Lymph Cleanse
Lately I have been hearing about lymph cleanses, and I am sure I really need one. Sooo, how do you do them, or where do you buy them? I don't know anything about this at all.
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Permalink Reply by Cherterr on
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Find a really good massage therpist and get a Lymphatic Drainage massage. :):)
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Permalink Reply by Kortni on
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A cheaper alternative to a lymph cleanse, and something you can do everyday, is dry brushing. It is GREAT for the lymphatic system, removes toxins, gives your skin a healthy glow and helps to get rid of cellulite! It is the equivalent of 30 min. of exercise on the lymphatic system (not burning calories or anything but just getting the lymph moving).
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on -
I have a brush that I use in that shower. I just started doing that. Will it work the same as doing it with dry skin? It's kinda rough.
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It really does help with cellulite! As for the dry part... yes, it is rough at first. Just do it as gently as comfortable at first, even light strokes helps, then as you get used to it you can get rougher. You can buy a special brush with natural briscles from a health store. Here are benefits and instructions:
The Benefits Of Dry Skin Brushing
• Dry skin brushing helps to shed dead skin cells, which can help improve skin texture and cell renewal.
• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body’s discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body. When the body rids itself of toxins, it is able to run more efficiently in all areas.
• Dry skin brushing also helps to tighten the skin because it increases the flow of blood. Increasing the circulation to the skin can also help lessen the appearance of cellulite.
• Dry skin brushing stimulates the lymph canals to drain toxic mucoid matter into the colon, thereby purifying the entire system. This enables the lymph to perform its house-cleaning duties by keeping the blood and other vital tissues detoxified. After several days of dry brushing, you may notice the gelatinous mucoid material in your stools.
• Dry skin brushing helps with muscle tone and more even distribution of fat deposits.
• Dry skin brushing also rejuvenates the nervous system by stimulating nerve endings in the skin.
• Dry skin brushing helps your skin to absorb nutrients by eliminating clogged pores. Healthy, breathing skin contributes to overall body health.
• Individuals who sit at a computer screen all day long will particularly take pleasure in the benefits of skin brushing. People who have inactive lifestyles or jobs usually experience stiff and sore necks and shoulders that reach even into their arms and down their spines and into their lower backs. Increased blood flow begins entering the areas brushed and you will experience an increase in electromagnetic energy that permits you to feel energized and invigorated.
• LADIES—Cellulite is toxic. Cellulite is toxic materials that are accumulated in your body’s fat cells as they are unable to be eliminated. So, rather than liposuction surgery, how about utilizing the “dry skin brushing” techniques coupled with an alkaline diet program and a great exercising routine. It will break down the unwelcome toxic body deposits and send them scurrying out of your body through the elimination channels we discussed above.
How to Get Started With Your Skin Brushing Regimen
1. Purchase a natural, NOT a synthetic, bristle brush. (vegetable bristle)
2. Purchase a brush with a long handle, so that you are able to reach all areas of your body. Best-case scenario would be one that had a removable head with a strap for your hand.
3. Skin brushing should be performed once a day, preferably first thing in the morning. If you are feeling ill, please do it twice a day until you feel better.
4. Skin brushing should be performed prior to your bath or shower and your body dry and naked.
5. Begin brushing your skin in long sweeping strokes starting from the bottom of your feet upwards, and from the hands towards the shoulders, and on the torso in an upward direction. Always brush towards the heart. Try and brush several times in each area, over-lapping as you go (at least 3-6 times over one area).
6. Avoid sensitive areas and anywhere the skin is broken.
7. After brushing your skin, rinse off in the shower. Paavo Airola, author of Swedish Beauty Secrets, recommends alternating temperatures in the shower from hot to cold. This will further invigorate the skin and stimulate blood circulation, bring more blood to the outer layers of the skin.
8. After getting out of the shower, dry off vigorously and massage your skin with pure plant oil, such as almond, jojoba, sesame or coconut. We like to use a small amount of Euro Organic Oil which is a blend of sunflower, almond, apricot, avocado, and jojoba oils.
(I use coconut oil as I have Cirrhosis of the liver and being that whatever you put on your skin goes directly into your blood, I want it to be something I can eat, no poisons, I get tons of compliments on my skin).
What is the largest organ in the body?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
What organ is responsible for ¼ of the body’s detoxification each day?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
What organ eliminates two pounds of waste acids daily?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
What is one of the most important elimination organs in the body?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
What organ receives one third of all the blood that is circulated in the body?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
When the blood is full of toxic materials, what organ will reflect this with problems?
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
What organ is the last to recieve nutrients in the body, yet the first to shows signs of imbalance or deficiency
ANSWER: THE SKIN!
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Oops! I meant to add the link haha... http://www.jashbotanicals.com/articles/skin_brushing.html
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Permalink Reply by Gina Gonzalez on
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Thanks Kortni for the info. I am going to go buy a new brush today. I have one but it was like $2. so I am sure it must be synthetic. I really appreciate your sharing. Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on
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Thank you so much for the information Kortni. Great and helpful information!!
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