ELT or Electro-Lymphatic Therapy uses a device called the Lymph Drainage XP2 that has its origins back to the work of Edgar Cayce during the 1940’s. Its technical name is an Inert Gas Ionization Instrument, or IGII, with the first ever being the Violet Ray created by Edgar Cayce. Though it has seen many evolutions over the years, the Lymph Drainage XP2 is the most advanced device available at this time.

The device uses 2 handheld glass tubes that serve as treatment heads. Inside the glass tubes are noble, or inert gasses (Argon, Krypton, and Xenon). These gasses are called inert because they will never change their natural state. They won’t bond to any other substances to create a molecule because they have the same number of electrons and protons, so it isn’t possible to create a bond. Such as hydrogen and oxygen, both gasses until they bond together to create water, or H2O.

The device works by stimulating the gasses in the tubes with an electrostatic discharge of energy created by an electric coil in the main box of the device. This energy generates excitement of the gasses in the tubes and creates an ionic energy field that extends out from the tubes.

(Please note that the gasses do not ever leave the tubes; they stay trapped in the hand-blown, lead-free glass). When the glass tubes are placed on the body, (the treatment is received much like a very relaxing massage), the ionic energy field is able to reach 6 to 8 inches, or 15 to 20 centimeters into the body reaching tissue levels no other therapy can reach.

This ionic energy field behaves much like a jackhammer breaking up concrete, in that it provides a similar action in breaking up stuck proteins, stagnant lymph and toxic waste trapped in the tissues of the body. Once the stagnant lymph is broken up and returned to a fluid state it is gently moved along the lymphatic vessels and eventually out of the body through the blood vessels, which eliminate through lungs, liver, colon, kidneys, and skin.

With this device it is possible to effectively detox the tissues of the body and restore immune function by regulating the lymphatic system and reminding it how to function at its best.

It is recommended to be WELL hydrated before each session, considering that ELT may inadvertently cause dehydration as your body is learning to heal and release toxins. Also please keep in mind that Texas is generally a dry climate, so you will tend to dehydrate faster while your body is flushing out excess lymph and toxins. (If you are drinking fresh pressed juices, please remember that juice does not equal water, you must drink good clean water throughout the day.) You may eat as you normally do, and you may continue with any other concurrent program you are following.

It is also recommended to arrive “dry.” No deodorant, lotions, oils or body creams should be applied the day of your ELT session. This could cause resistance to the skin during the session and may cause interruptions in your ELT session.

Also of note, for those of you who are currently participating in a comprehensive treatment program: if you are feeling nauseous or struggling through a particular day of therapies, please keep your ELT appointment. It will help you feel better. Physiologically this is because of two things, the first being stimulation to the liver allowing it to flush and ease the nausea along with helping the lymphatic system to remove toxins more efficiently. The second is a calming of the nervous system; the ionic energy used during ELT sessions actually helps provide a parasympathetic response, which will help you to feel as if you have just had a very relaxing nap.

When looking to add ELT to a current intensive treatment program , it is advised to do 1 to 2 sessions per week while under treatment. This is to support the body as discussed above, and to continually improve immune function of the body.

Typically a good cellular detox of the tissues and immune rebuilding on an average person is about 10 sessions. Each time your body receives the therapy it is releasing more from the tissues and the lymphatic system or immune system is being reminded how to function at its best. For those with high levels of toxicity or chronic health concerns, it will vary on how well your body is able to let go of the toxins and rebuild its immune system. A protocol based on specific needs will be discussed and followed.

The therapy is working with an ionic energy that is very compatible with your body while also teaching the immune system how to work at its best. It is recommended to do the therapy once a week for optimal results as your body will remember or hold on to the treatment for about a week before it needs reminding again. However, since there is no integration period needed, ELT can be given multiple times a week, including back-to-back days, to improve or speed up progress.

In most cases you will feel changes beginning around the 3rd or 4th session. Generally the 1st session, while very relaxing, there isn’t much that is noticeable other than you should notice an increase in the amount of urination the day of the therapy, occasionally many report having an extra bowel movement, sleeping very well the night of treatment and waking up feeling better than the day before.

As you get into the 3rd and 4th session you may start to notice consistently improved energy levels, sleeping better, improved mood, clearer head (less brain fog), better focus, and overall increase in feeling of wellbeing. As you progress through the sessions you will begin to understand what a proper functioning immune system feels like and that is something that is subjective to each person.

I generally see the aha moment, the understanding happen around session 6 to 8. By session 10 the body has learned how to maintain immune function and no longer requires the reminder given by the therapy sessions.

Note: This does need to be clarified that this is the typical course for a health maintenance protocol. Those with current health issues, chronic lymphedema and chronic or serious health issues will have a similar immune response by the 10th session, but will generally require more sessions as part of their healing protocol or program to maintain long term results. ELT is best used as part of a comprehensive healing program when dealing with serious health conditions to achieve quicker results. ELT can and has been used as a stand alone therapy with great success.

With those that are looking to improve health and maintain good health, maintenance therapy is not required. This therapy is creating a physiological change in the immune system, reminding it how it has been designed to function. Completing a series of 10 therapy sessions will create that change and the body will learn to function on its own. There is no dependence created with this therapy.

The recommendation is to do “tune ups” or a series of 3 or 4 sessions once a year to keep the body functioning at its best since we cannot always control our environment and the amount of stress we deal with each day. It is also recommended to come in for additional therapy sessions if you encounter a major illness, or significant stressor in your life to prevent the immune system from reverting back to a slow moving or sluggish system as a result of the illness and or intense stressor. Please see note above for those with chronic health issues.

In the simplest form, the body is made to cleanse itself. The blood cleanses itself through the lymphatic system; the rest of the body cleanses itself through our 5 major detox organs; liver, colon, kidneys, lungs, and the skin our largest detox organ and the reason we recommend Dry Skin Brushing. When we break up and remove toxins from the tissues of the body, it is moved through the lymphatic vessels that carry it through many lymph nodes to filter the fluid and allow our immune system to do its job in fighting bacteria and viruses and other cells that do not belong.

After the fluid carrying the waste and toxins is filtered through the lymphatic system, it will be carried back into the vascular system, or blood circulation at the junction of the heart, where it will then be cleansed out through our 5-detox organs. This is why it is so important to be well hydrated and continue to drink lots of pure water after each ELT session.

For most people looking to do this therapy for a health prevention tool, there shouldn’t be any detox symptoms. The most common complaint is being tired the day of treatment, but then feeling really great the day after. This may occur for the first few sessions and then it will improve.

That being said, it is very important to be well hydrated before your therapy session and to continue to hydrate well after receiving the therapy. The energy field that we work with will continue to work with your body for several hours after the therapy is completed to assist the lymphatic system to move as much as possible. We encourage you to keep well hydrated to assist in this process.

Those that experience headaches or mild nausea do so because of dehydration rather than detox symptoms and it can usually be relieved by drinking more pure water.

Those that have a chronic health condition may experience what feels like detox symptoms in the form of flu like symptoms that vary in intensity relative to the level of illness or toxicity that is present. For example, those who are very toxic from a buildup of previous medical treatments, multiple surgeries, chemotherapy, or chronic immune conditions may experience detox symptoms for up to 4 days.

Generally, in all cases, the detox period is followed by really good days that are reported to be better than before the day of therapy. This cycle may continue for multiple sessions until the body is at a level of reduced toxins and no longer causes the intense detox.

Occasionally there are reports of “thick urine” or dark in color, or an odor present. In all cases, if there are symptoms present with urination, it will pass in 24 to 48 hours. It will not lead to an infection, if a problem persists, then a medical doctor should be consulted as it will not be related to the therapy or detox.

This therapy will not cause diarrhea, it may create more movement of stool, but there will not be any cramping, pain, loose stools or any other bowel related issues caused by the therapy. It is important to note that this therapy will not cause a fever or actual illness, if you feel like you have a fever or illness is present please seek medical advice as it is not related to the therapy.

Any person having an implanted pacemaker and/or defibrillator. This therapy uses a bio-resonant energy field that is very gentle and healing for the tissues of the body, though because this energy moves through the body to achieve the immune system benefits, we cannot take a chance on it interfering with the function of a pacemaker.

Note: implanted units like TENS units will need to turn off during the therapy.

Any person having a current issue with blood clots, meaning a clot is currently present. This therapy is designed specifically to break up proteins that are trapped in the tissues preventing the optimal function of the immune system, and since clots are made up of proteins, we cannot perform the therapy over an area with clots present. Areas that are free from clots may be treated; for example, a clot in the right leg would be avoided and ELT may be provided to the rest of the body. Those who have a history of blood clots, and are on blood thinning medications, and are cleared by their doctor as having no clots present in the body may receive the therapy to the full body.

Note: With regard to clots that form while under treatment for cancer, meaning a new clot is present and diagnosed by your doctor. An ultrasound is required to identify location and size of the clot prior to receiving ELT™. Those who are on natural blood thinners to prevent clotting may receive the therapy without restrictions.

Any person with new onset seizures. Those who are well controlled with medications and have had no recent episodes of seizure are permitted to receive the therapy.

Pregnant women and those who are nursing their babies. It is my personal preference to not use the therapy with these women for this simple reason: during ELT™ we will be moving potentially decades of buildup toxins from the tissues which will be unavoidably fed to the baby either through the cord blood or through mother’s milk. With Environmental Working Group's release of the report on cord blood samples taken by the Red Cross immediately after cutting the cord, we now know that all babies tested had 287 chemicals present in their blood at birth. I believe the time to receive ELT™ would ideally be before pregnancy, or when nursing is completed.

Those who are experiencing a chronic medical condition, it is advised that you consult with your medical professional before starting any new program.