Andrew Huberman· PhD
Cardiovascular Exercise & Lymphatic Vessels, Heart, Aging
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Cardiovascular Exercise & Lymphatic Vessels, Heart, Aging
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Cardiovascular exercise increases literally the number of lymphatic vessels that allow the drainage of those toxins away from the heart, which greatly supports the cells of the heart,
Much of the benefit of aerobic exercise for your heart is because of the way that exercise stimulates the growth and health of lymphatic vessels, not heart cells directly.
many of the positive effects of exercise, in particular cardiovascular exercise, occur because cardiovascular exercise promotes what's called "lymphangiogenesis" the growth of new lymphatic vessels that innervate the heart, remove waste products from the cells of the heart.