There is something about flowers blooming, trees leafing out, and mild weather, that awakens our sense and incites us to shake off the winter inertia. Doing so, we end our spring exuberance by getting injured.
I remember my wake-up call. I was a 25 year old professional, working in New York City, and suddenly, Spring Fever hit my brain. During high school I was a little ballerina, so I thought, “Hey, no brainer. I’ll take some ballet lessons in the city and get into shape”. So I marched up to Carnegie Hall, took a lesson, overdid myself, and ripped a muscle in my groin. Sporting a groin rip is something you don’t want to talk about around the water cooler. Wish I had Elixer Arnica Sports Rub TM in those days.
Now being a parent, I’m noticing that kids are becoming more and more injured due to sports which have demanding work-out schedules. Although the sports teams try to warm up the kids, children always feel that they are immortal until the first serious muscle injury. My eldest daughter, a competitive swimmer, has a shoulder condition, and must work out with a series of exercises designed to strengthen her lower back muscles.
We are all vulnerable to muscle injury, but they are mostly avoidable. Just remember to eat right, get enough sleep and before any exercise, and warm up slowly using the gentle techniques of Yoga. Also don’t outdo yourself, you have to be able to walk into the office by Monday. And slap on some Elixer on those muscle that you know are problematic. It will help keep your inflammation down, and soothe those muscles.
Have a wonderful workout and stay healthy………Nadine
Imagine this year after garden clean-up, being free from muscle pain.
Preparing yourself or a loved one for surgery is always a stressful time. There is always the apprehension about the surgery and the whether or not the expected results will occur. ”Will I be better off, having done the surgery”, is a question we all ask ourselves. However with a little preparation, you can ease the anxiety and improve the results.
Bulgarian rose, French lavender, tea tree, tangerine, lemongrass, Egyptian geranium and peppermint essentials oils. All of these wonderful oils evoking our childhood memories of gardens, kitchens and exotic places. They are volatile or ethereal oils, consisting of a concentrated liquid. This liquid contains aroma compounds from a plant, such as oil of Bulgarian Rose.
Severe back pain, PercocetTM (Percoset), OxyContin TM (Oxycodone), severe constipation are all words describing a non-hodgkins lymphoma patient of Teresa Crouch, a home health professional from the San Francisco Bay area. Teresa agreed to be interview about her client’s illness and pain management.
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My 6′5″ tall husband, Warren, injured himself playing basketball by pulling a calf muscle, and like the true weekend warrior, came home to his ministering angel to repair his wounds. He burst through the door limping, barely able to walk, screaming for me to get the crutches and the arnica rub.
I love digging in the garden, whisking eggs for my childrens’ omelets and keeping my independence opening jars without calling for the aid of my husband, but rheumatoid arthritis use to keep me from these activities. It took me several years to admit my condition was caused by arthritis and not eating carbs or repetitive stress syndrome. When I did finally come around to accept my condition I was faced with a medical system that preferred turning to toxic pharmaceutical remedies.