THE LYMPH SYSTEM v1.2

By Graeme Ward

The lymph system is a transfer system that allows nutrients carried by the arterial blood to be transferred through reverse osmosis or hydrostatic pressure to the lymph then through osmotic pressure from the lymph to the cell.

The lymph relies upon the movement of the body and the contraction of the muscles to push it along. 

Waste from the cell is then transferred from the cell to the lymph through reverse osmosis. 

Some of the waste may then be transferred from the lymph to the venous blood through osmosis. 

The rest of the waste stays within the lymph system. 

There are a number of points to be aware of here.

The relative pressure between the artery and the lymph due to the systolic pressure in the artery.

The relative density of the arterial blood and the lymph fluid.

The relative density and pressure of the lymph and the fluid within the cell prior to absorption of nutrients and after metabolising the nutrients.

The relative density of the lymph fluid after receiving the metabolic waste and the venous blood.

The relative pressure between the lymph and venous blood due to the diastolic pressure.

The lymph system is an open system that is free draining whereas the blood circulatory system is a closed system.

These factors all interact to help maintain homeostasis within the body.

Should one of these be compromised then this affects the whole system and its efficient operation.

Beginning with the flow of nutrients to the lymph system from the arterial blood.

The arterial blood is relatively denser than the lymph fluid.

This means that the flow is reliant upon reverse osmosis, that is the pressure in the denser fluid, the blood, is higher than the pressure in the less dense fluid, the lymph.

Once in the lymph the nutrients are then transferred to the higher density cell fluids through osmotic pressure.

After metabolising the nutrients, the toxic waste produced is then transferred to the less dense lymph by reverse osmosis or hydrostatic pressure.

The toxic waste also includes such things that come from injections, venom from snake bites and stings and from puncture wounds that may not bleed.

 

This increases the density of the lymph and herein lies a potential problem.

If the lymph system has been compromised and the toxins and wastes have built up and the lymph has not been cleaned then the density of the lymph is higher than the density of the venous blood.

This means that the transfer of the toxic waste from the lymph to the vein which would normally be through osmotic pressure, less dense to more dense fluid, is compromised and the lymph pressure needs to be increased above the venous pressure.

Should the diastolic pressure be higher than normal then the pressure in the lymph needs to be higher to compensate.

How is the lymph pressure increased so that the toxicity can be transferred to the vein.

This is done by movement of the joints in the body through muscular contraction.

This not only moves the lymph toward the lymph nodes but also provides localised pressure within the lymph that will allow reverse osmosis to occur and force the toxicity into the vein. 

Should the relative densities and pressures be compromised then the toxicity within the lymph is forced to move to and accumulate within the lymph nodes.

This then reduces the density of the lymph and allows for flow of toxicity from that point on. 

Most of the lymph nodes are located near to joints, this means that toxicity that is temporarily stored in a node can be moved out into the lymph flow to maintain an appropriate density and hopefully the toxicity is pushed into the venous blood. 

Should the vitality of the individual be compromised, then the accumulation within the lymph nodes is not cleared and builds up and often the nodes become painful and inflamed.

 

The toxicity that resides within the lymph nodes is broken down by bacteria. Should the colonisation by the bacteria be compromised by the dietary habits such as the ingestion of foods that have anti-bacterial properties or from the use of anti-bacterial pharmaceutical drugs, then this contributes to the toxicity build up within the node.

The connection with the circulatory system has a bearing on how easily toxicity moves from the lymph into the veins. 

When the diastolic or lower blood pressure is in the range of around 80mm then the reverse osmosis can occur with relative ease and frequency as the joints are moved.

This is due to the difference in pressure between the lymph and the veinous blood necessary for reverse osmosis to occur is relatively constant.

Therefore, if high blood pressure is experienced where both the systolic and diastolic pressure are significantly higher than normal, then the pressure within the lymph needs to be significantly higher if reverse osmosis is to occur.

Often high blood pressure is associated with mobility issues, hence the opportunity for joint movement through exercise of any kind is often compromised.

This then leads to not only slow movement of the lymph but also the lymph nodes becoming long term rather than short term receptacles of toxicity which are periodically emptied.

Whatever is collected in the lymph nodes is broken down by bacteria until such time as the density of the lymph will allow the nodes to eject into the lymph vessels. Once in the vessels then the lymph is transported until it reaches either the right or left lymphatic ducts. These drain into the subclavian veins.