Believe it or not, you have more lymph vessels than blood in you body, although they flow in one direction only, from the smallest capillaries to the larges ducts. Blood and lymph are interlaced throughtout your body, merging to help each other, often running parallel routes, until they blend again when lymph is tipped back into your bloodstream, via the large subclavian veins behind your collarbone.
Along your lymph pathways bead-like nodes are found which vary in size from a pinpoint to a cherry. They act as deprogramming stations for your cancerous cells, prevent viruses from invading further and filter debris from your circulation. Without a doubt, your lymph nodes are one of the most important stations of defense in you body. Antibodies and lymphocytes (white blood cells famous for fighting off germs and bacteria) are produced and activated within them. Many other warriors, such as phagocytes and white blood cells that engulf and eat debris and bacteria, line a network of tiny passages operating in your nodes.
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FEBRUARY 11
