Reflexology, Stress & the Immune System

Reflexology, Stress and the Immune System

This could be an article on any health paradigm – wellness or disease. That’ s because the immune ( a. k. a. the lymphatic ) system is the first line of defense for all that ails us and keeps us well.

Understanding the Immune System, Chronic Conditions and How to Captain Them

The immune system is exposed for protecting the body from foreign influences, removing metabolic wastes and facilitating the ebb and flow of interstitial fluids. It identifies bacteria and viruses as well as pathogen cells which may adversely affect the body and helps to eliminate them. If the body is a garden, then the immune system is the fence and the gate which protects this garden from intruders.

Like most living things our immune system consists of different elements: proteins, cells, fluids, tissues and organs as well. All of these combine together to function as a system with the singular point: keeping the body safe from potential harm. Parts of the body involved implicate the spleen, the bone gist, the lymph nodes and T - cells ( which mature in the thymus ) all which perform very important functions.

Our immune systems evolve as we age in establishment for the body to transform and combat new pathogens. A healthy immune system is the foundation for health in an alone. And, we all know that stress plays a part in our immune function and hence reducing stress may expedite the process with which the immune system can function to our benefit.

Any disorder in the immune system is a concern. Disease can be particularly harmful in delightful the body when the immune system is at a less than optimal level. A numeral of chronic conditions affect people with a impuissant immune system too. Some immunodeficiency diseases may conclusion when the body reacts to pharmaceuticals, an infection or even as a harvest of a genetic disease.

On the other hand, when the immune system performs hysterical actively, it tends to attack contradistinct healthy tissues as if they were pathogens or foreign organisms. In this position we have diseases of the immune system which may outcome and which is known as autoimmune disease including rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus type 1 and lupus erythematosus. All of these affect the human body in their own way and the conditions may range from mild to downright unbearable.

Any character that affects the human immune system will without fail go-ahead a person weak and sometimes painful to a debilitating degree. They influence the ability to sleep, go to work, to the quality of life in general.

All immune system diseases need medical attention, and so, there will always be a team in place.

Diet and exercise can help gratify some of the symptoms of the chronic conditions. Of course I add reflexology to the help nutriment through when stress is fortuneless, existence in the body not only functions better but, has a better chance for rejuvenation ( or a return to homeostasis ).

In the situation of painful predication like arthritis, exercise or range of motion techniques may not seem like the thing to do but in rationality, doctors have suggested that exercise with such conditions has immense benefits. Other benefits cover increasing bone and muscle strength and increasing energy levels. Exercises like motile, yoga, tai chi, ( cycling and jogging which are more advanced ) should be done with doctor force.

And, people should memorialize to be consistent with their consonant health protocols such as moderate exercises and rap from overdoing situation. Reminisce as with any advanced disease stages a person must get their doctors permission before embarking on any consonant health routines including exercise and / or reflexology. It’ s also best to exercise when the pain level is at its lowest. It’ s a good thing to build up gradually and not to overwhelm you by trying to do too much, too directly.

If you’ re thinking about your reflexology, ( and I am too ) this is exactly what we do, start slow and gently and gradually increase the amounts of time and / or pressure.

Just as with the diet a person adopts it’ s a crucial element of well - being that the diet should be geared towards fulfilling certain goals.

I have long contended that reflexology should also be geared to fulfilling certain goals.

So what does that stingy for reflexologists?

One of the most powerful things we do in our reflexology is to connect to the extract tides. Not in the way that massage does. No, in a more subtle “ conversational” way through the touch that is native in our reflexology.

Now, let’ s go supplementary. I’ m talking about the touch that is pliable, biddable, touch that is about the spotlight, the concentration, the listening and being non - invasive. What I’ ve just described here - our reflexology alternating employ and finger moving tribulation. The hasty incremental “ bites” as we inch along, stopping to apprehension even the most minute changes in tissue temper.

That’ s the touch I’ m language about.

But there’ s paramount more, momentous greater than the sum of all our concentration and safe, sweet-tempered touch.

There’ s a symphony of movement unbefitting our thumbs, there are rivers and streams, canals and tributaries all moving in their rhythms, their orchestrated ebbs and flows.

The secretion that is moving there, unbefitting our shape and finger tips is busy piece the body by transporting and removing metabolic surplus, waste, fluids, lymphocytes, pathogens… the guide of events goes on.

And we’ re vocabulary in a perfect world here. What if things get gullible? What if, as John Sarno states, ( Heal Your Back Pain ) there is congestion created in the body by trauma, injury but also emotions and thoughts?

What’ s a body to do?

You know I’ m going to say Reflexology…

And, as a reflexologist, you also know this is what we’ ll heart on - the lymphatic system reflexes: the groin lymph reflexes - located around the ankle bones, pioneer aspect; the axillary lymph reflexes - located between the webs of the toes, dorsal angle; the spleen ( largest lymphoid in the body ) reflex - located midway between the lengths of the 4th & 5th metatarsal shafts, plantar attribute; and the thyroid reflex - located at the people of the 1st metatarsals, medial aspect.

I detail these reflexes at head once in every confab.

Okay, you know that. What you might not know is that congestion in any area can be further investigated.

How?

By listening to the bones – in reflexology, I call it “ Foot Whispering”.

If the bones are hard and tight, ( every bone has its own range of motion ) then there is a pull in the connective tissue yet. That pull is impeding the structure elsewhere to move in it’ s natural flow or it’ s homeostatic rhythm.

These pulls or adhesions can ailing influence the juice tides of the body. And, a possible byproduct is “ congestion”.

Now all this is happening on the most subtle of layers and I would never try to manually follow up any change to any of these body structures. This is the job of a medical crackerjack.

But we, as reflexologists, also live in the land of attention and intention. Many would say that’ s the most powerful place to be.

So for your next client assembly, and the next one and the next one, bring your attention to the level of the bones. It’ s the deepest, densest layer of the body that gadget also floats on.

Put your ear to the ground and listen. Be attentive, totally listen.

Hear the whispers and you’ ll be overwrought at the power of the shifts that will arise.

© Wendy I. Coad

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