Here’s how to tackle challenging training sessions and important competitions with energy and how to recover from injuries. Dr. Turco’s clarifications
Physical activity is a real cure-all for your health. Sometimes, however, some setbacks prevent you from practicing it. Other times, however, for various reasons it is not possible to express oneself to the fullest potential. In both cases, you can feel demotivated, a condition that can sometimes even lead to giving up playing sports. To prevent this from occurring, by acting upstream of the problem, you can rely on phytotherapeutic remedies.
nourish and relax muscles
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Those who are accustomed to physical activity are often attentive to performance, which they try to maintain constant or improve. To achieve this objective, fenugreek mother tincture, which is particularly rich in mineral salts, can help. This natural remedy represents a precious nourishment for the muscles and is effective in combating fatigue. You should take 30 drops in a little water in the morning as soon as you wake up. This habit should be continued for three months in total, following it for 20 days on and 10 days off. “This treatment is especially effective during the preparation for competitions that are very important” advises Dr. Gabriella Turco, a surgeon expert in phytotherapy and homeopathy. The use of juniper essential oil can be invaluable at the end of a race or training session carried out at a fast pace. It is a good idea to add 3 drops to a spoonful of argan oil (or alternatively sweet almond oil) and, with the preparation obtained, massage the parts of the body most stressed during physical activity for 10 minutes. This relaxes the muscles and joints. The same effect is ensured by the arnica mother tincture, to be used by adding two tablespoons to 100 cc of neutral cream.
PHYTOTHERAPY to reduce inflammation
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Injuries are setbacks that those who practice sports must plan for. Even in this case, some help can come from nature. Those who are victims of strains, but also of inflammation of tendons and joints, can improve the situation by using the glycerine macerate of young shoots of Canadian vine. Of this remedy, you should take 30 drops in a little water both in the morning and in the evening, always on an empty stomach. For a more incisive effect, it can be combined with glycerin macerate of blackcurrant buds, which also has an anti-inflammatory action and which, in addition, helps to tone the muscles. “At 8am and 3pm, at least an hour after meals, 30 drops should be taken in two inches of water” suggests Dr. Turco.
USEFUL REMEDIES FOR PRACTICING SPORTS
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Sedentary people often struggle to find motivation to do physical activity. “In these circumstances, the eleutherococcus mother tincture can help, which promotes adaptation to this new habit and which, by strengthening the natural defenses, is also useful for those who train outdoors in winter” adds Dr. Turco. For 15 days a month and for 3-4 months in total, 30 drops should be taken in a little water before breakfast. To arrive at training in the best possible conditions, just before starting it you can do a massage with a solution composed of 3 drops of rosemary essential oil, which gives tone, and a spoonful of sweet almond oil (or jojoba oil) , precious because it increases the blood flow to the muscles. Especially those who are beginners should never ask excessive strain on their body and carry out stretching exercises before starting training. Furthermore, to avoid dehydration even in winter you need to drink a lot at the end of the session and, if necessary, also during. Finally, to support the body’s efforts, a healthy diet rich in vitamins and mineral salts should be followed, favoring foods such as fruit, vegetables, legumes and dried fruit.
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2024-01-13 09:39:00
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