First, let me write I am not doubting anyone on this site about the benefits of dry skin brushing. But when I looked up the benefits to show my daughter about dry skin brushing, I was surprised to find a good number of stories indicating dry skin brushing is good for the skin but does not detox or help the liver and kidneys to. An example is below.

Then I found some that indicate it does stimulate the lymphatic system to help with detoxing. I remember Traveler on this site who was HUGE on dry skin brushing.

Any thoughts? And I hope the link I provided works.


https://www.self.com/story/what-dry-brushing-your-skin-actually-does

To refute the article’s quote that the only detox organs are liver and kidneys, here ia a report that “symptoms abated following avoidance of solvent exposures at his workplace and after nutritional and sauna detoxification treatments that one of the authors formulated to clear xenobiotics. Following avoidance and detoxification, the patient's blood concentrations of organic solvents fell to undetectable levels and his manic symptoms disappeared, with no significant recurrences over the past 13 y, as evaluated by the authors and his other physicians.” Article found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23784607/?i=3&from=sauna%20in%20detoxification

Similar study on police officers harmed by exposure to meth. Nutritional and sauna therapy reduced neurotoxin levels and symptoms. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/22089658/?i=4&from=sauna%20in%20detoxification

Here’s an article suggesting that sauna aids in detoxification through a mechanism unrelated to sweating: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19581054/?i=7&from=sauna%20detoxification

Anecdotally, there is ages old use of sweating to remove whatever ails someone - whether toxins/poisons, viruses, bacteria, etc. Sweat lodges. All the old movies about cowboys and Indians always showed the tepee sweat lodge.

My dad, whenever he got sick with a cold or flu (which was next to never), preferred to work outside and “sweat it out” than take medicine. I grew up in the “go to the doctor and take a pill or get a shot for everything” generation.

My point of all this is that there’s plenty of indication that toxins can be removed via the skin. I definitely would question that quote that only the kidneys and liver are involved in detoxification.

Good information. Just frustrates because I went online to show her (my youngest daughter) how dry brushing can help with Lyme and then saw a few articles saying how it does not detox.

And, again, not doubting it works, but looking for clarification on it. Get tired on seeing contradictions through all this. It's like living in the Twilight Zone. I've realized if something is wrong, we can't just go to the doctor or urgent care because they just won't get it. So you're stuck in limbo as the naturo or LLMD are making educated guesses, while mainstream medical throws out what they have been taught.

You have a cold, no problem knowing how to treat. Even cancers they have treatment protocols. Same with so many other disease. Not Lyme, so we hope and pray, literally.

WalkingbyFaith - re: sweating it out when sick.


Many years ago when my husband worked at the pulp/paper mill, when he wasn't feeling well - like he was coming down with a cold or flu, he would go stand in the dryer section that was very hot...and sweat it out for awhile.

He said it usually nipped it.