Lymphatic cleansing; naturally cleanse your body for wellness

Springtime….the perfect time of year for cleaning your closets, carpets, windows and……your lymphatic system. It's almost impossible for us to imagine our "insides" being cleansed, much less how to do it. Wash your face, hands and brush your teeth….but clean out your lymphatic system? My imagination starts to run a bit wild when I start to think about how this might be accomplished or what on earth I might have to consume to do it. Here's the good news; eating healthy, antioxidant foods assist in keeping your entire "system" running smoothly.

Most of us have no idea what all the internal parts of our body are doing to help us keep healthy. The lymphatic system is probably one of the most important functions our body performs daily in assisting us with our wellness. A filter and supplier of antibodies to our body, the lymph nodes provide vital nutrients to our blood stream and tissue. Something as basic as eating too much protein can clog up our lymphatic system, which eventually can breakdown our ability to stay healthy. Cleansing our system is very much like changing the HVAC air filters every few months; your system runs more efficiently and the pollutants it trapped are removed. Makes sense, doesn't it, that we need to do the same to our body and specifically to the lymphatic system.

According to my resources (http://www.detoxsafely.org/lymph.html) below are some of the food products you will need. If any particular food doesn't agree with your digestive system, then simply avoid it:

Foods you need:

*Dark green vegetables

*Onions, garlic

*Ginger

*Seaweed

*Wheatgrass juice and/or any vegetable juice

*Citrus fruits, other tart fruits (i.e. cranberry juice)

*Bitter vegetables (i.e. kale, mustard greens, radish)

*Flax seed

*Omega 3 fatty acids

 

Foods to avoid:

*Processed/enriched products (i.e. white bread, canned food, fortified carton/bottled juices)

*Refined sugar (i.e. candy, donuts, ice cream)

*High protein diets, saturated fat meats (i.e. beef and pork)

 

Vitamins you'll need:

*A, B, C, E, Selenium

*Natural herbs and spices are also great in assisting and cleansing:

*Parsley

*Myrrh

*Burdock, Dandelion and Red Root

*Cleavers, Echinacea and Goldenseal

*Orange grape, yellow dock

 

So how exactly do you perform a lymphatic cleanse? It's simple; just start consuming these items in your menu daily or be creative and prepare a meal centered on the use of these items. Even if you just stop consuming the "foods to avoid" and start introducing the "foods you need" into your daily routine, you'll be cleansing your filter by doing so. Here are my basic three rules to follow that will make "cleansing" simple:

*Fresh is best (i.e. fresh fruit/vegetables)

*Whole not processed (i.e. whole wheat bread – no enriched)

*Darker, tangy and spicy (i.e. leafy green salads, fresh juices)

 

In my monthly seminars I teach these principals, along with my basic theory; Wellness produces weight loss and better health. Cleansing your lymphatic system is much easier than "spring cleaning". Once you do, you'll be amazed at how great you'll feel and how much better your overall health will be. Since starting my program, I've not had the flu or other infectious illnesses that frequently go around. I highly recommend that you not only focus on cleansing but you incorporate "clean living" as part of your everyday routine. Again…you'll be amazed at how much better you'll feel!