Pain And Stiffness Can Be Defeated

Do you or a loved one suffer with morning stiffness or joint pain? Many people find that when they first wake up they can hardly move. A good nights sleep is absolutely essential if you want to stay young or slow the aging process. Here as some nutritional solutions to aid you in sleeping and are much better than prespricptions in many cases.

Nutritents To Relieve Sleep Problems And Promote Healthy Sleep:
(Take 30-60 minutes before bedtime.)
• >Valerian 500 mg
• >Melatonin 1—3 mg
• >5-HTP 100 mg
• >Magnesium 500 mg
• Dilantin* 100 mg

There can be a number of reasons for stiffness or pain in the morning, but this time around we’re going to focus on two that are fairly common and that may have a pH imbalance problem as the cause. (1) morning muscle stiffness (2) bursitis. We will cover each of these in different sections.

Eliminating Morning Muscle Stiffness
There are actually a couple of things that can help eliminate morning muscle stiffness. You should first consider whether the mattress you sleep on needs to be replaced with one that works better for you. Twenty years ago, the best choice would have been a water bed (and they're still good if that's what you prefer), but today the technological advances in such mattress materials as TEMPUR (a special foam-like material developed from NASA technology for space flights) have given us more options than we used to have.

If you already own a fairly new mattress and think it's too firm, get a mattress pad. You can find good TEMPUR pads at most reasonable prices. There are many mattress pads on the market, but we recommend the TEMPUR which even come with waffle-type construction as opposed to the solid piece of foam rubber. The waffle type looks like the bottom of an egg carton and you should get a three-inch pad. These pads may look uncomfortable, but once you have them under your sheets, you will find them to be much better than a mattress that's too firm.

If the problem with morning stiffness isn't due to your mattress, you should consider a possible pH problem. As the years pass, our bodies tend to become more alkaline and less acidic. Our circulation slows down when we're not moving around and this can cause stiffness, especially after being asleep for several hours. One reason for being too alkaline is a decrease in lactic acid waste product of muscle activity that causes the small blood vessels to open up and increase blood circulation to different parts of the body (which, in turn, eliminates stiffness).

Not only does being too alkaline (a high pH) cause stiffness, it also throws your calcium out of proper solution causing allergies, migrating arthritis-type pain, insomnia, short-windedness, and irritation and itching around the anal area. If you have any of those symptoms, you might be too alkaline.

There are many ways to check your pH balance. You can check your stool, stomach acid, urine, or blood. However, the easiest way is to check your saliva. All you need is some pH Hydrion paper or strips, which you can get at a medical supply store or a pet store in their fish and aquarium supply department. You can usually buy a roll of test paper that comes with a color chart. Test your saliva when you first get up in the morning. All you have to do is put the test paper in your mouth and compare to the color chart.

If you're too alkaline, you can usually regain normal pH with hydrochloric acid digestive tablets or by using the old folk remedy of apple cider vinegar and honey. The Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar is the best. Here’s how we recommend taking it to make it more pleasing to your taste buds. In a one-quart jar, mix one cup of apple cider vinegar with three cups of distilled water. Each day, take one cup of the liquid and add two tablespoons of honey. Drink one cup (plus honey) each day for four days— either all at once or sipping it throughout the day. This concoction will help acidify your system, aid your digestion, and remove excess calcium deposits in your body. You should also take a daily multivitamin with at least 5,000 IU of beta­carotene (vitamin A). Additionally, be sure to drink a minimum of 48 ounces of distilled water a day (separate from the amount mixed with the apple cider). Additionally, be sure to drink a minimum of 48 ounces of distilled water a day (separate from the amount mixed with the apple cider). Men should drink half their body weight in ounces.