Women's Health Australia

Go with the Flow

Perhaps the only time you’ve ever really considered your lymphatic system was when you were sick and touched your neck to find swollen nodes. And, well, once you felt better, you didn’t give those lumps another thought. Fast-forward to today, when you have actress Tracee Ellis Ross drumming her abs and laughing enthusiastically on Instagram and TikTok, and Nicola Peltz getting a rubdown ahead of her wedding to Brooklyn Beckham, all in the name of cleansing the lymphatic system. “Hey, Siri: explain the sudden obsession…”

For those who are unfamiliar with the lymphatic system, it’s a network of organs, fluids, vessels and more that works to keep your circulation going and your

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