CC's Handsonholistic Treatments

14/08/2025

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13/08/2025

🩸 Lymph vs. Blood – Why We Need Both 💧

At first glance, you might think blood is the only fluid keeping you alive.
But your body actually has two major circulatory systems:
• The blood circulatory system (powered by the heart)
• The lymphatic system (powered by your movement, breathing, and muscle contractions)

Blood: The Delivery Service 🚚❤️
• Carries oxygen and nutrients to every cell
• Removes carbon dioxide and some waste
• Circulates continuously in a closed loop
• Kept moving by the heart’s powerful pump

Lymph: The Cleanup Crew 🧹💧
• Collects waste, toxins, and excess fluid from tissues
• Transports immune cells to fight infection
• Moves in one direction only — toward the heart
• Has no pump — depends on your movement, hydration, and breathing

How They Work Together 🤝

When blood delivers nutrients to cells, some fluid leaks out into the spaces between them (interstitial fluid). The lymphatic system picks up that extra fluid, filters it through lymph nodes, and returns it to the bloodstream — clean and ready to go.

Without blood, your cells would starve.
Without lymph, your tissues would swell, your immune system would weaken, and waste would build up.

💡 Fun Fact: You have about 1.5x more lymph fluid than blood in your body — but because it moves so quietly, most people don’t even know it’s there.

13/08/2025

🌿 Wake Up Your Lymph: From the Moment You Step Out of Bed

Written by Bianca Botha, CLT, RLD & MLDT

Your lymphatic system is your body’s silent guardian — working 24/7 to remove waste, carry immune cells, balance fluids, and keep inflammation in check. Unlike your blood, which has the heart as a pump, lymph has no central pump. It relies on your movement, breathing, and the contraction of surrounding muscles to flow.

That means the choices you make in the first few minutes after waking can set the tone for your lymph flow all day long.

1️⃣ Stretch Before Your Feet Hit the Floor

When you wake up, your lymph has been moving more slowly during sleep.
• Gentle stretching activates skeletal muscle pumps, helping lymph vessels (lymphangions) contract and push fluid forward.
• Focus on stretching arms overhead, rolling shoulders, and pointing and flexing your feet to stimulate drainage from the extremities toward the torso.

2️⃣ Deep Belly Breathing

Your thoracic duct — the main lymphatic vessel that drains most of your body — passes through your diaphragm via a specific passage called the aortic hiatus. This is different from the esophageal hiatus, the opening your esophagus uses.

Why does this matter?
• In deep belly breathing, your diaphragm moves up and down, gently compressing and releasing the thoracic duct through the aortic hiatus.
• This pumping action helps move lymph from the lower body back into the bloodstream.
• Try the 4-4-4 technique: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 4 — repeat 5–10 times.

(If you have a hiatal hernia, it affects the esophageal hiatus, not the aortic hiatus, so the thoracic duct itself is not directly in that opening — but nearby structures can still influence comfort and flow.)

3️⃣ Hydrate Immediately

Lymph is about 96% water. Even mild dehydration thickens lymph fluid, making it harder to move.
• Start with a glass of room-temperature water to rehydrate after sleep.
• For an extra boost, add a pinch of unrefined mineral salt or a squeeze of lemon to support electrolyte balance.

4️⃣ Gentle Movement Within 10 Minutes of Waking

Lymph depends on physical activity to circulate.
• Walking to the kitchen, doing light yoga, or bouncing gently on your toes activates calf muscles and larger muscle groups, stimulating lymph transport.
• If mobility is limited, even seated marching or ankle rotations help.

5️⃣ Open the Main Drainage Pathways

Before your day gets busy, spend 1–2 minutes on self-lymphatic stimulation:
• Gently massage the area just above your collarbones (supraclavicular nodes).
• Lightly pump under your arms (axillary nodes) and behind your knees (popliteal nodes).
This “opens the gates” so the fluid from the rest of your body has somewhere to flow.

🌟 The Takeaway
Your lymph doesn’t need hours to get going — it just needs you. With a few mindful actions right after waking, you can:
• Boost immune readiness
• Support detox
• Reduce puffiness and fluid retention
• Improve overall energy

It’s not just a morning routine — it’s your morning lymph ritual.

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 diet, exercise, or health regimen.

13/08/2025

Hopi ear Treatment
£28 45 minutes

Book a Treatment at
CC*s Handsonholistics treatments
45, Keith Street
Kincardine

pm me to get booked in.

History

Ear candling, a traditional therapy used by the Ancient Greeks, was popularised by the Hopi Indian Tribe of the American South-West. The modern incarnation of the treatment is primarily based on the form used by the Hopi (meaning "Peaceful People") Indians who possess great medicinal knowledge and spirituality. The Hopi Nation are renowned for their extensive healing skills.

The original use of ear candles was for aura and spiritual cleansing for purifying. They were used to cleanse and harmonise the different energy fields of the body. Equally they were also used in initiation rituals and healing ceremonies. The importance and use of ear candles is illustrated in numerous ancient wall paintings including those found within the caves of the Grand Canyon.

Quite different from conventional wax candles, a Hopi Ear Candle is actually a cotton tube, impregnated with beeswax, honey and therapeutic oils, that is painlessly inserted into the ear to draw out impurities and relieve pressure in the head and sinuses.

How it works

Fully dressed the client lies down on their side, with their head supported on a pillow so the auditory canal is vertical.

The process involves placing a specially designed hollow candle just inside the ear canal, as far as is comfortable into the ear canal. Now known as Hopi Ear Candles, the hand-made structures are hollow tubes which contain honey, sage, St Johns Wort and camomile.

Chamomile – anti-inflammatory and gentle anti-spasmodic sedative
Sage - stimulates the lymph, increases circulation
St. John’s Wort - restorative tonic for the nervous system
The candle is then lit and the resulting gentle suction and vacuum draws the wax and impurities from the ear and produces a light suction action. This vacuum is caused by the warmed air from the flame and colder air moving through its hollow centre. The movement and compression between the ear canal and the candle chamber generate air flow acting like a chimney. The burning action infuses the herbs and essential oils into a vapour, which is drawn into the auditory canal. This performs a massaging function as well as softening any impurities.

A fire crackling sound may be heard and possibly some gentle popping. The rising air gently massages the ear drum and helps to regulate ear pressure. A small amount of ear wax is also removed during the treatment.

According to practitioners, the candles work like a chimney, drawing impurities out. Most are burned away, although some may be found in the candle wax residue or may appear on a cotton bud 24 to 48 hours after treatment. The column of warm air rising in the candle is said to massage the ear drum while pressure in the sinus cavities and ears is equalised. Most deposits evaporate and are carried away through the candle ‘chimney’. None of the candle residue actually goes into the ear.

Most of these are carried away through the candle chimney, although some of them can be found in the condensed candle residue after removal from the ear - or can even work their way up to the surface 24 to 48 hours later.

Who it benefits

Hopi Ear Candles can benefit conditions affecting the head and ears such as sinus congestion, ear noises and excessive earwax.

The rising air through the column of the candle and gentle natural movement of the flame serve to gently massage the ear drum. This has an immediate subjective effect of regulating ear pressure. Users often describe a soothing, light sensation in the ear/head area and a general calming, relaxing effect.

It is often used by people with:

Tinnitus
Sinusitis
Glue ear
Hayfever and rhinitis
Excessive ear wax
Colds
Tension headaches
Stress
Many people report an enhanced sense of smell and hearing which might take a few minutes to adjust to.

Hopi ear candles should not be used if there is any inflammation or infection in the ear and are not suitable for people who have had recent ear surgery or those with ear grommets or tubes, perforated ear drums or allergies to any of the products.