Time To Bust The Joint?

Joint pain and joint injury can attack us at any age. The causes of these joint-related malaises can be due to illness, inactivity, over-activity, nutritional deficiencies, and allergies.

The verdict is still out on the usefulness of nutritional supplements (and dermal-based, topical ointments) based on glucosamine and chondroitin. There are people who cannot metabolise these two leading joint supplements due to allergy, gastrointestinal issues, larger size of tablets to swallow, and prolonged use may only reveal results.

How can we enjoy continued joint health? These lifestyle approaches may help us create and retain continued joint mobility and function:

1)    Achieve your optimal weight.

2)    Exercise (low-impact activities like walking, Tai Chi, and yoga for starters).

3)    Eat a higher-quality diet.

4)    Maximize your vitamin D level.

5)    Integrate Omega-3 fatty acids in your diet.

6)    Attempt EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to activate energy points and channels by tapping on one’s body.

I do not have a history of joint injury, and my most serious conditions included sore knees (after long runs, exceeding two hours) and mild plantar fasciitis on my soles). I have found the six interventions recommended above to be useful after eight years of competitive racing in marathons and Ironman triathlons. Learn more from Dr Mercola’s website about nutritional support for your body.

From Tarzan to Trazan, From Karma to Crabman

I was watching ‘My Name is Earl’. This television series comprises kooky characters from Earl to his brother Randy to his ex-wife to Crabman – his ex-wife’s husband. Every episode introduces a nefarious and unusual personality. Essentially, the lot revolves about the formerly incarcerated and now-rehabilitated Earl seeking personal redemption from his transgressions on people in his life. He draws out a long list of people and deeds he has to make correct and better. Like his narrative emphases: ‘Karma has a way of coming back in different ways.’ Last night, he reads to children from a mobile library a book about the ape-man ‘Trazan’ (an obvious typological error and questionable content), which he based strongly to one of his karmic deed done well.

Tarzan or Trazan: spelling error or anagram? We can use the same letters but with different arrangement. Scrabble is a brilliant invention of a word game. We construct new words by adding prefixes and suffixes based on the tiles we have, and how we configure them. It is a good way to develop our vocabulary as well as aspects of our grammar. ‘Scrabble’ can be misconstrued as ‘scramble’ if you read it in a rush. Many people do not read e-mails at a deeper level of appreciation. It is so easy to get caught up in tasks that we choose to comprehend messages at a superficial level.

Have you carelessly sent out an e-mail, only to discover later your spelling mistakes? Have you actually subject a person’s name through a spell-check, and dismembered them from their attention?

When you make distinctions on words, then you may make discernments on your decisions. What would be a better decision at that time? When should I make the decision? Who can I decide with?

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The vitamin C/zinc supplementation is boosting my immune system. My cold-like symptoms are diminished. Thank goodness for tender mercies! I am reading Phil Maffetone’s book again (featured on our sidebar), and this led me to a fascinating and controversial website on alternative/holistic medicine by Dr Mercola. Enjoy!