AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON BLOOD THICK / CONGESTED LYMPH

Your lymphatic system nourishes the cells of your body and flushes away cellular waste products.

It is essential to keep the lymphatic system flowing and unobstructed.

Causes of Lymphatic Congestion

When Kapha is high due to a rich, sweet, diet, blood plasma thickens and flows poorly. This thick blood causes lymphatic congestion.

Springtime increases lymphatic congestion. The slowly rising temperature begins to metabolize winter fat stores, making the blood rich and fatty. This rich fatty blood plasma is thick, and congests the lymphatic system.

Other causes of lymphatic congestion include a sedentary lifestyle, poor circulation, and cardiovascular disorders.

Signs of Lymphatic Congestion

The earliest sign of lymphatic congestion is puffy skin and water retention.

Poor lymphatic circulations makes the skin look dull and lifeless.

As lymphatic congestion progresses, buildup of cellular metabolic waste products cause general inflammation. When this happens, the puffy skin turns red.

The easiest way to test the rate of drainage of capillary beds is to press your thumbprint on your arm. Watch how much time it takes for blood to refill the thumbprint area.

Treatment

Treatment takes a 3 prong approach 1) Reduce the cause, 2) Thin the blood & drain water, 3) Improve circulation.

Reduce the Cause

Reduce Kapha aggravating foods in the diet including empty carbs, cheese, fried foods, and heavy meats.

Thin the Blood and Drain Water

Parsley, cilantro, and celery are internal detoxicants and diuretics the will flush stagnant fluids from the skin.

Improve Circulation

Get 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise per day. Take a hot bath. Add more spices to your food.

The ingredients and herbs listed below are selected for their internal detoxicant, diuretic, and circulation promoting actions.

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Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Blood thick / Congested lymph'. Individual results vary depending the cause of your imbalance and by constitution. Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine. Please check with your medical doctor before making any changes to your health & wellness routine, and for the proper use of these products.

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DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care. Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.

Everything you eat has an effect on your body, which Ayurveda categorizes in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics (gunas). Biocharacteristics are qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the effect a food or herb has on your body. Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism. Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism. For 'Blood thick / Congested lymph', you should select foods with the following biocharacteristics. Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.

Cleanse & Detox:

Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Heart & Circulation:

Blood Thinner

BLOOD-THINNER

Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation.

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Cardiac Tonic

CARDIAC-TONIC

Strengthens and tones the heart (heart-tonic). Cardiac tonics are used to treat a wide range of heart issues from arrhythmia, to cardiac insufficiency.

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Vasodilator

VASODILATOR

A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.

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Kidney & Urinary:

Diuretic

DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

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Liver & Gallbladder:

Cholagogue

CHOLAGOGUE

Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.

SEE ALL 'CHOLAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS

Weight Loss:

Hypolipidemic

HYPOLIPIDEMIC

Scrapes fats / cleanses blood vessels by 1) purging bile, 2) strengthening the liver's ability to metabolize fats, 3) by increasing uptake of cholesterol in the liver, and 4) by inhibiting fat cells.

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Lowers Blood Sugar

LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR

An herb that lowers blood sugar.

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HOW TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2

BLOOD THICK / CONGESTED LYMPH IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE #2 - AFFECTING BLOOD & EMOTIONS

Affecting Blood: Initially, imbalances are localized, often in the digestive tract. As an imbalance grows, it starts to affect your body systemically, via the blood. If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are starting to spread, have entered the bloodstream, and are now systemic. Pay particular attention to the biocharacteristics, tastes, and doshas out of balance systemically, so you know how to strengthen your body as a whole, and reduce physical stress on your organs. At this stage of imbalance you will begin to experience generalized discomfort, imbalanced emotions, and may develop sensitivities to temperature. It may take several weeks of strict adherence to a specific remedial diet to clear blood level imbalances. Blood cleansing herbs may reduce symptoms. A several day cleanse may shorten the recovery time. (See all disease stages on JB)

GET MY FREE AYURVEDA BODY MAP According to Ayurveda, one or more of the following doshas and biocharacteristics may aggravate 'Blood thick / Congested lymph'. If you have an excess of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics below, Ayurveda recommends reducing foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate them. Click on the biocharacteristic to learn what foods and lifestyle habits should be reduced.

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The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Blood thick / Congested lymph'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them. On average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Blood thick / Congested lymph were more aggravated than 98% of other symptoms. From the 1,069 people who reported Blood thick / Congested lymph average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:

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