I remember the mother of a client back in the 90’s telling me she’d had her eyebrows done once but the problem she had with this was that it needed to keep being done. ???? To me that was quite basic – your eyebrows grow back. To her this was mystifying.

I think nowadays people expect a quick fix and there’s a lot of nonsense out there about Manual Lymphatic Drainage. The truth is, this treatment is used to support your body’s immune system to function efficiently. 

I admire my clients who take this seriously and follow the aftercare diligently whilst making steps to understand how their body functions and responds to life in general. 

Stress is a huge factor in the function of the immune system. Our body can go into overdrive and produce stress hormones to cope. After prolonged periods this wears us out and systems such as the immune system can slow down.

Minimising stress isn’t easy, but it is possible to implement firm boundaries on the main sources of stress whether that’s people or situations.

Manual Lymphatic Drainage is a great complementary therapy and is extremely efficient when used along side other strategies such as dietary tweaks and gentle exercise.

Whilst I’ll happily make suggestions based on the information I’m given, nothing replaces taking responsibility for your own health and digging deep to understand your unique physiology.