Water is the Word of the Week
Water is the word of the week. Water is an important part of my life. I’ve learned to appreciate it more since I’ve been living with chronic pain and lupus. Warm water gives me some relief from my aches and pains. I use lavender in my bath water with some epson salt to help with my aches and pains. Lavender has its way of calming the spirit, so to speak. A hot shower can be great to have warm water run in areas that hurt. Now a days they have all sorts shower heads with different attachments and speed, which is great for chronic pain survivors. It’s important to drink plenty of water to flush out your bodies impurities and to keep everything functioning right. Another reason, I like water is it’s the one way I can exercise and be able to stand it. It does wear me out totally sometimes, so I really can’t win. I would feel like I’ve been ran over by a train for a few hours. Sometimes the water exercises aren’t worth the energy for me because of my low energy level.
Exercise is supposed to help with fatigue, but I’m not totally convinced. Pool exercises are supposed to be good for people with arthritis and people with mobility issues. I’ve seen pool exercises help me some days and make my flares worse another day. Right now I’m not doing pool exercise now because I don’t have access to a pool. The places in my town that have a pool are either in the sun or too expensive to visit. I have a lot issues with sun sensitivity from the lupus. The bright sun gives me headaches or makes me feel dizzy.
Water has its value to each and everyone’s of us. So how does water help you in your life and please keep it cleanJ?
July 23 2008 03:19 pm | Life with Lupus and Word Of The Week
