi Lymph Oil to target the superficial lymph nodes just under the skin after bathing or showering. Using a light touch, gently stretch the skin at the node sites, always stroking toward the heart. The lighter the touch, the more powerful the effect on the lymphatic system.
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Holistic Lifestyle Recommendation: To enhance lymphatic circulation and keep the lymph free-flowing to aid metabolism and elimination
• Use Garshana to dry brush the body before applying Shuddhi Lymph Oil.
• Start your day with a glass of water with some fresh lemon juice to alkalize your stomach and stimulate detoxification.
• Drink plenty of water throughout the day to maintain hydration.
• Sip on fresh ginger tea during the day to dissolve excess stomach congestion.
• Eat a diet of fresh organic foods free of preservatives and additives.
• Include ample amounts of raw, dark green, leafy, and cruciferous vegetables.
• Eat red foods such as berries, cherries, pomegranates, cranberries, and especially beets.
• Reduce salt and high-sodium foods.
• Avoid hydrogenated fats like margarine and vegetable shortening. Use Ghee or clarified butter, butter, olive or avocado oil oils to cook with.
• Breathe deeply to activate the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to push lymph through the vessels.
• Maintain an exercise and stretching routine such as yoga, walking, light cycling, rowing or swimming to pump and energize the lymph system.
• Bounce on an exercise or yoga ball while seated.
• Use a warm compress to bring more blood flow to congested areas to speed the healing process.
• Use an underarm deodorant that is free of aluminum salts or other compounds. Aluminum is a heavy metal that can enter the blood and lymph systems through the skin and severely challenge the immune system.
• Minimize how many hours a day you wear tight-fitting clothing that binds or constricts.
• Wear natural fiber clothing to allow your skin to breathe.
Ingredients: Jojoba oil, organic Calendula (Calendula officinalis) infused in organic Sunflower Oil (Helianthus annuus), Miracle Gel neutralizer, vibrational wildflower essences of Antiseptic Bush, Dampiera, Fuchsia Grevillea, Green Rose, Macrozamia, and organic botanical essential oils of Grapefruit (Citrus paradisi), Helio Carrot Seed (Daucus carota) oil, Helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum), Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), Laurel leaf (Laurel nobilis), Cistus (Cistus ladaniferus), Clove (Syzygium aromaticum).
Use: Body Oil.
Caution: Do not use on areas of the body that have undergone treatment for cancer. Avoid if you have kidney disease, are pregnant, or are nursing. Keep out of reach of children.
Note: Though most cases of enlarged lymph nodes are due to your body’s normal reaction to infection, there are situations when you should see your healthcare provider about swollen lymph nodes that continue to enlarge or have been present for two to four weeks accompanied by fever or if there is redness over the site.
