Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Honey, yum and more stretches

Take the stairs.  If you can, do it.  A lot of lower back problems stem from poor posture and not enough leg strength.  To stretch the lower back, you'll need to bend a little and twist, however the lower back is one of the areas that is easy to injure with poor stretching.  One way to protect yourself is to do the lower back stretches while standing instead of on the floor.

Another great stretch to be added to the previous ones is the skier stretch (not to be done if you have pain or weakness in the knees).  Visualize a skier going down moguls, bend your knees, lean over and stick your hip/rear out to the side.  This will help to loosen the while hip which frequently gets tight from sitting.

Honey - the stuff!  Honey is terrific, it non-perishable, delicious, anti-bacterial, heals cuts, helps with throat pain, and is amazing.  A beautiful blessing from nature.  Honey can also carry a small amount of additional benefits through from the plants the bees draw nectar from.  Want to try something exotic in honey?  Tropic Bee Orange Blossom Honey, 32-Ounce Bottle  Citrus and other bold flavors come through in honey well. 
In addition to it's many benefits, it can be used in a lot of ways.  Add a little honey and salad dressing for a sweeter veggie dip (great with zucchini sticks).  Use it when cooking meat (turkey, chicken, pork).  It's also great in almost all baking.  Ok, now I'm hungry.  See you tomorrow!

4 comments:

  1. I forgot a great little story I found today about keeping food fresh. It had 2 or 3 new ideas for me.
    http://shine.yahoo.com/event/financiallyfit/14-ways-to-save-money-on-groceries-2447559/

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  2. Since I have access to all types of gym equipment, what machine would be useful for exercising the lower back, how much weight should I use, and how many times should I attempt this exercise during one session? Thanks again for any help you can give.

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  3. I like the ideas in the story you referenced. I learned a couple of new ideas. Also, tip #12 -- about keeping brown sugar soft -- we store a damp paper towel wrapped around an apple slice with the brown sugar. Always soft and ready to use, and the paper towels keeps the apple from getting in the sugar. Keep your tips coming!

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  4. Machines that help with the lower back include the abdominal machines, the twist machines, and the "butt" machines. The lower back is an area that carries a lot of stress because the base of the spine is when so much of our movement begins. Working on anything for your core will help to relieve stiffness and pain in the area, if it's muscular. Make sure to have ice ready after a workout though in case you get sore. I like the paper towel too, thanks!

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