We just finished ten days of festivities marking the Little League World Series. I live about five miles from Little League Headquarters in Williamsport, Pa. It really gets busy here from the middle to the end of August every year with teams and families from all over the world coming to see the kids play for the championship. One thing I learned early on is you don’t want to try and go out somewhere for dinner during that time because you’ll die of starvation while waiting to be seated at your favorite restaurant! The weather has been really nice the past few days so I decided to get some yard work done-and every so often check on the Goodyear blimp that was hovering over the area broadcasting the World Series games. The result of all this hard work was a nice, weed free plot of dirt and extremely sore muscles. Working the soil empties the mind and all sorts of thoughts come unbidden; this is where the connection to the Little League Series comes into play. Those boys must have quite sore muscles after practice or a game and could benefit from a nice massage. I turned to my essential oils to find the best ones for relieving aches and pains. Lavender is one of the most common and effective essential oils used for relieving soreness and bruising in muscles, tendons and ligaments. A good blood flow to injured areas is essential in the healing process; lavender aids in dilating the blood vessels to bring more oxygen and glucose to the damaged site and removing the toxins that have accumulated from the injury. It also is a relaxant and an antispasmodic-put all these properties together and you have a pretty effective and nice smelling healing agent. Other great oils are peppermint, wintergreen, Roman or German chamomile, rosemary, eucalyptus, basil and lemongrass. A combination of various essential oils is usually used. The best way to apply these healing essential oils is by massage. Purchase a single massage oil such as sweet almond or fractionated coconut oil (can be found at health food stores) and mix your essential oils into it, then massage into the affected area. Both of the above mentioned oils are reasonably priced. If you are allergic to nuts don’t use the sweet almond oil; try coconut or jojoba oil. There are so many massage oils and different recipes for these healing massage oils. You just need to research your massage oils and find out the benefits and disadvantages of each; then find a recipe that uses your choice. Go to Google or Bing and type in massage oils to bring up a list of related articles. Then type in essential oils for muscles and again a whole list of related articles appears. You can also use this same process for any ailment. Again, a word of warning--please do your research before applying any oil to your skin for a safe user experience. If you are not sure that what you have is a simple muscle ache or pain, see your doctor. Speaking of doctors, I know they have a team physician present at all times during the series; I bet when he is done for the day he could use a nice massage! Now for a nice, relaxing dinner at my favorite restaurant.
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