I enjoyed soaking in an apple-cider vinegar bath last night. Sounds weird, but it actually felt silky-smooth-great! And didn't smell bad, like I had anticipated.
Earlier in the day, I was enjoying the 70 degree sunshine (and LOVING it!) at the lake. After a short run, I decided to just sit and enjoy the sun when a friendly 12-year-old German Shepard mix came up and starting smelling his way into my heart. Of course, that meant I had to talk to the owner too. She was a friendly middle-aged woman who looked like a younger version of Whoopi Goldberg. We got to talking about life, as I could do with a wall, and she started telling me her life story. She had just moved here from PA, a city near my father's hometown. She was fixing up her uncle's house, etc. Then she mentioned something that made my ears perk up a bit more---she is a massage therapist! I couldn't help but thank the Lord as I sat, leaning against the fence post, trying to alleviate the back pain I had been having for the past week or so.
I asked her her thoughts on the hot/cold treatment approach as I've heard varying opinions from medical professionals throughout the years. Some say to use hot to dull the pain, while others warn against it saying it causes more inflammation since my issue is chronic. Her opinion was to do both. Cold for no more than 20 minutes, then heat, as long as it is WET heat, like a warm towel or bath. She also had a few other suggestions, including the Baltimore School of Massage (where I will be enjoying a $15, 50 minute massage this weekend--normally $25 and I found a $10 off coupon!). And, as Joe started pulling her away, she mentioned apple-cider vinegar. "Don't forget to soak in apple-cide vinegar," she yelled, "it naturally pulls out the toxins in your body and will help with muscle pain." Sounded sane enough to me coming from Whoopi Goldberg and her 12-year old pup so I popped on over to Giant, bought me a huge $4.99 gallon of vinegar and enjoyed a nice toxic-releasing soak in the tub!
Earlier in the day, I was enjoying the 70 degree sunshine (and LOVING it!) at the lake. After a short run, I decided to just sit and enjoy the sun when a friendly 12-year-old German Shepard mix came up and starting smelling his way into my heart. Of course, that meant I had to talk to the owner too. She was a friendly middle-aged woman who looked like a younger version of Whoopi Goldberg. We got to talking about life, as I could do with a wall, and she started telling me her life story. She had just moved here from PA, a city near my father's hometown. She was fixing up her uncle's house, etc. Then she mentioned something that made my ears perk up a bit more---she is a massage therapist! I couldn't help but thank the Lord as I sat, leaning against the fence post, trying to alleviate the back pain I had been having for the past week or so.
I asked her her thoughts on the hot/cold treatment approach as I've heard varying opinions from medical professionals throughout the years. Some say to use hot to dull the pain, while others warn against it saying it causes more inflammation since my issue is chronic. Her opinion was to do both. Cold for no more than 20 minutes, then heat, as long as it is WET heat, like a warm towel or bath. She also had a few other suggestions, including the Baltimore School of Massage (where I will be enjoying a $15, 50 minute massage this weekend--normally $25 and I found a $10 off coupon!). And, as Joe started pulling her away, she mentioned apple-cider vinegar. "Don't forget to soak in apple-cide vinegar," she yelled, "it naturally pulls out the toxins in your body and will help with muscle pain." Sounded sane enough to me coming from Whoopi Goldberg and her 12-year old pup so I popped on over to Giant, bought me a huge $4.99 gallon of vinegar and enjoyed a nice toxic-releasing soak in the tub!
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