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How does the lymphatic system work? Every day, about 20 liters of plasma (the liquid part of your blood) flow out of tiny pores in the thin walls of your capillaries. Imagine water seeping out of a sponge.
Lymph is watery fluid that flows through your lymphatic system. Lymph (pronounced “limf”) helps your lymphatic system support your overall health, from providing nutrients to cells and tissues to protecting your body from foreign intruders like viruses, bacteria and cancerous cells.
Lymphatic massage involves gently manipulating specific areas of your body to move excess fluid buildup away from your tissues and toward working lymph vessels and lymph nodes so they can get rid of toxins in your body.
Lymph fluid flows through the tissue that makes up lymph nodes, where the tissue filters and recycles lymph fluid that your body needs. The cells within your lymph nodes will attack, destroy and eliminate waste, especially foreign invaders, to help your immune system keep you healthy.
Lymphedema is swelling in various areas of your body that happens when something affects your lymphatic system. Your lymphatic system collects excess fluid, proteins and toxins from your cells and tissues and returns them to your bloodstream.
Lymphoma happens when the white blood cells in your lymphatic system change (mutate) into rapidly growing cancer cells that don’t die. Like most cancers, the majority of the genetic mutations that cause lymphoma happen spontaneously, without an identifiable cause.
The main function of your endocrine system is to release hormones into your blood while continuously monitoring the levels. Hormones deliver their messages by locking into the cells they target so they can relay the message.
Many parts of your body, including immune system organs and cells, work together to keep you healthy. The main components of your immune system are: White blood cells. These immune system cells attack and eliminate harmful germs to keep you healthy.
Your circulatory system, or cardiovascular system, supplies oxygen and nutrients to your whole body and removes waste through your blood. Your heart pumps blood that flows through your arteries, veins and capillaries.
How does lymphatic filariasis spread? Lymphatic filariasis spreads through mosquito bites . When a mosquito bites someone who has filariasis, the filarial worms in the person’s blood infect the mosquito.