some Tools for Self Care:
VItamin SUPPLEMENTS
Nothing truly replaces a skilled bodyworker or practitioner, there are products that can help us with self-care maintenance. Here are some self care tools we recommend you keep on hand!
Vitamin supplements can be helpful for several reasons:
1. **Nutrient Deficiency:** If someone's diet lacks certain vitamins, supplements can help fill those gaps. For example, people who follow restrictive diets (like veganism) or have medical conditions that affect nutrient absorption may benefit from supplements.
2. **Specific Health Needs:** Certain life stages (like pregnancy) or health conditions (like osteoporosis) may require higher amounts of specific vitamins. Supplements can help meet these increased demands.
3. **Convenience:** Sometimes it's difficult to get all the necessary nutrients from food alone, especially with busy lifestyles or limited access to fresh, nutrient-rich foods. Supplements provide a convenient way to ensure adequate vitamin intake.
4. **Individual Variability:** Nutrient requirements vary from person to person based on factors like age, sex, genetics, and lifestyle. Supplements can help tailor nutrient intake to individual needs.
5. **Compensating for Poor Diet:** While supplements shouldn't replace a balanced diet, they can help compensate for periods of poor eating habits or when dietary intake is suboptimal.
6. **Supporting Overall Health:** Vitamins play crucial roles in various bodily functions, including immune function, energy production, and bone health. Adequate vitamin intake supports overall health and well-being.
However, it's important to remember that supplements are meant to complement, not replace, a healthy diet. Choosing high-quality supplements from reputable brands is crucial to ensure safety and efficacy.
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Foam Roller - The number one tool we recommend at Flourish is a foam roller. A small 1- 3 foot long roll usually costs less than $20 and will save you a good deal of money on anything from massage to physical therapy.
Thera Cane - This handy tool is excellent for working knots out of your back and shoulders. The cane design allows you to use leverage to put the hurts-so-good pressure on knotted rhomboid muscles and other hard to get to areas. The Thera Cane is good for athletes, as well as those of us that must spend long hours on the computer of in the car. MSRP is $39.95 and it includes an owner's manual in the box. Manuals can also be downloaded on the product website.
Roll Recovery -This unusual-looking tool is a spring-loaded mechanism with four rollers attached to each end. The spring-loaded force-flex tool helps you put pressure on key areas, massaging the legs. It is small enough to travel well.
Ice - is primarily used when a body part has been injured or over heated. It is the actual application of cooling when the body has produced or over produced a response to a trauma. Ice should not be applied for more than 15 minutes at a time.
Heat - is a modality that encourages movement and extension in the tissues. Stretching after heat can be very useful. However, in a part that is injured it may increase swelling and edema in that area.
Ice & Heat - it is appropriate to use ice and heat in a reciprocal fashion. Use Heat before stretching followed by 5 minutes of ice afterwards to get rid of any inflammation.
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