Reducing waste products from the body's tissues will serve to speed tissue recovery from an activity (heavy workout) or injury.

Precautions: -Check with your MD if you have any conditions that combined with the salt application could cause concern.

-if you have high or low blood, use a more tepid bath (warm as opposed to hot) and reduce time in bath.

- if you have a heart condition, use a cooler bath, keep the amount of water below the level of your heart and soak no more then 15 min

- Epsom Salts are not recommended for serious illnesses, kidney disease, fever or if you are pregnant

Uses:  - Reduces swelling and removes waste from tissue injury (sprains/Bruises) relieves pain 3-4 cups in warm bath

- Soothes aching feet removes odours and softens rough and calloused skin 1/2 cup to large pan in warm water

- soothing effect to nervous system in bath 2 cups in warm bath

- Removes Splinters when soaked

- exfoliates skin when rubbed on wet skin

- can be used as fertilizer will increase growth in grass and flowers helping seeds germinate

 

 

 

 

How to Stretch Safely:

- Stretch to a point where you feel a mild tension or pull and relax as you hold the stretch

- If you are stretching correctly, the feeling of a stretch should subside slightly as you hold it

- Stretches should be held for 25-30 Seconds and should always be done on both sides to balance

- Breathe slowly, rhymically and under control as you hold the stretch

- Do not compare yourself with others, we are all different and that could lead to injury or overstretching

- Any stretch that grows in intensity or becomes painful is over stretching

1. Shoulder Shrugs/Rolls - maintain movement and prevent tension from setting in by rolling your shoulders back or shrugging them up in a series of 10, 3x/workday

 

2. Stregthening Upper Back - place fingers interlaced behind head, keep elbows straight out to side with upper body aligned, pull shoulder blades toward each other to create feeling of tension, hold for 8-10 seconds then relax repeat a series of 5, 2-3x/workday

 

3. Neck Rolls - Bring chin forward, slowly and gently roll your head from one side to the other, do not extend the neck, repeat a series of 3-5, 3x/workday

 

4. Lumbar Stretch - Stand placing both hands on lower back for support and gently push pelvis forward repeat 3x/workday

 

5. Forearm Stretch - extend arms with one hand pull back on fingers of other hand hold for 30 secs repeat on other arm 3x/workday

 

6.  Pec/Chest Stretch - clasp hands at lower back pulling shoulders back, hold for 30 secs repeat 3x/workday