Benched!

About 8 weeks ago I rode my mountain bike off a short bridge in an obstacle course. OUCH! I ended up with four broken ribs and a torn shoulder ligament. Unfortunately there is not much you can do for broken ribs but wait, rest, hold as still as possible and try not to sneeze. But I did find some things to help with the healing and inflammation; all of them found at Mana Foods.


Curamin: Great for reducing inflammation. I take this even when I’m not injured because it reduces soreness after tough workouts.

Doctor’s Best Proteolytic Enzymes: good for inflammation, sports injuries and trauma.

Comfrey: Comfrey contains allantoin, a chemical that helps encourage the growth of muscle, cartilage and bone. (I got the root form in the vitamin room and made a poultice and applied it to my ribs; it's not meant for internal use.)


I've just gotten the OK to slowly start training again thanks to a little help from some great products. Thank goodness because I've been going crazy sitting still.
Marie at Mana, signing off.

Holiday in Paradise

Paia Celebrates Small Business Saturday! On Saturday, November 24, 2012 from 12-7 pm, Paia is celebrating Small Business Saturday, providing you the opportunity to support your local businesses and have some fun too! Some Paia stores are offering super specials and deals, entertainment, music and more. This is the anti-Black Friday, extending to you an invitation to shop in a relaxed, entertaining environment while scoring some great deals! A Holiday in Paradise never looked so good.

Shop local!

If the people of an average American city were to shift 10% of their spending from chains to local businesses, it would bring an additional $235 million per year to the community’s economy.
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Source: eLocal.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder

Did you know?

The cranberry was originally called crane berry. It derived its name from its pink blossoms and drooping head, which reminded the Pilgrims of a crane.

Did you know?

Now a Thanksgiving dinner staple, cranberries were actually used by Native Americans to treat arrow wounds and to dye clothes

Horn of plenty

The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to brim with fruits and grains. Nowadays, the horn shaped cornucopia is usually made of wicker and is filled with abundance of the Earth's harvest. It is also known as the 'horn of plenty’.