The winter weather is moving out and it’s time to start on Spring projects. Fixing up the house, preparing the soil for gardening, irrigating farmland, cleaning out the garage or basement. I can hear my achy breaky joints and back already screaming at me just thinking of all my Spring projects.
I’ve dreamed all winter of a beautiful vegetable garden and reaping the rewards at the end of the summer. But my shoulders, knees and back know the pains they will have to endure to make that dream come true.
Now is the time to start fortifying those creaky joints to get ready for digging the garden and other strenuous Spring projects. Here are some tips for maintaining healthy joints and getting in shape for your Spring work:
- Add plant based foods to your diet that have antioxidant and phytochemicals. These may decrease COX-2 enzyme activity and reduce joint inflammation. Vegetables, fruits, nuts, teas and yes, even chocolate fall into this category.
- Increase foods containing omega-3 fatty acids such as salmon and tuna.
- ASU, Chondroitin, and Glucosamine are useful for supporting cartilage and ligaments which in turn support and protect joints.
- Chondroitin, Flax, Glucosamine, Indian Frankincense and MSM can aid in increased joint mobility.
- Exercise to strengthen the muscles around the joints, strengthen bones and increase flexibility. The best types of exercises for joint health are:
- Flexibility and range of motion exercises such as Tai Chi and yoga.
- Isotonic and Isometric strengthening exercises to increase muscle strength to protect joints
- Cardiovascular exercise such as aerobics, walking, dancing, or swimming for overall fitness and increased energy levels
Supportive Supplements
- This algae and sprouts supplement is rich in chlorophyll, glutathione, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients from its combination of kale sprouts, red clover sprouts, wheat sprouts, concentrated wheat sprouts, and Dunaliella salina algae. All these sprouts mean extra antioxidant protection including a balanced proportion of antioxidant–A, help for your body to fight damaging, inflammation creating free radicals, and help protecting against the stresses your joints experience from increased physical activity.
- Ubiquinol, the active form of Coenzyme Q10, can be found in this mushroom and algae supplement full of antioxidants with 100mg of ubiquinol, a blend of organic flaxseed oil, olive biophenols (Hidrox®), organic reishi and oyster mushrooms, and bluegreen algae. Antioxidants help neutralize free radicals and stop their destruction that results in headaches, backaches, muscle aches, and pain in joints and ligaments. And best of all this pain alleviation is accomplished not with drugs, as antioxidants are foods and specialized nutrients derived from foods.
- You’ll find natural antioxidants including wild blueberry, green tea, carnosine (an antioxidant amino acid), and organic bluegreen algae, in this algae supplement.These natural ingredients have been found to work to support the growth of adult stem cells and the antioxidant properties have been reported as useful for fighting the free radicals that can cause joint pain.
- This super algae powder not only gives you the nutrients from wild bluegreen algae, but also has 700 mg. of glucosamine per teaspoon, a mix of probiotics and enzymes, and antioxidant-rich organic wheat sprouts.
The right foods, exercise and some whole food supplements, and I’m ready to start making my dream garden a reality.
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