Music: A Tribe Called Red – Electric Pow Wow Drum

I fractured my wrist two months ago. Once I got the cast off, I took these steps to hasten bone healing and restoration of hand strength:

Comfrey

 a) compresses with fresh leaves and/or roots, wrapped in Saranwrap, then velcro bandage, then heat pad for a few hours. You can also purchase dried comfrey leaves and roots.

 b) Dr Christopher’s Tissue and Bone Ointment; check out the 400 customer reviews on Amazon here.

Comfrey is a magical plant. It’s also called Knitbone. I used it years ago on cracked ribs and made me feel better instantly.

Medical Marijuana 

Another miracle: Mary’s Transdermal patches — cannabidol, CBD (the type marijuana that has healing properties, but does not get you stoned). They cost $20 each, but boy, have they worked for me. Left on for 12 hours. Took away pain. The next morning I forgot I’d had an injury. With about 5 days of these two remedies I’ve gone from maybe 50% to 80% of full recovery. https://www.marysmedicinals.com/

Calcium citrate and vitamin D3

My doc recommended.

Prunes

Yes, check them out. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/2015/06/23/07152c22-1909-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html

Bone broth

I’ve sort of done a blitz with these treatments and it’s wonderful to get my hand working again. I haven’t actually gone to rehab yet, because there is so much I do naturally in my daily life with my hands that I’m not sure I need “exercises.” Each day I do more.

I just listened to this wonderful woman on NPR, being interviewed by Michael Krasny. Just one of her accomplishments: two years ago, at age 64, she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida in 53 hours.

“I’m a way better athlete in my 60s than I was in my 20s…”

“Get your body ready…”

“Have your body be as lean and taut as a cheetah and then you can do anything in life.”

“I like to live an epic day every day.”

https://www.diananyad.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nyad

I’ve always wanted one of these. Amazed to see it for $39.95 at Walgreen’s. Plastic, with metal pins at shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle joints.

There seems to be a rush of interest in active older people these days. I think a lot of this has to do with the work of Russian photo-journalist Vladimir Jakovlev, who is photographing lively older people all over the world. Someone sent me this link yesterday to an interview I did recently with the online magazine Growing Bolder: https://www.facebook.com/theageofhappiness