Debunking Old Wives' Tales About Remedies to Heal Bruising!
A humorous thing about old wives' tales is that sometimes they can end up as being believable. Consider, it was not very long ago, that we had no way of knowing how beneficial things like blueberries and apple cider vinegar could be for us. However, the contrary can also be true, and you'll learn that there are many of these urban legends out there that get promoted as fact, in particular when we are discussing natural conditions like bruising. Bruises are present for different lengths of time for each of us, and it is too easy to accept that someone has found a magic cure for bruising when truth of the matter might just be the existence of a unusually strong immune system. Take enough time to ponder how to weed out any of these unproven cures that might have been relayed to you as the finest bruise treatment ever. You may just discover that there are no silver bullets.
Bruise Massage
Even though massaging a bruise can help dissolve the blood clot, massaging the bruise is tricky in that you are only going to soothe the area if it is done lightly, or aggravation of the area will occur if done too roughly. While a properly done massage can be very gentle, you'll determine that it increases the flow of blood into the area. Since you are dealing with seeping blood vessels, this is not a process that you wish to advance at this point. If you do decide to massage the area, do it oh so gently, and understand that you may be going to make the discoloration worse.
Black Pepper
I've heard an old wives' tales about how pepper can actually make the blood leave the bruise location. Pepper may contain substances in it that can ease the pain a small amount, but if the truth be known, the application of pepper onto your bruise is probably just going to make a mess. There are other cures that do the exact same thing and do it in a much better way, so just leave the pepper in its shaker.
Baking Soda
Now we're getting to remedies that can help you out a little bit, though not nearly as much as everyone says. Baking soda can be very useful when you want to calm down irritated (as in burned) skin, and it might even soothe some of the redness out, but the fact of the matter is that it is not going to help with a bruise that is very dark, and it will not make the bruise heal any faster.
Raw Meat
This is one a lot of us have seen and perhaps we have even experienced, but raw meat, no matter how good the cut, isn't going to help you cure the bruise. I've heard plenty of debates over what kind of meat is best for the job, and the answer is that they are all about the same. The only benefit for putting raw meat against a bruise is that it presumably just came out of the freezer, and the cold can help reduce swelling. The meat belongs on your dinner plate, not on your bruise.
Take some time to sort out which, if any, of these old wives' tales are going to do well by you, and which ones are just a lot of bunk. Find a remedy that really works, and leave these old, unproven remedies alone. - 17274
Bruise Massage
Even though massaging a bruise can help dissolve the blood clot, massaging the bruise is tricky in that you are only going to soothe the area if it is done lightly, or aggravation of the area will occur if done too roughly. While a properly done massage can be very gentle, you'll determine that it increases the flow of blood into the area. Since you are dealing with seeping blood vessels, this is not a process that you wish to advance at this point. If you do decide to massage the area, do it oh so gently, and understand that you may be going to make the discoloration worse.
Black Pepper
I've heard an old wives' tales about how pepper can actually make the blood leave the bruise location. Pepper may contain substances in it that can ease the pain a small amount, but if the truth be known, the application of pepper onto your bruise is probably just going to make a mess. There are other cures that do the exact same thing and do it in a much better way, so just leave the pepper in its shaker.
Baking Soda
Now we're getting to remedies that can help you out a little bit, though not nearly as much as everyone says. Baking soda can be very useful when you want to calm down irritated (as in burned) skin, and it might even soothe some of the redness out, but the fact of the matter is that it is not going to help with a bruise that is very dark, and it will not make the bruise heal any faster.
Raw Meat
This is one a lot of us have seen and perhaps we have even experienced, but raw meat, no matter how good the cut, isn't going to help you cure the bruise. I've heard plenty of debates over what kind of meat is best for the job, and the answer is that they are all about the same. The only benefit for putting raw meat against a bruise is that it presumably just came out of the freezer, and the cold can help reduce swelling. The meat belongs on your dinner plate, not on your bruise.
Take some time to sort out which, if any, of these old wives' tales are going to do well by you, and which ones are just a lot of bunk. Find a remedy that really works, and leave these old, unproven remedies alone. - 17274
About the Author:
Carolyn Cooper is known as a well known expert on bruising causes through a combination of her educational experience in nutrition and her real life experience with nutritional supplements for athletes ranging from kids to the professional ranks. Get a free Special Report on bruising causes and see what she's done to get beyond the heartaches of easy bruising and prevent bruising.
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