Aloha Health Clinic
Alvita Soleil, O.M.D., L.Ac., NCCAOM
Doctor of Oriental Medicine
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LYMPHATIC SKIN BRUSHING
The lymphatic system consists of one-way channels into which excess fluids, called lymph, are absorbed. This fluid consists of waste materials and some white blood cells. It is not under pressure and only moves because of exercise or muscle contraction. Lymph moves towards the heart where it empties into veins.
The two largest areas of lymph collection are just below the clavicles, areas that are often swollen or tender due to congestion in the lymphatic system.
The left side carries more fluid than the right, explaining why so many people experience worse swelling on the left side.
Many patients suffered from congestion or conditions such as mastitis before developing cancer.
The lymphatic system benefits from alkalization of the diet and improved digestion. Dietary improvement and lymphatic stimulation—massage, exercise and sauna—combined with herbs that aid lymphatic purification support the lymphatic system's ability to carry off debris. As a general rule, there will be only minimal improvement in places such as the axilla or groin until the thoracic duct is freed of stagnation.
Skin Brushing
This is a facet of health that takes only about 5 minutes of your time and returns benefits a hundred fold.
Skin brushing has been around for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks utilized a form of skin brushing as did the Japanese. The Cherokees skin brushed with corn cobs and the Comanche Indians used sand from the river bottoms.
Tending to your skin (the largest organ of the body) by daily body brushing will bring you healthy results in a very short time. The exposed part of our skin, the epidermis has 5 layers and the top most layer is the stratum corneum (horned layer) consisting of dead cells (corneocytes) that lack nuclei and organelles.
