If you are feeling tired, bloated or puffy-faced, could your lymphatic system be the problem? Surprisingly for such an unglamorous subject, lymph is a hot topic on social media, while attention to lymphatic health has seemingly become a key part of celebrity red-carpet prep. Hailey Bieber has said she is “obsessed with lymphatic drainage anything”, while celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Kourtney Kardashian, Nicole Kidman and Jennifer Aniston have reportedly dabbled in lymphatic wellness therapy, from massages to facials.
“We’ve had a flurry of inquiries about general lymphatic health recently,” says Lorraine Brown, a lymphedema nurse and co-chair of the British Lymphology Society (BLS). Professor John Gribben, a consultant in lymphoma cancers at The London Clinic in Harley Street, says the lymphatic system is “much neglected and underappreciated” and we should all take better care of it.
