Less than 2 weeks ago, I suffered an accident at night where I tripped over a loading ramp and fell onto the pavement, causing numerous cuts to my face and cheek and severely injuring my right forearm and elbow. Members of the general public would likely assume that this mishap required me to take a trip to the doctor’s office to get stitched up and obtain bottles of prescription medicine. As it turned out, none of that was necessary.
Friends of mine who were with me at the time of the accident bandaged me up and drove me home in my car. Fortunately for me, no bones were broken and no stitches have been needed to patch up the wounds. However, being right-handed, the injury has made it much more difficult and time-consuming to accomplish simple, everyday tasks like getting dressed, eating, and cooking, as I’m not used to doing these things with my left hand.
The reason for telling this anecdote is because of how I am healing rapidly from this injury with the aid of the very food supplement that I sell from my online store: organic sulfur, which is pure MSM (methylsulfonylmethane).
For several days following the accident, I had a harder time falling asleep and couldn’t use my right hand to type on the computer and cell phone for more than a few minutes at a time. I also couldn’t fully rotate my right arm from side to side or extend this arm out vertically without discomfort.
Fortunately for me, my roommate is a nurse practitioner, homeopath, and instructor in the Feldenkrais Method of healing. She deployed her Feldenkrais expertise to get my body back into alignment and ease the pain in my right arm. She also made up a couple of vials of Arnica and Symphytum Officinale (Symph) and told me how to take them orally.
Arnica is a popular and well-known homeopathic remedy. Below are the applications of Symphytum Officinale in traditional homeopathic practice as described on the ABC Homeopathy website:
• Acts on joints generally.
• Of great use in wounds penetrating to perineum and bones
• For traumatic injuries of the eyes no remedy equals this.
Sulfur is a key component of the amino acids in our body that serve as antioxidants that help ward off sickness and disease. Sulfur also plays vital role in the health of our hair, skin, and nails. After the accident, the right side of my face, including the area just below my right eye, was covered with bandages.
Today, as I write this report, there is just a small remnant of one of the original bandages on my face. While I don’t have full use of my right hand and arm, the pain has subsided substantially. In the past few days, I’ve been able to post on my social media sites, write blog articles, and upload YouTube videos that I’ve completed in recent days.
While taking regular doses of organic sulfur is not the only reason why I’ve experienced a rapid recovery, I truly believe it has helped. In addition to taking my homeopathic prescription daily, I temporarily upped my dosage of sulfur from a teaspoon to a tablespoon, twice a day. Any excess sulfur that my body cannot use is being excreted safely.
References
The Feldenkrais Method® of Somatic Education – Online Directory
http://www.feldenkrais.com/AF_MemberDirectory.asp
Arnica
http://www.arnica.com/
Symphytum Officinale
ABC Homeopathy
http://abchomeopathy.com/r.php/Symph