Lymph system and weight loss---how do they coorelate?

[JoyCH]

In reading around on the website and in these forums and watching a Yes, You Can DVD, I hear a lot about the lymphatic system. I'm an RN, so I understand what the lymph system has to do with immunity, but don't understand how the pumping of it relates to weight loss. I've tried to read around on the internet, but may be doing the wrong searches, because I don't seem to be finding what I'm looking for.

Can anyone give me a little science behind the emphasis here at T-Tapp on the lymph system? This is very interesting to me and I'd like to learn more. Somewhere in the reading, I thought I noted something about this is where fat was flushed out, but couldn't remember any more than that when I tried to tell my husband about it.

Thanks for your time.

Joy

[armygirlwriting]

This is based on my own reading, and my own experience. A trainer or Teresa may have more to say regarding T-Tapp's view of the lymph system.

It has to do with toxins, the lymph being the garbage collector of your body. Your body is smart, so it tries to take toxins and store them in the least offensive place - your FAT stores. Helps to protect the body and not have the toxins run rampant in your body. That is why it is so hard to lose weight without eating right too. (or doing a detox).

Get the lymph moving, and more toxins leave your body then they don't get stored in your fat. Keep moving, and keep moving your lymph, and the stored toxins are released and moved out with the rest of the garbage collected by the lymph.

Simple explanation, probably especially so to a nurse, but it all has to do with detoxifying your body, and moving the lymph is crucial to that.

One of the most interesting books that I have read about this is the 4 Week Ultimate Detox by Michelle Schofro Cook.

Hope that helps.

[JoyCH]

It has to do with toxins, the lymph being the garbage collector of your body. Your body is smart, so it tries to take toxins and store them in the least offensive place - your FAT stores. Helps to protect the body and not have the toxins run rampant in your body. That is why it is so hard to lose weight without eating right too. (or doing a detox).

Get the lymph moving, and more toxins leave your body then they don't get stored in your fat. Keep moving, and keep moving your lymph, and the stored toxins are released and moved out with the rest of the garbage collected by the lymph.

Why does eliminating "toxins" help get rid of the fat? I don't understand how these relate. Toxins go, as the lymph moves more, but why does that make the fat go too?

What toxins are these? (I've always wondered about this word.) Like the "BHT added for freshness" on the cereal box? Or the normal leftovers after protein or carbs or blood cells or what-have-you are broken down, but for some reason they aren't being eliminated correctly?

Thanks.

[Asha]

Michelle is right.

This might help answer more questions.
http://www.annlouise.com/15/diet-detox/129/

[Lori French]

Nice article/explanation, Asha! Makes me want to hop on my rebounder!

[john5]

Very interesting article isn't it cool how we lose weight it's also confusing how the fat basically falls off your body. Anyway that's what we all want it to do that need to lose weight

[banemach]

Don't even need a rebounder/trampoline - just do jog rocks twice a day! - It's my favourite for doing when I'm travelling on business and stuck sitting in board rooms for 8 hours a day.

Here's the routine I "travel by" - BWO+ in the morning before I leave the hotel -hoe downs at the two coffee breaks morning and afternoon - jog rocks at lunch time and when I get back to my hotel room around 5. Then a decent long walk, using good T-tapp form- at least 60 minutes - through whatever town I'm in, even if that means finding the local mall and walking through that - OIP, HF and AL before bed -

The hoe downs help keep me focused and clears my head when things get boring - and I figure the jog rocks help move the lymph and keep my butt from getting wider since I'm sitting.

Just my 2 cents worth!

[Asha]

Oh thanks for the idea Dianne for using jog rocks. My reboudner has several broken springs which I cannot replace and the mat has a few holes too so it is in the discard pile.

Lori I was going to say "Because Teresa said so!" but decided she wanted a more scientific answer!

[Jen82]

That was a great article. It of course says dry skin brushing is a good alternative to getting a massage, how awesome.

[JoyCH]

Thank you, Asha, for the link. The article was helpful.

So, this is telling me that the fluid/material in the fat cell gets flushed out by the lymph system, thus shrinking the fat cell? I guess I need to do some more biology study to understand what is in the fat cell and how that is working.

Interesting that the article said there was more lymph fluid than blood in our bodies. I remember hearing very little about the lymph system in college. Any one else with other site recommendations?