The common treatment for this inflammation is NSAIDS, but they come with a catch. Aspirin is one of the best known NSAID. It can cause stomach irritation ranging from indigestion to bleeding of the stomach. Of all the NSAIDS it is the least toxic to our systems. Other NSAIDS include all the brand names they have for acetaminophen and ibuprofen. Both of these may cause stomach irritation as well as damage the liver or kidneys. With all of these the more often you take it and the higher the dosage the more likely you are to have trouble. A less invasive treatment is rest and ice.

Edmund R. Burke, PhD, is the director of the Exercise Science Program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and author of Optimal Muscle Recovery. He recommends enzyme combinations such as are found in Enriching Gifts Plant Enzymes. Taken between meals they break down the inflammatory debris and improve circulation. This not only relieves the pain, but promotes healing.

His recommendation is repeated by Dr. Engel of the University Orthopedic Clinic of Vienna, who did research with the athletes of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games for the handicapped. By giving them enzymes during practice and competition they found that there were fewer injuries, and the injuries that did occur were less serious and healed more quickly than they would have otherwise.

In addition to the Enriching Gifts Plant Enzymes we have personally found that the Enriching Gifts Aloe ACE-MAX is extremely helpful. Recently we tried to go skiing. I say tried because it has been about four years since I had last skied, and during the interim I had injured my knees. After the fourth run down the mountain every muscle in my body was quivering. Of course my husband was doing much better. We took a break and got something sweet to drink, thinking that it could be low blood sugar. Then we headed back out. This time down my muscles did not quiver, they simply cramped and there was nothing I could do to relieve the pain. I was done for the day. I sat in the lodge while my husband got one more run down the mountain. Of course he tried a tougher trail since I was not along. Then he too was ready to call it a day. We were sure we would pay for that morning for at least a week.

I had brought my Enriching Gifts products with me. That night at dinner and before we went to bed we both took three Aloe ACE-MAX capsules. The next morning we could feel that we had exercised, but we were still able to move freely, very little stiffness was evident. That day at meals and before bed we again took the Aloe ACE-MAX. The next morning there was only the barest of pain lingering. We never did get really stiff and sore. Compared to previous skiing trips we recovered in record time.