Your Immune & Lymphatic Systems and How Essential Oils Work With Them

Your Immune & Lymphatic Systems and How Essential Oils Work With Them

Learn how your Immune and Lymphatic systems work and which essential oils to use with them to make them work even better. Taught by Certified Medical Aromatherapist, Holly Draper

As most readers probably know, much of the body is made up of water. Part of the water is in the bloodstream, but far more resides in the lymphatic system. Our cells are located in a sea of lymph, a pale fluid. The lymphatic vessels run parallel to the blood veins in the body. The vessels of the lymph system are filled with a fluid called ‘lymph’ that is collected from the space between the cells in the body. The lymph fluids feed the cells of the body by transporting various nutrients such as salts, minerals, and proteins to every cell of the body. Likewise, lymph fluid carries cell wastes and debris that accumulate from normal cell function away from the cells and turns them over to the blood. The blood shuttles the wastes to the kidneys, lungs, colon, and skin for elimination.

Lymphatic System

The lymph system can be thought of as the cellular toxin disposal system.

Lymph flows slowly upward through the body to the top of the chest at a rate approximating 3 quarts per day. Lymph collects, is filtered in, and then passes from nodes within the system. There are over six hundred lymph nodes in our bodies, some nodes are located just above the bend in the elbow. 20 to 30 large nodes are clustered deep within the underarm and upper chest regions. Lymph from the legs and genitals collects in and drains through a large collection of nodes in the groin. Lymph fluid also flows down from the head through the neck. Lymph from the nose, lips, and teeth drain through lymph nodes in the floor of the mouth. Other nodes are found in the tonsils and adenoids. This is a one-directional flow.

They engulf and destroy many foreign and toxic particles. Lymph nodes also contain b lymphocytes that produce antibodies to protect the body from future viruses, bacteria, yeast, and other organisms.
In a healthy state, lymph nodes are about the size of almonds. However, when they are overloaded with excess toxins, they swell and become painful. This occurs when the body experiences colds and infections.

With breast cancer, lymphatic cancer, chronic fatigue and viral attacks on the rise, and some of my best friends as sufferers I have decided to write this blog to help get our life, love and LYMPH flowing again.

The lymph system is vital in helping to fight disease.

Why Detox your lymph system?

The lymph system is often the first line of immunological defence against harmful bacteria, toxin concentrations and oxygen starvation of one’s cells.

When the lymphatic system is flowing freely everything is fine. When it backs up, however, there’s trouble. The consequences can be serious, even life-threatening. Not only are the building, repair and waste disposal systems affected by a disruption, the body’s defences against foreign substances are also impaired. In addition to filtering out toxic materials, the lymph nodes also produce substances which fight off invading viruses and bacteria and destroy abnormal cells that developed within the body, such as cancer cells. As well as being part of the body’s plumbing and repair system, the lymphatics are an essential part of our immune system.

Clearing the lymphatic system can substantially reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, or blockage of the arteries. Cleansing the lymphatic system allows the body to more efficiently clear excess cholesterol out of the arteries. That makes perfect sense, of course. One way to get rid of excess cholesterol is to clean out the disposal pathways. It’s like draining dirty water backed-up in your kitchen sink by unclogging the drain pipe or using a plunger to unstop the toilet.The other way to reduce the cholesterol in the arteries, of course, is to lower the intake of cholesterol-containing and cholesterol-producing foods in the diet.

Lymphatic congestion can also make us more prone to a suppressed immune system  as such prone to many chronic diseases fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, aches and pains, bloating, poor digestion and arthritis.

*Original Source: http://sorayasaraswati.com/detox-your-lymphatic-system/

Essential Oils for Your Immune and Lymphatic System:

Respiratory Blend
Immune Blend
Kids Immune Blend

Announcing our NEW Line of Organic Essential Oils for Kids!

Announcing our NEW Line of Oils

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KIDS COUGH CARE Blend by Purify Skin Therapy

This is a blend of all the best anti-spasmotic certified organic and wildcrafted essential oils for coughing. Specially formulated to be safe and effective for your children. It works for all kinds of coughing.

 

This is also my #1 oil to use with any kind of a sore throat. It is fast and effective for those annoying and painful sore throats!

 

This blend is completely edible, and is completely safe for kids ages 6 months and older. It’s equally as effective for adults, and can be used on anyone who is either coughing, or has a sore throat, or both.

 

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All About Tea Tree Oil

All About Tea Tree Oil 

The aborigines of Australia were the first to discover the healing properties of tea tree oil thousands of years ago. They treated cuts, burns, and skin infections by crushing the leaves of the tree and applying them to cuts and injuries. In the 1770s, the British explorer Captain Cook observed the native Australians brewing tea from the leaves. He then brewed tea of his own to give to his crew to prevent scurvy. He coined the name tea tree.

Our beautiful certified organic Tea Tree essential oil comes to us from Australia. Tea Tree is a part of the Melaleuca family, which means it has great antibacterial, antiviral, anti fungal, and antiparacitic properties. Historically it has been used for disinfecting and wound healing, it is also a powerful immune stimulant.

In the 1920s, Australian physicians began to use the oil to clean wounds and prevent infections after surgery. In 1923 an Australian government scientist, Dr. A. R. Penfold, conducted a study of Tea Tree essential oil and found it to be 12 times stronger as an antiseptic bactericide than carbolic acid (the current standard). Average Australians then began to use the oil as a household remedy for skin conditions and fungus infections. During World War II, tea tree oil was included in the first-aid kits given to all Australian soldiers and sailors.

According to the British Medical Journal in 1933 Tea Tree essential oil is a "powerful disinfectant, non-poisonous, and non-irritating". Tea Tree is treasured as having unrivaled anti-infectious properties. After the discovery of penicillin and other antibiotics in the late 1940s, tea tree oil went out of favor as an antiseptic until the 1980s, when it was discovered that some bacteria were resistant to certain antibiotics, such as methicillin and vancomycin.

Battling the Flu with Organic Essential Oils

 

Battling the Flu with Organic Essential Oils

This time of year, discussion about battling the flu with essential oils is everywhere. People are getting flu shots, they are loading up on Vitamin C, and many families are using essential oils daily with their children. Did you know that some essential oils are stronger than others? Mega Immune was formulated to be the atomic bomb of essential oils, and it is very HOT. When an oil is hot, it can cause irritation to the skin, especially in sensitive areas. A little oil goes a long way, and hot oils should always be used with a carrier oil. However, there are also oils that should not be used on children as they can harm their liver.

Mega Immune for Knocking Out the Flu

This essential oil blend was formulated to be a strong immune stimulant for when you are really sick or when you are facing very serious short term illness. It can support and strengthen the immune system by giving it a huge boost to have the ability to knock out invading bugs. This is the strongest blend of essential oils in aromatherapy. Use this when you're serious about knocking out bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. 

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