Jenny Bee's Therapies

20/11/2025

🌈 Vibration Plates & Your Lymphatic System

A Colourful, Science-Backed Guide for Lymphies

By Bianca Botha, CLT | RLD | MLDT & CDS

Vibration plates have become incredibly popular — not just for fitness, but for lymphatic drainage, inflammation support, and chronic fatigue recovery.
But how do they actually work for the lymph? And who benefits the most?

Let’s break it down in a colourful, factual way. 💚✨

🌿 1. Why Vibration Plates Help the Lymphatic System

Your lymphatic system doesn’t have its own pump — it relies on muscle contraction, breathing, and movement to move fluid.

A vibration plate:
• Creates rhythmic muscle contractions
• Stimulates deeper lymphatic vessels
• Improves circulation
• Helps push fluid out of stagnant areas
• Activates your parasympathetic (rest-digest-drain) state

This means better detoxification, less swelling, and improved immune function.

⚡ 2. Science-Backed Benefits for Lymph Flow

Vibration plates may support:
• Chronic inflammation reduction
• Fatigue + brain fog improvement
• Histamine stability in MCAS / histamine intolerance
• POTS / dysautonomia symptoms by improving circulation
• Fibromyalgia, autoimmune flare support
• Swelling in hips, thighs, pelvis, and abdomen

Gentle vibration = gentle lymph release.

🍋 3. Why It Helps Histamine Intolerance & MCAS

High histamine levels often come from:
• Gut inflammation
• Lymphatic congestion
• Mast-cell activation
• Slow detox pathways

Vibration plates improve:
• Blood flow → faster histamine clearance
• Lymph flow → less histamine stagnation
• Vagus nerve tone → better mast-cell regulation

This is why so many people with MCAS, POTS, long COVID, and chronic fatigue feel relief.

🍃 4. Vibration Plates & POTS / Dysautonomia

A gentle vibration session can:
• Increase venous return
• Reduce blood pooling in legs
• Improve autonomic balance
• Support lymph movement out of the abdomen
• Stabilise lightheadedness over time

Start low → slow → short sessions.

🔄 5. Types of Vibration Plates (and which is best for lymph)

There are two main types:

✨ Oscillation plates (seesaw style)

Best for lymphatics.
Gentle → moves fluid → stimulates nodes naturally.

✨ Linear plates (up-down vibration)

More intense.
Use carefully — especially if you have:
• POTS
• MCAS
• Autoimmune flares
• Herniated discs
• Pelvic congestion

⏱️ 6. How Often Should You Use It?

Lymph-friendly guidelines:
• Beginner: 2–4 minutes
• Intermediate: 5–8 minutes
• Advanced: 10–12 minutes (max for lymph)
• Frequency: 3–5 times per week

Always hydrate before + after.

⚠️ 7. When NOT to Use a Vibration Plate

Avoid or get medical clearance if you have:
• Pregnancy
• Acute clot / DVT
• Uncontrolled heart conditions
• Recent major surgery (first 4–6 weeks)
• Severe dizziness
• Severe spinal instability

💚 Final Note

Vibration plates are not a cure, but they are an incredible tool to support:
• Lymph flow
• Immune regulation
• Histamine metabolism
• Chronic fatigue recovery
• Stress & vagus nerve support

When used correctly, they can transform your lymphatic health.

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.

19/11/2025

Please help by voting for us at the small business awards link below , thank you 😊 🙏 https://www.robbiemoore.org.uk/nominate

18/11/2025

🏆 LETS GET NOMINATING - SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS 2025 💪

Our small independent local businesses are the backbone of our local economy and now more than ever do we need to promote, celebrate and support them as much as we can.

That's why after such a brilliant competition last year, i am determined to keep backing our Small Business - no matter how small - as they are the backbone of our local economy.

I am inviting everyone across Keighley, Ilkley, Craven, and the Worth Valley to nominate their favourite small business for the title of Best Small Business 👩‍💻

To nominate a local small business you love, please visit 👉 https://www.robbiemoore.org.uk/nominate

If you're a local business wanting to get involved, please do feel free to share 🔁this post!

The deadline for nominations is Sunday 14 December, with the winners to be announced soon after. Good Luck to all and please do get involved! 🍀

17/11/2025

The Health and Wellbeing festivals this Summer were a great success, thank you to everyone who came. Many people had never heard of CranioSacral Therapy before and were keen to sample the light touch therapy.
Throughout December I am offering taster sessions in CranioSacral Therapy at Jo Kirk Therapies in Burley-in-Wharfedale. See the poster below for more information...

16/11/2025

Learn more about physical therapy for lymphedema and the steps you can take to minimize swelling and maximize your life.

13/11/2025

I use the sympathetic point in all of my treatments with Auricular Acupuncture. It's so beneficial!

Are your clients struggling to fall asleep or stay asleep? 🌙

Auricular acupuncture can be a powerful tool for calming the mind and supporting deep, restorative rest.

One of the key points used in treatment helps regulate the sympathetic nervous system and activates the parasympathetic side of the body. This is the part of your system responsible for relaxation, slowing the heart rate, and preparing you for sleep.

When this point is stimulated, the body shifts out of stress mode and into a state where sleep becomes much easier to access. Clients often describe a feeling of calm washing over them, followed by improved sleep quality in the nights that follow.

If your clients are dealing with insomnia or restless nights (which let's face it.... alot of us are!), auricular acupuncture offers a gentle, natural approach that supports the body’s own ability to settle.

To learn this protocol and others, take a look at our upcoming courses - https://bit.ly/41ldsCO

13/11/2025

In our members experience men are often more sceptical about Reproflexology™ than women.

What we find is after the initial consultation where they learn about our tests and protocols they tend to come round to the idea.

Reproductive reflexologists know that despite s***m being delicate and easily damaged, there is much that can be done to improve both quality and quantity. S***m quality can be affected by diet, poor sleep, high stress levels, heat, some forms of exercise and these can be fairly easily remedied.

And like other health practitioners we use Semen Analysis and S***m DNA Fragmentation testing to help us to understand where the issues may be and repeat testing to measure progress.

Well trained reproductive reflexologists (like our members), know what to look out for:

"I had a s***m test which came back pretty fine but the reflexologist spotted raised white blood cells, so she suggested I go for some further tests. I had bacteria present, which the GP and hospital hadn’t noticed, and was treated with antibiotics." - Male participant from a small phenomenological study in January 2023.

Whilst reflexology, or any other form of complementary therapy might not suit everyone, it can be a useful form of support and provides a means of reducing stress and an integrative approach to fertility.

13/11/2025

Wow... look at what's under your neck!!

Anatomy of neck!! 🤩