Relief for swollen ankles and feet?!
Question: Relief for swollen ankles and feet!?
Every summer my feet and ankles swell up and the pressure is very uncomfortable!. My doctor prescribed water pills but they really don't help!. He says it's something that happens to some people in the summer!. Is there something I can soak them in!? I know to elevate them!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
morrowynd - sorry, most prescription water pills don't help because they do not keep your potassium/sodium/ magnesium levels balanced!. You may want to try GNC's Wateretix capsules!.
Also, your swollen feet are a sign of slow lymphatic movement!. Deep breathing can help a lot!. There is a basic yoga breath (What Tony Robbins in his Unlimited Power book called 'the breath of life'), the 1-4-2 breath, which can speed up your lymphatic flow!. To do this TAKE A LONG, SLOW DEEP BREATH (1) and count slowly (1 and 2 and 3) as you breathe in, HOLD (4) that breath for 4 times as long as you breathed in (so if you breathed in for a count of 4, then hold for a count of 16) and slowly EXHALE (2) (by blowing out through your mouth) for a count of 2 times as long as you breathed in (so if you breathed in for a count of 4, then exhale for a count of 8)!. Do 10 breaths at a time (it will take about 2-4 minutes), 3 or more times a day (I do at least 100 of these breaths a day because they are so energizing)!. According to Robbins, this will increase your lymphatic flow by by at least 15%!. Also drink at least 8 glasses of water a day because your lymph is 80% water!.
Lastly, according to physical therapist Peggy Brill in her book "The Core Program" (pg 70-72) you can speed up your lymphatic flow (and reduce swelling in feet, ankles and legs) by doing her 15 minute a day Core program!. Her program is easy to do and ANY woman of any age and fitness level can do it to strengthen their CORE muscles and achieve a lifetime of health and fitness!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Also, your swollen feet are a sign of slow lymphatic movement!. Deep breathing can help a lot!. There is a basic yoga breath (What Tony Robbins in his Unlimited Power book called 'the breath of life'), the 1-4-2 breath, which can speed up your lymphatic flow!. To do this TAKE A LONG, SLOW DEEP BREATH (1) and count slowly (1 and 2 and 3) as you breathe in, HOLD (4) that breath for 4 times as long as you breathed in (so if you breathed in for a count of 4, then hold for a count of 16) and slowly EXHALE (2) (by blowing out through your mouth) for a count of 2 times as long as you breathed in (so if you breathed in for a count of 4, then exhale for a count of 8)!. Do 10 breaths at a time (it will take about 2-4 minutes), 3 or more times a day (I do at least 100 of these breaths a day because they are so energizing)!. According to Robbins, this will increase your lymphatic flow by by at least 15%!. Also drink at least 8 glasses of water a day because your lymph is 80% water!.
Lastly, according to physical therapist Peggy Brill in her book "The Core Program" (pg 70-72) you can speed up your lymphatic flow (and reduce swelling in feet, ankles and legs) by doing her 15 minute a day Core program!. Her program is easy to do and ANY woman of any age and fitness level can do it to strengthen their CORE muscles and achieve a lifetime of health and fitness!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
to thats why i've been feeling like a ballon!.!. i thought it was too much salt or something!. sometimes when i sit to long my feet feel like there going to pop out of my shoes!.!.!.thanks guysWww@Answer-Health@Com