Muscle Rub Cream

When I discovered Arnica gel and creams on Swanson Vitamins online, I didn't know how many of my family members would benefit from it. I started using it for neck and back stiffness when traveling. I have a sister who is disabled and is constantly bruised up from bumping into things due to poor balance. The arnica speeds up the healing of her bruises. My husband also uses it for muscle pain/strains from workouts at the gym and stiffness from traveling for his job.

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Health Tips update for Wednesday, August 11:  Many athletes know the importance of massage to help speed up recovery and relieve stiffness and pain--they don’t just rely on muscle rub cream.  Researchers know that massage does so much more than support muscle and joint health. In fact, scientists at the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health assess the benefits of natural products, as well as mind & body therapies. Based on...Read More »

Since these Swanson Health Products health blogs are supposed to be about natural health and nutrition, supplement information, wellness anecdotes, etc., I can sum up my health and wellness by saying simply, "Hey! I survived!"

I completed a two-day, 150-mile fundraising bike ride for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society this past weekend. The North Dakota ride was called "Ride The Wind." It would be more appropriately named "Ride INTO The Wind" because I swear, every time we turned and went a...Read More »

Health Tips update for Friday, July 16:  You feel great after a long workout—as you should—but intense workouts put a lot of stress on your body. Hard exercise can drain your system of energy and break down muscle tissue. To regain energy and maintain long term muscle health, focus on recovery after exercise. Certain natural health supplements can help maintain muscle, energy and fitness during and after working out. You don't always need special muscle rub creams and pain killers to get you...Read More »

I just registered for a two-day, 150-mile bike ride. Yikes.

I am not a serious cyclist by any means. My exposure to the sport mainly consists of looking at the pretty scenery while watching the Tour de France from the comfort of my couch. But, this is for a good cause -- we're raising money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. My fiance bikes a lot and has done this ride for several years. While he has been asking me to do it, too, I don't think he's sure I will -- or can. Well you don't...Read More »

Health Tips update for Wednesday, May 26:   It’s been a long, long winter for some of us, but now it’s planting time. So get out the shovel, hoe, watering can and the muscle rub cream. Yes, the muscle rub cream. The bending, kneeling and lifting associated with gardening can take its toll on the body.  Here are a few tips to keep you off the DL this year:

1. Use raised beds or containers for planting; this decreases the amount of leaning and bending.
2. Use gloves or pad your garden tool handles with...

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