Critically Important and All but Ignored: Lymphatic Flow

Critically Important and All but Ignored: Lymphatic Flow
Everyone knows how important blood is, but surprisingly few know about the significance of that other essential fluid—lymph. Hank Grebe/Shutterstock
Gerald M. Lemole
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Evidence is rapidly growing that chronic inflammation plays a large part in causing chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiac, neurologic, and gastroenterological disorders.

Various diets, including vegetarian, low-fat, saturated fat, Paleo, vegan, lectin-free, and others are recommended to reduce inflammation. However, proponents of good health also suggest that in order to minimize the risk of these diseases and optimize one’s health, we must include exercise, stress modification, plenty of green vegetables, and smoking cessation in our lifestyle.

Gerald M. Lemole
Gerald M. Lemole
M.D.
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., is the former medical Director of Christiania Care’s Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute and Center for Integrative Health and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Medical Center of Delaware. He has written over 150 articles, book chapters, and editorials. Besides Lymph & Longevity: The Untapped Secret to Health, he has written several books on integrative medicine.
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