Tapir-mâché
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So, I came across this the other day:
http://www.chopra.com/ccl/5-yoga-poses-to-detox-your-body
Which claims that:
Notions about "detoxing" aside, is there any credence to the idea that these poses encourage the drainage of lymph any more so than other forms of exercise (or other yoga poses, for that matter)?
I have a passing familiarity with the idea of lymphatic massage, but afaik that hasn't really been of proven benefit either. Google chiefly turns up a whole lot of people interested in selling me on the idea of lymphatic yoga, which (as much as I would love it to be true) is just sharpening my side-eye at this point.
http://www.chopra.com/ccl/5-yoga-poses-to-detox-your-body
Which claims that:
In Ayurveda, toxins are called ama or sticky residue. Proper exercise, nutrition, and especially water consumption can help move these toxins out of the body. There are many yoga poses that can help stimulate the lymphatic system and move lymph through the 600 to 700 lymph nodes that are in your body.
Notions about "detoxing" aside, is there any credence to the idea that these poses encourage the drainage of lymph any more so than other forms of exercise (or other yoga poses, for that matter)?
I have a passing familiarity with the idea of lymphatic massage, but afaik that hasn't really been of proven benefit either. Google chiefly turns up a whole lot of people interested in selling me on the idea of lymphatic yoga, which (as much as I would love it to be true) is just sharpening my side-eye at this point.