What is Lymphatic Circulation and Drainage?

The Lymphatic system helps to expel waste and toxins from your body, mainly through sweat, bowel movements, saliva, and urine. Lymphatic fluid is full of white blood cells, which fight infection and prevent infection from spreading. Your body is full of lymph nodes, which can get swollen with fluid when you have a cold. The largest spots of lymph nodes are around your vital organs like your lungs, heart, adrenals, armpits, and around your groin.

A faulty lymphatic system can lead to very serious conditions like cancer, autoimmune disorders, and lymphedema. Also, health conditions can interrupt the normal flow of lymph, causing lymph fluid to build up in a particular area causing swelling.

The heart continuously pumps blood through the blood vessels. Whereas, the lymphatic system relies on the movement of smooth muscles to transport fluid through the lymph vessels.

Lymphatic circulation and drainage happens through deep breathing, exercise, massage and skin care.  Lymphatic drainage can benefit people who are suffer from swelling, fatigue, insomnia, digestive problems, arthritis, migraine, etc.

Yoga and Lymphatic circulation

Yoga is an excellent way to get lymphatic fluids circulating in your body. Two things that greatly impact the lymphatic system are muscular contractions and gravity. So anytime your head is below your heart or if you are in the throws of physical exercise, that is going to be great for the lymphatic system.

Almost every yoga practice and style tends to have both of these elements, and that is what makes yoga an excellent practice for moving lymphatic fluid. Yoga also promotes relaxation, which can help the muscles sort of “get out of the way” of the lymphatic fluid and allow it to flow more freely!

Deep Breathing

The up and down movement of the diaphragm during deep abdominal  breathing is an essential component for the sufficient return of lymphatic fluid back to the bloodstream. This movement is essential for removal of toxins!

Others

People can also boost their lymphatic system function and help remove more waste from the body using the following methods:

• drinking plenty of water
• eating vegetables and fruits
• limiting the intake of processed foods

We all know that blood circulation is important; also give attention to lymphatic circulation and drainage. 

Iti Jain 

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