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  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 3:53 PM
I am a student, so I do a lot of sitting. For some strange reason, I am always sitting cross legged and my knees begin to ache after awhile. I am not looking for a diagnosis, but I am looking for reccommendations to ease knee pain. I know I should sit a different way, but it is very uncomfortable for me and sitting cross legged is as natural to me as breathing. Even when I am out walking, they begin to ache so I don't think it is an inactive issue.

I do yoga and that helps, but the effect doesn't last too long. I read somewhere about glucose and chondroitan but the bottles are close to $20 each, so I don't want to buy something that might just have a placebo effect. Has anyone tried this for a similar problem?

Are there any specific stretches to strengthen the muscles in and around the knees?

I also heard about if a person loses 10lbs their knees will be super happy because all that extra pressure is gone, which would make the load lighter on the knees.


For the record, I am 5'5", female, ~150lbs and I'm 20 years old.

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  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 6:57 PM

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Jul. 25th, 2008

  • 3:56 PM
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Calendula for sunburn

  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 3:45 PM
On a recent day-trip to the coast I wound up with sunburn on my legs (my fault - didn't think I'd need sunscreen). As we were on the road for a few days my supplies were rather limited. I had some calendula ointment I use for those times when I get rashes (silly sensitive allergy-prone picky skin...). Since the packaging said it was good for scrapes, burns and skin irritations I decided to give it a try. I'm glad I did. It worked much better than aloe (my usual remedy).

Just thought I'd share my happy discovery.

Tofu

  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 6:30 PM
My husband bought some soft tofu about a week ago and now we're wondering how long tofu will last. We have it submerged in water, so it's not just sitting in our fridge as a dried out lump. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

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