There are several ways to stay mobile throughout life and several natural ways to relieve and counteract pain in muscles and joints.Pain medication should be a last resort.The simplest way to prevent pain in the long term is to review your diet and maintain mobility in the body through activity.
1. Healthy Diet
Diet is incredibly important.Chronic inflammation in the body causes weakness and pain.By eating a healthy, anti-inflammatory diet, joint and bone pain caused by inflammation and swelling can be reduced.Examples of important foods are vegetables in all colors, green leaves, berries, fruit, herbs like turmeric, olive oil, lentils, avocado, etc.
2.Movement
Moving your body is vital.It doesn't have to be something boring like a treadmill at a gym.It can be exercise that you think is fun like dancing, walks, swimming, jumping on a trampoline, cycling, hanging in trees, digging garden beds, standing on your hands, or jumping over stones....
3. Stretching
Stretching exercises and yoga provide a well-oiled, happy body while also contributing to relaxation. Yoga doesn't just change your body but also your brain. When you practice yoga, the brain releases more GABA, which in turn reduces anxiety and provides feelings of calm.
Yoga provides improved circulation, lower blood pressure, less irritability, a more positive attitude, and increased strength. If you don't want to say you're doing yoga, then say you're stretching. And remember that this has nothing to do with age - we can all maintain our mobility well into old age if we dedicate ourselves to it a little each day.
4. Take Selected Supplements
There are many supplements that can relieve and support various types of ailments. Here are some of the most well-known nutrients that provide support for joint and pain problems.
Omega-3 fatty acids
Proteolytic enzymes such as Repair Gold or SerraGold
Curcumin found in turmeric.
Products that support cleansing such as Supercharged C-60 or humic acid
MSM
Collagen boosting products
Silica
Holistic Inflameja with protease, curcumin and boswellia herb.
Magnesium
Rose hips
5. Relaxing in Baths
Relaxing in Epsom salt baths - preferably with lavender or other soothing essential oils is very relaxing and beneficial for everyone.
Both for those who have pain in the form of exercise soreness or inflammation and for those who require relaxation and recovery. Especially beneficial are baths in magnesium flakes.
6. Hot and Cold Packs
Applying hot and cold packs to the body helps with pain in the body. Apply a warm pack to the affected area for twenty minutes.
Immediately follow up with a cold ice pack for another twenty minutes (even a mildly cooled pack helps). Try to apply ice or heat every day, aiming for at least 15 minutes.
7. Use Essential Oils
A helpful approach is to apply peppermint essential oil and/or eucalyptus oil diluted in a little carrier oil to areas that are inflamed and swollen.
You can also make your own muscle cream.
Recipe for Soothing Muscle Cream:
Ingredients:
– 1 cup coconut oil
– 1 cup beeswax granules
– 2 tsp cayenne pepper powder
– 2 tsp ginger or turmeric powder
15 drops peppermint essential oil
15 drops lavender essential oil
Glass jar
How to make it:
Melt the coconut oil and beeswax in a double boiler
Add the spices
Stir thoroughly
Let it cool slightly before adding the essential oils
Pour into a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid
Apply where needed after exercise or when experiencing pain.
Take care of yourself out there and keep stretching!
