Featured Friday: Arnica Gel

In the last ten years, my family has started doing more natural remedies and homeopathic cures for things. There are things that in the past we just had to deal with that now we can actually help along in the healing process. Two such examples are sore muscles and bruises.

Arnica Gel is a product that is for "muscle pain and stiffness, swelling from injuries, and bruising". How effective it is depends on the severity of the injury, how fast you apply it, and how often you apply it. I have my own amazing story that I tell people about why I love this gel so much.

Back in 2017, I went to Mackinac Island for our church denomination's district-wide youth gathering. The first day there, I was doing an icebreaker activity and used my thighs in a highly unusual way. Then I spent four days walking all over the island, which involves hills and stairs. After the gathering was over, my family stayed an extra day and we biked around the island. That night, all the use caught up with me and my thighs hurt me a lot. I was tired, but the pain had me almost crying if I moved wrong. I couldn't even curl up in bed.

The next day we left and as soon as we got home, I put arnica gel all over my thighs. When I woke up, I felt a ton better already!! My muscles were still sore, but the major pain was gone.

This was not a "time has passed" getting better. The day before I had been in major pain. This was the arnica gel.

We've had bruises heal faster and other strains and pulled muscles helped by the gel. My grandmother has used it and other friends as well. I highly recommend it. You can get it just about anywhere. We've gotten it from Walgreens even. This is the brand and container that we generally get.

I probably should mention that I'm not a doctor or pharmacist or anything like that (in case that wasn't obvious). I am simply sharing with you a product that has helped me and my family.