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09/02/2025

Where Does the Lymph Go After Drainage?

From Puff to Flush—Your Body’s Hidden Detox Highway!

Hey Lymphies!
Ever wondered what actually happens to the lymph after your MLD (Manual Lymphatic Drainage) or dry brushing session? Where does all that puffiness and extra fluid go? Let’s take a journey through your body’s magical drainage map—because the flow doesn’t stop at your skin!

First Things First—What IS Lymph?

Lymph is a clear-ish fluid filled with:
• Water
• Proteins
• Cellular waste
• Immune cells
• Bacteria, viruses, and toxins

It’s like your body’s wastewater, and your lymphatic system is the plumbing network designed to collect it from your tissues and send it packing!

The Drainage Route (The Fun Part!)

After you stimulate your lymphatic system (through MLD, exercise, rebounding, or infrared saunas), here’s what happens step-by-step:

1. Tissues → Lymph Capillaries
Lymph fluid is collected from between your cells (where waste builds up). Think of this as your body picking up trash from every neighborhood.

2. Lymph Capillaries → Collecting Vessels
These vessels have valves to push lymph forward (like a one-way street!). They move it toward central lymph nodes.

3. Nodes → Filter Party!
Lymph passes through lymph nodes, where it gets filtered. Immune cells here attack bacteria, viruses, and debris.
It’s like your lymph goes through a security checkpoint!

4. Cleaned Lymph → Ducts
Filtered lymph travels to the thoracic duct (left side of your neck) or right lymphatic duct—the final stop before exiting!

5. Ducts → Subclavian Vein
Here’s the magic moment!
The ducts drain the lymph directly into your bloodstream, at the base of your neck, where the subclavian vein lives.

6. Bloodstream → Kidneys + Liver
Now the filtered lymph becomes part of your circulating blood. From here:
• Kidneys filter out water-soluble waste → p*e it out!
• Liver handles fat-soluble toxins and waste → p**p it out!

And voilà!
Your lymph just became waste… and left your body.
Flush complete!

That’s Why You Might Notice…
• More p*eing after a session
• Increased bowel movements
• Feeling thirsty
• Fatigue (your body is processing the detox!)
• Reduced swelling or puffiness

So YES—you’re not imagining it. The flush is real.

Fun Lymphie Facts:
• You have 500–700 lymph nodes in your body!
• The thoracic duct drains around 75% of your lymph!
• Your lymphatic system can move 1.5–3 liters of lymph per day with the right support!
• No heart? No pump! The lymph system depends on movement, breath, and pressure (that’s why you NEED to move!).

Support the Flush:
• Hydrate (lymph is mostly water!)
• Move daily (walking, rebounding, stretching)
• Breathe deep (diaphragmatic breathing helps move lymph!)
• Massage & MLD
• Eat clean (to reduce toxin load)

So, Where Does It Go?

In simple terms:
Lymph → Blood → Kidneys/Liver → Toilet!
Your body is brilliant. And your lymphatic system? Even more so.

So the next time you finish your session and head to the loo—give a little thanks to the silent flow keeping you well.






References / Research Links:
• Cleveland Clinic – Lymphatic System Overview
• NCBI – Physiology of the Lymphatic System
• Lymphatic Research and Biology Journal

Disclaimer:
This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult your healthcare provider before making changes to your health routine.

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06/10/2025

04/01/2025

Three things the feet tell us before a word is spoken

In Reflexology, the dialogue begins long before the client finds the words. The moment their feet are revealed, an unspoken narrative unfolds: clear, subtle, and deeply sincere. Before any verbal story is shared, the feet offer us their own version of truth.

They speak first of energy.
Not in the abstract, but in the palpable language of temperature, color, moisture, and tone. Are the feet vibrant and warm, or cool and withdrawn? Do they feel charged with nervous tension or depleted by chronic fatigue? In this initial contact, we sense whether the system is overextended, undernourished, or beautifully balanced. It is the body’s silent confession of how it has been managing life’s demands.

Next, the feet reveal emotional history.
A high instep may suggest a need for control; puffiness around the ankles might reflect emotional stagnation. Inflexibility in the toes can whisper of held-in frustration or fear. These signs are not diagnoses, instead they are invitations. Observations that encourage us to listen not just with our hands, but with our whole awareness. I recall a client who came for help with chronic headaches. Her feet, tender and tight across the solar plexus and diaphragm zones, suggested unspoken sorrow. Only after several sessions did she speak of her recent bereavement. The feet had already told the tale.

Finally, the feet reveal a person’s relationship with their own body.
Well-cared-for or long neglected, rigid or yielding, shaped by years of adaptation—they mirror how the client moves through life, and how they inhabit themselves. Some feet barely tolerate touch at first, as if uncertain whether they deserve attention. Others respond instantly, relaxing into contact as if remembering a language long forgotten.

To the trained Reflexologist, these three layers (energy, emotion, embodiment) are not mysteries. They are familiar signs, woven into every session, quietly guiding the work. Foot reading is not guessing, as many may think. Foot reading is perceiving with care. It is reading what the body is ready to reveal, and responding with the gentlest precision.

The feet speak early, and they speak honestly.
When we learn to hear them, we open a door to a conversation that touches far more than just the body. It is here, in this quiet listening, that healing often begins.

I'd love to read your insights. The debate is open.
Thank you for reading me. ❤

02/25/2025

Spring is on its way…we’ve got you. Book in for a 60 minute foot reflexology session and receive 15% off. 💜👣🌷

02/24/2025

Thank you Eunice Ingham 🙏🎂

EUNICE D. INGHAM
February 24th 1889 - December 10th 1974

Eunice Ingham—the ‘Mother’ of Reflexology—was born on this day. It was through her tenacity to overcome legal challenges in her work that reflexology became known. We should all be grateful to Eunice.

02/18/2025

03/18/2024

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