Health Answers

Muscle soreness

Feeling unproductive from muscle soreness, fatigue and tension? Sore Muscles lotion helps resolve lactic acid build up, micro muscle tears,  chronic aches, travel fatigue and spasmodic muscular- skeletal imbalance.

There are 2 main causes for muscle soreness from exercise. Burning symptoms are from lactic acid buildup,which resolves within a few days. The day after soreness peaks 72 hours after onset. This is due to tiny muscle tears in muscle fiber during exercise. Any muscle burning or soreness that does not improve over 1 week, seek medical evaluation. NSAIDS are not proven to reduce or speed recovery of muscle soreness and fatigue. Aromatic Tumerones have been successfully used to speed recovery.(Available on our supplement menu).

Certain foods help speed healing. Watermelon contain amino acid, L- citrulline and adequate potassium for a speedy, delicious recovery time. Other super foods include cherry juice and fresh cherries,raw pineapple and papaya ( avoid raw pineapple and papaya with gastrointestinal inflammation and ulcerous conditions),milk products and fermented foods, and ginger root.

To avoid exercise soreness, practice dynamic movements rather than stretching before work outs.These movements may include leg lunges and rolling the arms and shoulders like a wind mill. Hydration before and after exercise, as well as recovery, is a must.

Sore Muscles includes several Petite Fleur flower essences, as well as, and nutmeg, lemon tarragon and black cumin, tangerine and other essential oils. We are organic growers and distill and prepare our products onsite.Massage 2- 3 x daily until soreness abates. This is also a great blend to support strength in low back and limbs. 

Continue reading

Boswellia serrata Fights Chronic Inflammation

Boswellia serrata contains anti inflammatory compounds that reduce inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and cancer metastasis. Boswellia terpenes and acids, particularly, AKBA, 3-o-acetyl-11-keto-beta-bowelllic acid, inhibits inflammatory cells that stick to blood vessels causing many inflammatory diseases, including stroke and memory loss. Another component of Boswellia, incensole acetate, inhibits an inflammatory regulating complex inhibiting or slowing chronic inflammation throughout the body.

Boswellia is also neuroprotective against traumatic brain injury. Neuroprotection originates from incensole acetate. The effect is also antidepressant/antianxiety and benefits asmatic bronchitis.

Cancer and tumor necrosis is also benefited by Boswellia. It inhibits pro inflammatory cytokines and mediators. Ninety percent of death from cancer results from tumor metastasis, caused by inflammation. Recent research also found Boswellia decreases precancerous polyps and their formation in the small and large intestine up to 60% AKBA, the most potent boswellic acid, induced cell death in central nervous system tumors.

In recent studies, Boswellia extracts reduced the size of  arterial plaque up to 50%. Extracts also inhibit platelet stickiness and clumping. Chronic inflammation reduces blood flow, resulting in arteriosclerosis, cardiovascular, peripheral vascular disease and general aging. In rat studies, Boswellia reduced total cholesterol up to 48% and increased good cholesterol, HDL, by 30%. This can be done by reducing changes in pro inflammatory gene expressions.

In arthritic studies, Boswellia compounds have reduced and improved conditions in knee and osteoarthritis.

 The healing compounds in Frankincense essential oil includes monoterpene hydrocarbons, ketones and spiritually, sesqueterpenes. These properties transform the recipient beginning with improved digestion, reduced inflammation and tumor formation,protecting immunity to transformation of the psycho spiritual nature of enlightenment. Boswellia serrata originates from India and has been used in Ayurvedic healing for many centuries. The properties of Boswellia carteri and sacra are considered the same. Sacra, Oman, is more expensive and has a lighter fragrance. When it comes to healing, the body's innate consciousness takes the best of available properties and makes the most of it. I have all three available. Contact me if I can help you. I am  involved in a small group of international distllers that grow and distill onsite in small, organically grown quantities. We only sell uncut, non commercially available essential oils for therapeutic  quality. I can be reached at www.aromahealthtexas.com or petitefl@aromahealthtexas.com

The scientific references of this research is voluminous. It is available at https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fasstats/deaths.htm.

Continue reading