Love Your Lymph

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September/October 2005
By Michelle Schoffro Cook 
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Wild indigo root (Baptisia tinctoria). Wild indigo helps destroy damaging microbes in the body and cleans up the lymphatic system, improves lymph flow and reduces swelling in lymph glands. For a powerful herbal cleanser, combine wild indigo root with cleavers and pokeroot. You can take it as a decoction using 1/3 teaspoon of the dried root per cup of water. Simmer 15 minutes and drink 1 cup three times a day. Or take 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of tincture three times daily. Do not use wild indigo if you’re pregnant or nursing.

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MOVE YOUR BODY: EXERCISE IS VITAL

There is three times more lymph fluid in the body than blood, yet the body has no organ like the heart to pump lymph. That means lymph relies on deep breathing and exercise to move. While cleansing the lymphatic system, be sure to increase aerobic exercise — try brisk walking, rebounding on a mini trampoline or jogging. Also, it’s important to take time to practice deep-breathing exer- cises to help pump the lymph with fresh oxygen.

Thoroughly cleansing the lymphatic system is the key to long- term and efficient weight loss and great health. It is also the key to experiencing great health and living without pain.

Resources

Arise & Shine
(800) 688-2444
www.AriseAndShine.com

EcoNugenics
(800) 308-5518
www.EcoNugenics.com

San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Company
(800) 227-2830
www.HerbSpiceTea.com

Michelle Schoffro Cook is an award-winning author, doctor of natural medicine, doctor of acupuncture, holistic nutritionist and author of the books The 4 Week Ultimate Body Detox Plan (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) and Healing Injuries the Natural Way (Your Health Press, 2004). Visit her website at www.EnergyEffect.com.

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  • Jeanne 4/7/2009 10:00:09 PM

    My 17 year old daughter contracted Mono about 2 and a half months ago and was very ill for a couple of weeks. A local health food store owner was helpful in her recovery and sent me home with a good multi-vitamin/mineral for her along with mega doses of Vitamin C(5000+MG daily)grapefruit seed extract and a probiotic. My daughter took these for about a month and is now just on the multi-vitamin and probiotic as she was doing better for about a month except for what looked/seemed like enlarged spleen protruding from under her ribcage and other glandular tenderness to varying degrees. Then, about two weeks ago (or less) she either had a rebound of Mono or picked up some other bug due to her compromised immune system. I took her in to the health food store and she sent us home with Total Lymph Cleanse, made by Solray or something like that- one day after taking this, she started getting really dizzy and her thinking was foggy and visual disturbances as well. I'm taking her off the product for a couple of days to see if she gets better but my question to you is:
    Could this product, or a specific ingredient in it, be the cause of the additional symptoms?
    I'm thinking the glandular detox process is too much for her already weak system.
    Thank you in advance for any advice.
    Jeanne in Pismo Beach, CA

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