If there is a high pressure system the days are sunny and the skies are clear and all is right with the world, Oh Happy Day. It might be hotter than Hades and I may sweat and swear like crazy but generally I have no weather induced achyness. (is achyness a word)
If there is a low pressure system the weather generally sucks, the skies are cloudy it's probably raining and dreary outside & my sciatic nerve pain and hip pain is worse.
I am not a doctor and have never thought to ask but it seems counterintuitive and illogical for the pain to be worse on low pressure day and better (less) on high pressure days. I tend to think that high pressure days would "press" on the disks and joints more and cause more pain.
The old tale of forecasting weather with achy joints is true but I don'tunderstand why it seems to work in reverse.
Can someone try to "splain it" to me?
The theory as I understand it: high barometric pressure provides compression like an ace bandage and reduces swelling; low pressure allows more swelling and inflammation, therefore more discomfort.
Rate and direction of barometric pressure change combined with temperature and moisture content.
People with arthritis often claim they can predict the weather, based on their joint pain level, and with good reason.
This from - http://www.arthritis.org/living-with-arthritis/tools-resources/weather/
Studies show a variety of weather factors can increase pain, especially changes. Watch for any changes in
- Barometric pressure (especially falling)
- Temperature (especially lowering)
- A study from Tufts University in 2007 found that every 10-degree drop in temperature corresponded with an incremental increase in arthritis pain. In addition, relatively low barometric pressure, low temperatures and precipitation can increase pain. Researchers aren??t sure why this happens. They suspect certain atmospheric conditions increase swelling in the joint capsule.
Source: The Arthritis Index is based on a proprietary forecast by the meteorologists at www.AccuWeather.com.
Kombucha ??Immortal Health Elixir? , my wife came home with a 3gal jug of this.
This version looks like, yet tastes better than J??germeiste (gaggin' juice) and is doable since it is suggested to drink no more than a double shot glass in morning and at night.
I have no idea of the recipe, described as a traditional fermented drink made of black tea and sugar that contains multiple herbs and medicinal plants combined and fermented into a wine.
It has done a lot of good in lubricating the joints and taking many of those aches and pains away.
Shades of "that little ol' wine maker me" and "whew, white lightning".
:clink:
Wife and often comment on this. Father in law swore by it.
I don't scoff it as I've "experienced" those feelings.
Been a topic in news here and I think 'they' debunked that.
Actually our national news broadcaster are flooding the web with all manner of "health" advice and "everything you need to know about...."
Think I'll give up going to the doctor, just subscribe to their news feed. Be a lot cheaper, plus no doubt get the correct information every time :p
Probably live for ever!
Kombucha. That was the in thing a while back. Reminded me of that slimey bubbly stuff that grew in cattle troughs.
Could never bring myself to engage in its unique qualities.
High pressure = bad fishing
Low pressure = good fishing
Richard, post: 452999, member: 833 wrote: Kombucha. That was the in thing a while back. Reminded me of that slimey bubbly stuff that grew in cattle troughs.
Could never bring myself to engage in its unique qualities.
In my gyming days there used to be a few middle aged women health-nut regulars, who appeared to be as miserable as sin, and I often mused it was because they carried around and partook from a bottle of what looked like their own urine. So that's what it actually was:
Richard Imrie, post: 453013, member: 11256 wrote: In my gyming days there used to be a few middle aged women health-nut regulars, who appeared to be as miserable as sin, and I often mused it was because they carried around and partook from a bottle of what looked like their own urine. So that's what it actually was:
Yes they were drinking their own piss that's why they were miserable. I will stick with good bourbon thank you.
I broke my ankle 5 years ago and I can verify that when it gets cold (i.e. below 18 deg C) I get pain in that area.
Snap, crackle, pop! Its not just a cereal! The old timers around here have a saying: "If I ain't hurting somewhere when I get out of bed in the mornings, I go check the obituaries to make sure I'm not dead."
I never paid attention to pressure, but it's easy to tell when rain is eminent.
[USER=11256]@Richard Imrie[/USER] that really does look like (even down to the froth) that stuff that emanates from underside of an equine when it plants its legs in a splayed arrangement and settles in for the long haul to discharge all that unwanted excreta from its body.
Oh dear.
And now I return to my experts at the news room about the latest food benefits and there's this comment.
Hope it includes lots of fermented foods (sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha, beet kvass) - these are key
Stacy Carroll, post: 453043, member: 150 wrote: Snap, crackle, pop! Its not just a cereal!...
On cold mornings my joints sound like a 1950 Buick backing out of a steep driveway when I get out of bed. There is absolutely no way I could sneak up on anybody early in the morning.
Remedies? Long warm showers (to stimulate circulation) and strong black coffee (for age induced ambition deficiency). Stretching and ROM exercises are part of my morning ritual also. As for juices and excrements from bugs that live only under the bark of a specific tree deep in the jungles of Madagascar...I think they're all snake oil. You'll be a lot better off if you just accept the fact that old age hurts.
Momma Cash use to soak and pickle golden raisins in gin for her arthritis. She swore by it. One week she ran out of raisins...and discovered the gin alone produced the same relief. 😉
Richard, post: 453046, member: 833 wrote: [USER=11256]@Richard Imrie[/USER] that really does look like (even down to the froth) that stuff that emanates from underside of an equine when it plants its legs in a splayed arrangement and settles in for the long haul to discharge all that unwanted excreta from its body.
Or your average dehydrated surveyor.
I must say on a good day in the field I can go through 3 litres of water and not much comes out downstairs.
paden cash, post: 453047, member: 20 wrote: Momma Cash use to soak and pickle golden raisins in gin for her arthritis. She swore by it. One week she ran out of raisins...and discovered the gin alone produced the same relief. 😉
I use bourbon for soaking my golden raisins and I too ran out of raisins a long time ago and discovered that bourbon alone does the same thing. I find that Bulleit is a good choice but Wild Turkey Rare Breed is my favorite.
Bourbon?
I only accept Old Forester, no substitutes.
Dave Karoly, post: 453093, member: 94 wrote: Bourbon?
I only accept Old Forester, no substitutes.
paden cash, post: 453047, member: 20 wrote: Momma Cash use to soak and pickle golden raisins in gin for her arthritis. She swore by it.
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in this state a lot of folks are finding it, and it's various derivatives, very effective against those sorts of aches and pains.
Mark Mayer, post: 453100, member: 424 wrote: Now that recreational marijuana is legal in this state a lot of folks are finding it, and it's various derivatives, very effective against those sorts of aches and pains.
I have a friend with textbook gulf war syndrome. He switched from massive doses of opiods to mm six months ago. His health improved immediately, then he quit calling. He had withdrawn from everyone. Probabky trading one pain for another...
thebionicman, post: 453104, member: 8136 wrote: Probab(l)y trading one pain for another...
There are derivatives which have the pain relieving component without the mind-altering parts. I can't quote chapter and verse on this, but your friend might have options.
At about 35, I noticed stuff hurting when I got up. Knocked the cob webs off and went on. People said its just that you're getting old. My wife and I started CrossFit about 2 years ago now. After the nearly debilitating pain from muscles and joints for a month, nearly everything quit hurting. I'm up and down now, 5 years later and in better shape than I was 15 years ago. I'd look into a good interval training regiment before I began ingesting snake oil. I take no supplements (except for a fish oil as recommended by my doctor) and nothing hurts in the mornings anymore. Muscle pain is always going to be there because you're pushing yourself but I could very easily back off to a maintenance point and have no muscle pain.
