28: How to Reduce Inflammation, Detoxify Your Body, & Accelerate Healing with Lymphatic Massage | Dr. Perry Nickelston, DC

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In the words of Dr. Perry Nickelston, “If you’re stuck in fight or flight, everything gets stuck, including your ability to heal.” Dr. NIckelston, DC, also known as ‘The Lymph Doc’, is a chiropractor whose primary focus is treating chronic pain and inflammation via the lymphatic and vascular systems. He is the founder of Stop Chasing Pain, an educator of the self-care MOJO series, and an international speaker. Dr. Perry specializes in Performance Enhancement, Corrective Exercise, and Metabolic Fitness Nutrition and is trained by the American Addictionology and Compulsive Disorders. After healing from a severe back injury and autoimmune disease, Dr. Perry dedicated himself to offering these self-care approaches to others. In this interview, Dr. Perry and I discuss the root causes of inflammation and how to strengthen your immune function, accelerate detoxification, and resolve chronic pain and disease by opening up and moving your lymphatic system. It was such an interesting and information-packed conversation, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
What you'll learn from this episode:

• What is the lymphatic system?
• Signs of a poorly functioning lymphatic system
• The purpose of inflammation in your body
• The relationship between brain fog and your lymphatic system
• How diaphragmatic breathing can promote lymph flow
• How to move your lymphatic system with Dr. Perry's "Big 6 Routine" for lymph flow
• & So much more!

Resources:

• Website: https://www.stopchasingpain.com
• Facebook: Stop Chasing Pain
• Instagram: @stopchasingpain
• YouTube: @stopchasingpain
• The Lymphatic System in Disease Processes & Cancer Progression

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Chapters

1. 28: How to Reduce Inflammation, Detoxify Your Body, & Accelerate Healing with Lymphatic Massage | Dr. Perry Nickelston, DC (00:00:00)

2. Dr. Perry's personal health journey (00:03:30)

3. What is the lymphatic system? (00:08:04)

4. Why the lymphatic system is the most important system in the body (00:10:57)

5. The relationship between pain & the lymphatic system (00:12:52)

6. How stressors contribute to lymphatic burden (00:13:30)

7. Your lymphatic system is a waste management system (00:14:25)

8. The purpose of inflammation in your body (00:15:44)

9. Drainage precedes supply (00:24:16)

10. Why our bodies have twice as many veins as arteries (00:25:26)

11. The importance of diaphragmatic breathing for lymph flow (00:27:32)

12. How stress can shut down the lymphatic system (00:29:06)

13. Dr. Perry's thoughts on manual lymphatic drainage massage (00:33:03)

14. Movement moves lymph (00:34:54)

15. Where most of your immune system lives in the body (00:35:19)

16. Dr. Perry's Big Six method for moving lymphatic fluid (00:39:25)

17. Your lymphatic system works like a fish tank (00:51:01)

18. Dr. Perry's thoughts on lymph node removal in cancer patients (00:58:17)

19. Is there a diet to optimize lymphatic flow? (01:11:00)