When I have spoken with physicians about the lymphatic system, a few have told me that one of the biggest problems they are seeing in their patients is swelling, or edema.  Swelling in the body, especially the legs, can occur due to heart or kidney problems, so always get swelling checked by your physician. In my office I have seen clients who have had no surgery or node removal, but had lymphedema or extreme swelling in their legs or arms. One client remembers as a young girl having minor swelling problems that would come and go. As she aged the swelling began to get worse and became permanent.

Your body is continually creating waste that can congest any part of your body that may have limited circulation. Approximately 500 million cells die in the body each day creating excess waste that can congest and interfere with circulation in your tissues and organs. If you don't make an effort to move your blood through your organs with exercise, deep breathing and drinking adequate amounts of alkaline water you fill with your own fluid and cellular waste.

You can see the effect of the buildup of excess fluid and swelling all around you. Some examples are: turkey necks, double chin, bags under the eyes, jowls, swelling after surgery or trauma, infant and adult hydrocephalus (excess fluid in the cranium), fluid in the ears, swollen prostate, breast cysts, ovarian cysts, swollen lymph nodes, heart failure (excess fluid on the heart), cirrhosis of the liver (fluid filled cysts in liver), polycystic kidney disease, polycystic lung disease, thyroid goiter (enlarged thyroid), water on the knee, ganglion cyst, bursitis and boils. Swelling can even occur in specific organs or areas of the body as part of inflammation, as in pharyngitis, tendonitis or pancreatitis.

We suffer with many health issues associated with excess fluid, but we miss how the lymphatic system plays a significant role in removing excess fluid from the tissues and organs. This secondary system to return blood to the heart is responsible for a portion of the blood and waste that cannot make it into the veins. When you become overly acidic, your lymphatic system constricts and your tissues and organs fill with proteins (parts of dead cells, fluid and waste, beginning the disease process. You can prevent or gain control of your swelling by learning how to gently activate the tiny vessels and nodes of your lymphatic system in order to manually stimulate the removal of excess fluid and waste. Once you activate your lymphatic system, your urine output will increase for a few days as the excess fluid is removed from the tissues and organs.

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