Lymphatic Massage

Description

Like blood, lymph is a fluid. The fluid system (the vascular system) is the means by which the stationary cells of the body receive nutrients and offload waste, as well was providing the highway for the mobilized immune response. Lymph is, by volume, about 2/3 the volume of blood. The microscopic network of vessels, is so vast, that if you would see them in the absence of all other body structures, they would reveal a complete and detailed outline of the body. Lymphatic vessels originate just under the skin, in the fatty layer because lymph is an oily substance and moves naturally in a fatty environment. When healthy lymph is a light oily substance. When the lymph is stagnant it becomes thick, much like lard. The collecting vessels at the fatty layer are fragile; microscopic vessels one cell layer thick. Lymphatic massage is a light brisk stroke that excites lymph into the vessels, directly beneath the skin. Any direct pressure on the vessels (one cell layer thick) would collapse the vessel.