28 Thursday Jun 2018
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intelligence for your life, conniesellecca, intelligenceforyourlife, Connie Sellecca, antioxidants, pain, aches, pains, Juniper, juniper oil
Grab some JUNIPER essential oil. Researchers in Korea found when people massaged juniper oil into sore, achy muscles, their pain usually went away WITHIN 5 minutes. Because the oil has at least 10 different powerful antioxidant compounds… and when they’re absorbed into muscle tissue, they reduce inflammation in a way that relieves pain fast.
17 Thursday May 2018
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arthritis, balance, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, energy, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, pain, relieve stress, stress, stress relief, tai chi, wellbeing
It also helps arthritis! According to Arthritis.org, it reduces pain and inflammation. And all you need is to practice tai chi twice a week. In a study, those who did tai chi twice a week for 2 months had less pain and stiffness, more energy, better balance and an improved sense of wellbeing.
12 Thursday Apr 2018
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calcium, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, cramp, cramping, cramps, foot cramps, foot massage, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, leg cramps, leg massage, magnesium, massag, pain, painful, potassium
They’re intensely painful. So here’s why we get them – and how to make them stop. This comes from physical therapist Pamela Cole.
First, contrary to popular belief, they’re not caused by exercise – but exercise can exacerbate the reason why we get them… Which is nutritional deficiencies. More often that not, they’re caused by an imbalance of water and electrolytes in your body, like potassium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium. When that happens, your muscles can contract on their own.
So here’s how to stop a foot cramp fast:
Pull your toes toward you, using your hands. That stretches the muscles that are cramping and helps them relax. You can also massage the cramping muscle… or try a warm compress on your foot. Both pressure and warmth help boost circulation to the area, and that can help restore nutritional balance and stop your nerves from misfiring.
Then, after your cramp stops, physical therapist Cole says: Put two pinches of salt into 12 ounces of water and drink it. That’ll balance your water-electrolyte levels. You can also eat half of a banana, which provides potassium and magnesium.
And to stop foot cramps before they start, make sure you stay hydrated. Also, get more magnesium from foods like bananas, dark leafy green veggies, nuts, fish, beans, avocados, and dark chocolate.
Finally: Give yourself regular foot massages to improve circulation.
17 Friday Nov 2017
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chamomile tea, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, heating pad, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, muscles, neck, ouch, pain, painful, relax, sore, sore muscles, sore neck, stiff, stiff neck, University of Delaware
First: Brew some chamomile tea – which contains compounds that can ease muscle spasms.
Then, kick back in a recliner, or on a pile of pillows with your head supported, to reduce the muscle tension in your neck and torso.
And apply a heating pad to your neck for 20 minutes. Physiology professor Dr. Charles Swanik at the University of Delaware says heat is relaxing…Plus, it increases blood circulation, which brings natural pain-relieving chemicals right to the sore spot.
21 Thursday Sep 2017
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Badger Balm, Biofreeze, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, counterirritants, Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, menthol, muscle pain, pain, pain relief, sore muscles, sports, sports injury, sports rubs, Tiger Balm
Have you ever had sore muscles and treated them with something like Tiger Balm? You know, with that tingling sensation? Well, topical ointments can relieve pain by up to 28% – and here’s why… According to pain expert Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, pain signals and temperature signals run along the same nerve fibers – like a telephone line. So when you apply an ointment with a tingly, cooling sensation – or heat sensation – it’s like a telephone signal with crossed wires. The call doesn’t go through – and in this case, the pain doesn’t go through. And Dr. Teitelbaum says, if you keep those muscle pain ointments in the fridge, you’ll double their pain relief capability.
11 Tuesday Apr 2017
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Do this to ease the pain: Cross your fingers. The journal Current Biology says crossing the injured finger over another can reduce the pain you feel. The researchers say it works because changing the position of your fingers fools the brain into feeling less pain.
23 Thursday Mar 2017
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back pain, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, herniated disk, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, lower back, pain, posture, sciatic nerve, sciatic pain, sciatica, sit up straight, spine, stand up straight
That shooting pain or weakness that radiates from the lower back, through the hip and rear, and down one leg. An estimated 1‑in‑20 people will develop sciatica at some point… And it comes from the fact that we have a major nerve running from our spine to both feet, called the sciatic nerve… And if something presses AGAINST that nerve – like a herniated disc in our back – we’re going to feel pain.
The good news is that more than 80% of people who develop the condition say their pain goes away when they focus on their posture. Because when we slouch, we put pressure on the disks and nerves in our back, which increases the risk for problems. So, stand up straight – the straighter the better!
Also, guys, you can avoid sciatica by ditching the overstuffed wallet in your back pocket. Because sitting unevenly twists your spine in a way that can pinch off the sciatic nerve…
But if you’ve tried improving your posture and you’re still feeling pain, talk to your doctor… because you may have a more serious issue that needs to be addressed.
12 Monday Dec 2016
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anxiety, Brunel University, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, hospital, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, mp3, music, pain, pain medication, pain meds, playlist, recovery, speedy recovery, subconscious, surgery, therapy
Listening to your favorite tunes before, during and after surgery can significantly lower anxiety and pain, and decrease the need for pain medicine. It can also help people recover faster – and that’s true even if the patient is under anesthesia during surgery. The music still registers in their subconscious. That’s according to a new review of more than 70 different music research studies. And researchers from Brunel University put it this way: Music is a non-invasive, safe, cheap therapy that should be available to everyone undergoing surgery.
08 Thursday Dec 2016
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Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, fatigue, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, less pain, marathon, pain, race, recover, recovery, recovery time, run, running, walk
If you’ll be running a marathon soon, here’s news that’ll make it a lot easier.
Go ahead and walk for a minute every mile-and-a-half you complete. According to a new German study, racers who did that finished as fast as those who ran the whole time…… BUT they felt less pain and fatigue, thanks to the built-in recovery time.
18 Friday Nov 2016
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brain, Connie Sellecca, conniesellecca, frozen treats, head pain, headache, ice cream, intelligence for your life, intelligenceforyourlife, migraine, migraines, mmm, pain, University of Hawaii, yum, yummy
Frozen treats actually HELP migraines! That’s because eating something frozen lowers the brain’s temperature. That constricts blood vessels and can shut down head pain. According to the University of Hawaii, this “brain chilling” effect reduces migraine pain by over 30% in 30 minutes.
