Lymph and the gut – the biggest & most neglected defenders of the body is the lymphatic system = waste and toxin management.
Thanks again to @stopchasingpain for this one!!
Protection. Everything it does is based on defense. From pain response to the swelling response. From sickness response to withdrawal response. From flight or flight to chronic fatigue. From increased motion to decreased motion. And countless others.
One of the biggest and most neglected defenders of the body is the lymphatic system. The cleaning system of your body. Waste and toxin management.
Where is one of the biggest locations of lymph? Your gut. The lacteals.
Which just so happens to be a humongous part of your immune system. Up to 80% of it. Wowza. When stuff leaks through your gut that is not supposed to be there, lymph is there to immediately defend the castle.
One of the reasons you get puffy and swollen and inflamed and feel yucky anywhere in the body when you have leaky gut.
Working the skin with dry brushing is good for lymph. That is just the beginning and only a small part. Ultimately you will need to heal your gut and mange the deep lymph to help control toxins. It’s about pressure control.
You are only as strong and resilient as your weakest and most vulnerable system. And it’s not always the symptomatic one. No system in the body ever works alone. Never gets injured alone. Never heals alone. Think bigger. Think better. Think systems.