3 Tips For Self Care

The job of an osteopath is an interesting one. Each day is filled with various presentations of people’s pain and injuries. Part of our job is to provide treatment in order to decrease pain and optimise the function of a patient’s body.

Another part of our job is to educate and to provide strategies to resolve and prevent pain from occurring in the first place.

Today we are going to discuss 3 easy tips for self care that will help to keep you happy, healthy and functional. .

2. Take a Magnesium Supplement

Everyone knows that a healthy diet can improve and maintain general health. Unfortunately the modern diet often does not supply the minerals and vitamins that our body and brains require to function optimally.

One very important mineral is magnesium. Magnesium is involved in many enzymatic processes including energy production and DNA repair. Optimal magnesium levels can contribute to decreased muscle tension via ion transport and allowing calcium and potassium to enter muscle cells.

Magnesium is the central element of chlorophyll and is found in dark leafy greens. As such you can optimise your magnesium levels by eating more dark leafy greens such as kale and spinach, preferably in the raw form.

If your consumption of raw dark leafy greens is limited then we recommend a magnesium supplement from a reputable brand. The best bioavailability comes from magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate, and magnesium lactate.

And just remember – your ability to conserve magnesium that you have absorbed is also affected by alcohol consumption – alcohol increases the excretion rate of magnesium.