Victoria’s Read

When was the last time you were chased by a lion, paddled your canoe while a shark nosed at it or stretched out into a raging river to rescue a family member? The fact is our society has developed to the point where such threats are rare. We still have all of the tools needed to survive such events, but those tools often sit in the tool box unused.

Our bodies are remarkable and are capable far beyond what we do day to day. Take some time to get familiar with one of these ‘tools’, your thymus. In the above situations or similar or via other strenuous activities, your heart naturally stimulates the thymus from inside. Today, we rarely get this stimulation do to our lifestyles.

The thymus is a gland just behind your breast bone or sternum and is an integral part of your immune and support system and is a veritable, natural pharmacy for your body. It produces T-cells, critical for your immune response and from fetus till about twenty five years, contributes to the development of your secondary immune systems.

Some current western medical studies are just now investigating the many other hormones and chemicals produced by the thymus and well into your later years.

We can tap into this store house. Literally, in a technique called the thymus tap. It’s simple and it’s effective. Group all four fingers and thumb of one hand as if you were trying to pick up something very small, find the center of your breast bone, and tap.

Tap hard enough to hear a thump but not so hard that it causes pain. Repeat the ‘thumping’ for about 1 minute or so. This can be done anywhere, any time but before bed is a good time, as the thymus has been shown to be more active just after falling asleep.

This is just one way to help energize, revive and support your immune system. It’s simple, easy and one of many “do no harm” therapies you can do yourself.

©Darren Renaud – Natural Health Practitioner – Ohana Wellness Centre – www.ohanawellness.ca