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The lymphatic system is always the first body system evaluated in Ayurveda. These are the drains of the body and comprise the body’s largest circulatory system. The body’s ability to detox well starts in the lymphatic system.
Interestingly, the lymph starts in the digestive system, making optimal detoxification a result of optimal digestion. In this section, learn how to reset digestive strength and the body’s natural detox pathways.
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 29 seconds The lymphatic system is the largest circulatory system in the body and is uniquely susceptible to stress. In fact, according to Guyton’s Textbook of Medical Physiology, chronic exposure to large surges of cortisol, the stress hormone, can literally cause the lymphoid tissue to atrophy. (1) Persistently high […]
Average Reading Time: 7 minutes and 24 seconds With spring upon us, this is the time to reset our ability to burn fat. Each season and its harvest has an important role in maintaining good health. Winter stores fat, proteins, vitamins and minerals to rebuild and insulate. Spring, as illustrated by its low fat harvest […]
Average Reading Time: 5 minutes, 17 seconds Sinus complaints are incredibly common at all times of the year. Poor air quality, winter dryness and pollens in the spring and fall leave few unaffected. Anyone who deals with sinus issues knows that it is incredibly uncomfortable, and it is very difficult to function normally when experiencing […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 35 seconds Leonardo DaVinci, in 1508, was the first to describe the mesenteric connective tissue that connects our intestines to the wall of our abdomen. Since, the mesentery was always described as fragmented tissue that supported the structure of the large and small intestines, and not a continuous organ. […]
If you are taking digestive enzymes, you may have noticed two things: first, you digest better when taking them and second, you begin to realize that you are becoming dependent on them. You may be thinking, “Am I going to need to take digestive enzymes for the rest of my life?” Contrary to what you […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 29 seconds Overlooked by Western medicine and well-understood by Ayurveda are the 13 emissary veins that literally drain your brain through your skull. In most people, there are 13 holes in the skull that veins pass through, and the clinical significance of this is astounding. First, these veins are […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 1 second According to Ayurveda, there are 108 vital points on the body called marma points. They were described in the field of battle as points to avoid injuring. An injury to a specific point would elicit a set of symptoms or death based on the anatomical connections of […]
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes and 53 seconds Scientific journals these days are overflowing with ground-breaking research on the lymphatic system. While the journals are brimming with precious information about the function of the lymphatic system, it might be 5-10 years before this information finds its way into a medical practice – if ever! At […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 12 seconds The lymphatic system acts as a detox pathway, energy and nutrient delivery as well as the carrier channels for the immune system. Studies suggest that one of the reasons for the breakdown of the digestive system and resultant lymphatic congestion is that when undigested proteins enter the […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 16 seconds While the World Health Organization recently warned that air pollution may be linked to as many as 3 million deaths a year, here in the US, we are dumping 4 billion pounds of toxins into the environment each year—72 million of which are carcinogenic. (1) To make […]
Average Reading Time: 4 minutes and 45 seconds When I worked for the New Jersey Nets basketball team, I traveled with the team during their 82-game season. I would always take advantage of the time on the planes to write – in fact, in the early days, I wrote a couple of my books predominantly […]
Average Reading Time: 2 minutes and 5 seconds It is common in my practice to hear women talk about their cravings for junk food, exhaustion, skin break-outs, moodiness, bloat and puffiness prior to their menstrual cycle, followed by a severely heavy and crampy period. It is also common for these symptoms to not be hormonal […]
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