Millie Sanchez

Biography

 Millie Sanchez is widely experienced in a number of massage techniques with a focus on Lymphatic Drainage, which supports the immune system by clearing lymphatic congestion in the body. Lymph is a clear fluid that starts as cerebral spinal fluid and makes up part of the immune system.  The lymphatic system acts as the waste-clearing system of the body, facilitating the removal of metabolic waste and toxins.   This waste material collects in all the tissues in the body from the by-product of cells that have used the food it needs and then dumps the waste product in the interstitial fluid. The entire body has lymphatic vessels to help move this fluid, but because there is no pump as there is in the circulatory system, which includes the heart, it is easy for the fluid to become sluggish. This leads not only to discomfort but also symptoms such as swollen arms and legs, tender breasts and cellulite (accumulation of toxins).  It can also result in a decrease in wound healing.   Lymph congestion tends to occur after surgery, injury, increased toxic load, and emotional stress. It is very common in pregnancy, perhaps caused by the baby compressing lymph vessels and preventing them from working normally.  This leads to cases of edema (fluid retention), inflammation, and lymphedema (lymphatic obstruction).

Research Interest

 Physiotherapy