Post by jan on Oct 4, 2006 7:45:22 GMT -5
1~Cut the feet off a pair of old tube socks (they probably had holes in the feet somewhere anyway) and pull them onto your forearms while you are gardening. It saves from too many pokes like from roses or bugs or whatever sometimes allergies (which was this lady's case). This is just in place of a long sleeve shirt sometimes it is nice to not have to wear a heavy long sleeve shirt and just pull up your socks!!
2~If the sock doesn't have any holes in it, you can fill it with about a cup or so of rice, and heat it in the microwave for a minute or two to make a heating pad. For those swelling toothaches or knotted muscles, I push the rice to the toe of the sock, then wrap the rest of the sock around it. As the sock gets colder, I start to unlayer it. The heat really lasts a long time (like 20 minutes), and is safer to use than hot water, especially with children. You can also fill a man's tube sock with a lot more rice, sew the end, and make yourself a wraparound heating pad for your neck. You can add your favorite herb mixed with the rice, like chamomile or lavander, so you can get armoatherapy as well as a soothing heat. The rice socks are also good for people with diabetic pets who need to prick the inside of the ear for blood. Just heat a little with the rice sock, and the capillaries surface to make a it an easy prick.
3~Pressure point massage: Put two tennis balls inside the old sock. Tie a knot between the two tennis balls and one to close the end of the sock. Use it while driving your car; between your upper back/shoulder blade and the seat.
2~If the sock doesn't have any holes in it, you can fill it with about a cup or so of rice, and heat it in the microwave for a minute or two to make a heating pad. For those swelling toothaches or knotted muscles, I push the rice to the toe of the sock, then wrap the rest of the sock around it. As the sock gets colder, I start to unlayer it. The heat really lasts a long time (like 20 minutes), and is safer to use than hot water, especially with children. You can also fill a man's tube sock with a lot more rice, sew the end, and make yourself a wraparound heating pad for your neck. You can add your favorite herb mixed with the rice, like chamomile or lavander, so you can get armoatherapy as well as a soothing heat. The rice socks are also good for people with diabetic pets who need to prick the inside of the ear for blood. Just heat a little with the rice sock, and the capillaries surface to make a it an easy prick.
3~Pressure point massage: Put two tennis balls inside the old sock. Tie a knot between the two tennis balls and one to close the end of the sock. Use it while driving your car; between your upper back/shoulder blade and the seat.
