What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet? Sifu Slim with Steve Shepard
Sifu Slim, author/speaker/wellness coach… http://SifuSlim.com
Steve Shepard, Bodyworker/Film Maker… ModBody.com
“I take a no agenda approach to bodywork, allowing your body to guide the session, ensuring an experience specifically tailored to your unique, individual needs.”
Most people have Advil or Ibuprofen or Aspirin in their medicine cabinets, desks, and pouches/purses.
See THE REVERSE OF THE PLACEBO EFFECT at 30:02
How else can we reduce inflammation?
What are some historically natural ways to seek to reduce inflammation?
Watching the health decline of our parents.
Never forget the importance of DOWNTIME! This allows your system to reorganize itself and for your cells to rebuild in a non-stressful period.
Natural therapies for reducing inflammation:
– Rest, hydration, physical movement, massage
– Breathing, posture, meditation
– Human interaction, sun exposure
– Traumeel (and other homeopathic remedies); Arnica;
– Ginger, turmeric, cloves
– Proper balance of omega 3, 6, 9 (many sources recommend omega 3 as an anti-inflammatory
– Cinnamon, garlic, cayenne
– Black pepper, willow bark, wolfsbane
– Consuming healthful fats and avoiding simple sugars and junk food
– Maintaining balance in your life
– Spending quality time with others
– Avoiding injury, over-training, and toxic substances and toxic environments
– Quote from Brent Bauer, M.D. in Mayo Clinic Health Letter (2017)
“What you can do, though, is make a point to avoid certain things that cause inflammation and are proven unhealthy. Prime examples are smoking and excessive alcohol use.”
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