Do you get kankles?

I certainly just looked down to see and so far okay. But I will now be on the lookout.

Next time I grocery shop in that huge Whole Paycheck market I will see how swollen they are.

Hi jenny---

I started getting this a couple of yrs ago when I was working crazy hours, running around and doing too much. Didn't help that I was in "work" shoes this whole time (they aren't uncomfortable but I don't think our feet were designed to endure all that). And it was worst when I flew and drank extra dry martinis LOL.

I chalk it up to a combination of inflammation and dehydration upstairs and water retention downstairs, toxin buildup, lack of effective circulation, the crazy issues bart causes with legs and feet.

Once I stopped working, I am not on my feet as much and I prop them up a lot these days and of course, I'm detoxing like a banshee. I think I type this at least once/day but japanese knotweed has been great for me for inflammation. I'm also a lot more hydrated these days.

-p

Jenny -

Have you tried dry brushing?

jennysetter said...
Traveler, what does quertercin do? Does it help the lymph system drain?

Any other suggestions on how to make this go away? It's been pretty hot here in Arizona, but the heat has never caused me this issue.....my ankles are not quite back to normal yet, either.....and they're a little achy.

Jenny

My understanding is that quercetin inhibits the cytokine process - the inflammation and the pain that can come with inflammation. We know that Lyme itself is an inflammatory infection and can cause the cytokine process to run out of control. I've started off on a very low dose and am building it up slowly so I can judge if it's helping and by how much.

"Our study provides evidence that quercetin may suitable for the treatment of mast cell-derived allergic inflammatory diseases."
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00011-007-6172-9


"Quercetin (1) is known to have both antioxidant and antinociceptive (sensation of painful stimuli) effects.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19899776


"Quercetin is itself is a very good for treating cytokine cascade problems. "
/goo.gl/z8KbuF

Isn't it odd that symptoms seem to be cyclical on the board? Like a bunch of people will start suffering from the same new, weird issue all at once and post about it....100 monkey theory? Bugs talking across the airwaves? Seems so interesting to me.

I did an extra long foot soak this morning and headed out to the shady part of the garden to do some work and some sweating....hopefully this will get the toxins the heck outta my body.

Jenny

I have lost meat in my ankles and wrists ...i hope to get it back ...

Kankles with a K = ankles that have "exploded" = Kaboom+ankles=kankles ......I am still dealing with the after math of it today....

Yeah, mine haven't totally resolved....they are still a bit swollen, especially towards the later part of the day. I'm also wondering...I've never been a salt person, so in the summer in AZ I pay special attention to salting my food, drinking Emergen C, keeping my electrolites up....maybe this is contributing to the swelling? Seems odd that I'm usually sodium deficient so I up my salt intake every summer and suddenly this summer it would cause some issues? Just something I've been thinking about.

I wore tennis shoes last weekend and by the time I took them off, the sock top had made indents in my ankles. So weird!

Jenny

I thinknit is in kidney adrenal area ..i think it affects the angio-renin system hydration bp all gets messed up. ..