What most people know
about the lymph system is that when someone is sick their lymph nodes are
swollen and can be felt in the neck.
There is so much more to the lymph system – it is the
keystone to nutrition and good health.
Here are some basics on
how the lymph system works:
· Protein, oxygen, water, vitamins and minerals all
nourish the 50 trillion cells of the body through the lymph system.
· There is about four times the amount of lymph in the
human body as there is blood. There is no pump for the lymph system, unlike
blood, which has the heart as a pump.
· Every cell of the body is surrounded by lymph. The
lymph not only carries nourishment to each cell; at the same time the lymph
system carries away the waste products from the cells.
Imagine your lymph system
is like a river. You live on that river. You drink from the river. You eat fish
from that river and plants that grow from that river’s water. That arrangement
sounds pretty good – right? Well it is until your neighbor bathes his cow in
the river and the factory upstream dumps waste into your river. In addition, a
beaver built a dam and your river isn’t flowing well. Now the river is not such
a grand place to live, in fact it can make you sick… and does. When you are sick
your cells have toxic waste materials which then pollute all neighboring cells
making the sick too.
When an analogy works I
will run with it. The good thing is that you do not have to be a victim of your
lymph system – you can take charge. Over the next month I will present ways to
pump fresh water, increase the flow, stock good fish and plant life, be on
friendly terms with your neighbors and make sure the factory is under EPA
guidelines.
Here is another example of
the why it is important to have a healthy lymph system. A study was done with
chicken cells that were kept alive for over 20 years (way longer than chickens
live). They just kept the fluid surrounding the cells clean and well nourished.
So the implications of a clean, well-nourished lymph system vs. a polluted and
meager lymph system are drastically different. What can this mean for your 50
trillion cells?
Over the next few weeks I
explain different things you can do to help keep your lymph system at its best!
This will not only improve the quality of your life, but will also increase the
longevity!
