This article focuses on a few athlete-targeted NEWTON homeopathics® complexes. You may not swim like Michael Phelps, bend like Simone Biles, run like Jesse Owens, or have muscles like Lee Haney. (Fun Fact: Even though most people think of Arnold Schwarzenegger (Austria) as Mr. Olympia, he scored only seven wins. Lee Haney of South Carolina won eight consecutive titles.)
Even though you may not be a professional, pretend you are. You also have muscles, skin, tendons, and joints to care for. Your livelihood may not depend on their health and optimum function, but how many 70-year-olds complain about their aches and pains, attributing them to body abuse from when they were young athletes? Consider the following complexes.
The NEWTON homeopathics® Sports Recovery complex is formulated for workout recovery and symptoms associated with injury, overexertion, and emotional distress. Based on traditional homeopathic practice, Sports Recovery contains such remedies as Arnica (mountain daisy), Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel), and Bellis perennis (daisy) indicated for soreness. Ledum palustre (wild rosemary), Rhus tox (poison ivy), and Bryonia (wild hops) are indicated for stiffness. Calendula officinalis (marigold) is indicated for muscle pain, and Chamomilla (German chamomile) and Gelsemium sempervirens (yellow jasmine) are indicated for cramps. Apis mellifica (honey bee) is specifically indicated for soreness after overexertion. Ruta graveolens (garden rue) is indicated for fatigue following prolonged exercise, and Staphysagria (stavesacre) is indicated for extremities that feel beaten and painful. Sports Recovery also contains Sarcolacticum acidum, homeopathically prepared sarcolactic acid, indicated for muscular weakness. According to WebMD, “Lactic acidosis caused by intense exercise is usually temporary. It happens when too much acid builds up in your bloodstream.”
NEWTON homeopathics® Swimmers Friend is formulated for associated symptoms such as cramping, dry skin, fatigue, muscle soreness, and exposure to pool chemicals. Based on traditional homeopathic practice, Swimmers Friend also contains Sarcolacticum acidum, indicated in this formula for dryness and itching of the skin. There are additional remedies specifically for exposure to water pollutants such as pool chemicals and exposure to saltwater. Arnica (mountain daisy), Antimonium tartaricum (tartar emetic), and Nux vomica (poison nut) are indicated for eye irritation, and Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) and Ruta graveolens (garden rue) are indicated for the skin. Calcarea carbonica (oyster shells) is indicated when “worse from working in water.”
The NEWTON homeopathics® Muscle Ease complex focuses specifically on the muscles and tendons and is formulated for associated symptoms such as bruising, pain, soreness, stiffness, spasms, and weakness. Based on traditional homeopathic practice, Muscle Ease contains Stramonium (Jimson weed) indicated for muscle spasms and pain. Strychninum (strychnine) is also indicated for muscle spasms, as well as for stiff limbs. As with the other athletic complexes, Muscle Ease also contains Sarcolacticum acidum, indicated in this formula for muscle weakness. Chamomilla (German chamomile) is indicated for cramps in the calves and tension in the thigh and leg muscles. Ruta graveolens (garden rue) is indicated for sore tendons and complaints of straining tendons.
So, for the hopeful Lee Haneys of the world, consider the NEWTON homeopathics® Muscle Ease complex.
Understand that even though you may find some commonality between these NEWTON homeopathics® complexes, each complex is formulated for a specific populace; Sports Recovery for runners, football/baseball/basketball players, and exercise enthusiasts, Swimmers Friend for swimmers, and Muscle Ease for weightlifters and bodybuilders.
Note that the remedy indications cited are according to traditional homeopathic practice and not based on double-blind randomized studies funded by pharmaceutical companies. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there is no scientific evidence that homeopathy works. Please refer to www.homeopathyusa.org (American Institute of Homeopathy – the first U.S. professional medical association) for a listing of over 5,000 research articles, or to the Homeopathy Research Institute, based in the United Kingdom, where homeopathy is a popular form of medicine.