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Camping with Lymphedema
Always wanted to go camping but feel it’s out of reach with Lymphedema?
Amy has been camping for years with her Lymphedema. Doing canoe, car camping, and backcountry trips wit her husband and kids. Check out her planning tips on what to bring and how to support your Lymphedema PLUS download her free camping planner to help you map it out!!
Summer Tips to Stay Cool in a Heatwave
Stay cool in a heatwave with these lifestyle tips, recipes, and yoga poses.
Staying cool in hte summer for lymphies is hard but can be especially challenging in a heat wave!
Plant Profile - Hibiscus
Let hibiscus help you handle the heat!
This amazing herb moistens and cools from the inside out. Lending us its strength, by cleaning & purifying our lymph & blood, strengthening our skin and hair with minerals and vitamin c, and moistening our tissues with its demulcent properties.
Enjoy this delicious refreshing tea knowing you are supporting your lymph too!
Is Yoga helpful for Lymphedema?
Is Yoga Helpful for Lymphedema? Yes! There are many benefits of this form of exercise and mindfulness that are helpful for Lymphedema that include physical, mental and emotional benefits. To learn more about the scientific studies on yoga with lymphedema as well as the innovative clinic in India trading Lymphedema wit Yoga & Ayurveda, read more.
My journey with the self-care practice of MLD
I’m a lymphie. I love taking 5 minutes for self-massage before I put on my Curaflow in the morning. It stimulates my lymph, wakes me up, and is a beautiful way to check in with my body before I hop not my mat for some yoga. For the full article about my journey with Manual Lymphatic Drainage, head over to the Baurfeind blog.
Winter skincare tips to stop the itch
Check out our top 6 tips to keep your skincare in check inside and out., helping you beat the itch, stay grounded, and in keep in balance this season while lessening your lymphie challenges.
Veggie Borscht Soup
Earthy, nourishing, and energizing borscht soup - the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums. Made with Lymph loving Calendula, Reishi, Celery, and Beets. This recipe is like a warm hug on a cold day.
The self-care practice of dry brushing
Dry Brushing is a simple, lymph-loving practice that can help you manage your lymphedema, keep your skin healthy, and the art it promotes self-touch which boosts our self-love!
Read below for history, how to, and more. I even get into how our body makes its own ozone when we dry brush! So cool, right?!
Travelling with Lymphedema
Daily, weekly essentials that come in handy when travelling and are away from our home routine.
Check out my article to find out my tips form my recent trip to NYC and what I brought with me.
Elderberry Syrup Benefits + Recipe
Elderberry syrup - delicious, effective, and helpful for boosting the immune system & supporting a healthy lymphatic system
Top 10 tips for surviving & thriving this summer
A Refreshing Pineapple Peel Tea Recipe for Skin and Lymphatic Health
This delicious tea made from the skin of the pineapple, boosts electrolytes, cleanses or lymph, and can even lessen congestion.
Serve warm or cold. A smart way to use a pineapple in many ways making your money go further too!
Tallow - A Natural Collagen Booster
Learn all about why tallow in skincare s a super ingredient. One I think is especially great for people with Lymphedema.
Spinach and strawberry salad
A delicious, light, lymph friendly spring salad topped with a honey-lemon, balsamic dressing. It’s a wonderful way to enjoy the fruits and greens of the season!
SPRING RITUALS TO SUPPORT YOUR LYMPH
Lymphatic Spring rituals to help you align with the energy of spring, and get your lymph flowing. Interested in foraging for some spring herbs, read my tips as well as suggested plants to look for!
Hibiscus Cooling Tea
Let hibiscus help you handle the heat!
This amazing herb moistens and cools from the inside out. Lending us its strength, by cleaning & purifying our lymph & blood, strengthening our skin and hair with minerals and vitamin c, and moistening our tissues with its demulcent properties.
Enjoy this delicious refreshing tea knowing you are supporting your lymph too!
Spring Rituals to Support Your Lymph
Wrapping myself up in the silence and darkness of winter
Get rid of overwhelm with these 5 self-care tips
5 simple self-care practices to get rid of overwhelm. Turning inwards towards ourselves and devoting time to self-care is the most important work you can do. Fill up your cup to allow you to fill others from the overflow.
Ayurveda - and the season of VATA
Ayurveda and the season of VATA - Autumn.
Vata is the elements of ETHER and AIR together. It is the force of movement within ourselves and around us. Think of the wind and how we experience it. The phrases like winds of change, and a breath of fresh air bring anything to mind? Dive in to learn more about Ayurveda and the VATA Dosha from how it shapes us and our seasons, and how to keep it in balance and go with the flow of life!