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My lower back is out, spasming, painful.
Could this be a sign of some sort of deficiency? Could it be part of detox?
I've had these problems off and on before... But since going lowered VA I've had a stiff neck and now this and do wonder about whether I'm deficient in something, or if it is "revisiting old problems" or what.
I worry a bit because I'm sure osteoperosis is something I was heading for.
Also, I kind of think that this happens to my toxic cat! He will go through an occasional time of lameness and unsteady movement that lasts a few days.
That sounds rough, hope it's just a temporary thing.
In terms of deficiency all you can really do is check off every nutrient and work out what might be missing.
I would probably try sleeping on a hard surface like the floor too.
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Hey lc - This technique really works for some problems. Saved me more than a couple times.
Gave my back-block away (it's cool - has the instructions laminated on it) and nowadays just use a thick dictionary or a couple of 2x4's wrapped in a towel. About 6-minutes total for 3x stretch-and-curl cycle, repeated 2 or 3 times a day. Sometimes one or two rounds does the trick. Been doing it off and on for about 20 years. It's comparable to using an inversion-table. I know one person who couldn't solve his back issue with either of these, and didn't get relief until he had traction done, which also can work miracles. There are back problems where one would not be advised to use either inversion or the back-block technique.
Her technique is probably on YouTube. It's real simple.
Thank you tim and hill country. I definitely feel as though I need to get serious about a fitness program that helps keep me balanced in musculature and flexible as well. I'm finally walking a bit more upright. It is scary how I immediately began to walk like an extremely elderly person.
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... (nursery rhyme)...
Is the crookedness of old age part of the end game of long-term build-up of VA?
Gentle swaying helps the concrete feeling in my spine, possibly loosening things up. Sitting for long periods without moving seems just about the worst thing to do.
It makes me think of the trad chair for an oldie:
I have read in the past that it is impossible to get vit D from sunlight at my latitude in winter, however, I disagree now.
The sun is at it's lowest ebb here. My fingernails sprout when I've had a dose of vit D from the sun. And I saw that happen with an exposure last week. I see my chickens sunning all year long, and my cats too. Why shouldn't we?
I've got a few tips and thoughts. In no particular order.
It probably helps to have semi-dirty hair. And don't rush to shower. After sunning--maybe sleep on it before washing. Cats and chickens make the D in the oils of their fur and feathers. (is this why we have hair on our heads and create so much grease up there 🙂 ?) Get the sun on all 4 sides .
It probably helps if there is a snow field between you and the sun.
Sun close to high noon (not daylight-savings noon) during a clear sky.
Put a heavy chair out there in autumn, in your spot, and keep it shoveled. Mine is cast aluminum. An apartment dweller might want a lightweight folding chair to carry out.
Wear boots and a coat. Pull your pants up over your knees and get some sun on the legs.
You might need eye protection from snow glare.
a few more thoughts:
This doesn't take a long time. A couple of minutes per side, less or more based on your skin color.
We both sunned yesterday and I didn't put on the sunglasses early enough and felt like my eyes took a beating. Hubs didn't feel that, but he has brown eyes. I don't think its a bad idea to walk around outside a bit without sunglasses in winter. Purposeful sunning in a snow field at noon is a whole other thing.
As we know, sunshine stirs the pot, and in the evening both of our faces looked a bit upset, especially in the VA zones. I think just sunning the hair would give you vit D, if you wanted to spare the face. I'm still on the fence about whether you WANT the sunshine killing VA in the bad facial areas, or not.
Make sure to take some deep gulps of that clean outdoor air!
My latitude is between 42 and 43 (I always think of us as farther north because the weather is pretty cold here). YMMV if you are a lot farther north or darker skinned.
IMO this might be just the ticket for people who are having trouble sleeping. I think it helps in various ways, and quickly too.
This is how chickens sun/dirt bathe, on the ground, with their wings out. They peck the dirt, and nestle in it at the same time. Dirt (minerals), and sunshine... two things that modern livestock and humans need more of (to combat VA?)
The bird in my previous post is oddly enough the same (smart?) color as the orangutan I posted last week. (in a VA-world prehaps it's smart to be orange?)
My current fave chicken breed is the White Leghorn because they lay the most eggs...but...
Perhaps colored chickens are closer to natural, while the White Leghorn (by far the most tampered-with, literally an egg-laying machine) is the farthest from natural. Do colored chickens use up pesky pigments making feathers?
There is also the color of the shell to consider. Are pesky pigments used up in shells? Leghorns and their ilk lay white eggs.
Many dual-purpose breeds lay light brown. Some lay dark brown (french Maran) and some lay blue (Ameraucana). I'm thinking that peasant-folk would have preferred? to raise mixed-use heavier birds (such as Maran or Rhode Island Red) (rather than skinny white leghorns) because they would be put into the pot after their second molt. (I'm always looking for modern changes)
these are all the possible egg colors:
white leghorn, black copper maran, rhode island red
most modern meat birds are white, because errant feathers are not pretty in a package (and they are also far from natural, some can't really walk)
perhaps the answer is to mix my own feed and make sure it is low VA
at 8 months and my brain is tired of this challenge 🙂
perhaps it is time to just settle in to carb and meat, meat and carb.