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And magnesium for twitchy muscles - a much needed mineral for all muscle health - including the heart muscle - and in which we seem to be in short supply these days as we age and as soils are depleted.
I wonder if this is related to your earlier shoe issues and the blisters on the side of your feet. Perhaps trying to avoid the blister pain led to you subconsciously change your walking gait which has stressed your muscles.
That being said, I...
I have, on a number of occasions, had severe quad pain (cramp type pain) specifically when walking downhill that doesn’t seem to be a problem when walking uphill and it was related to hydration. While at the pharmacy, get some electrolytes to add...
I experienced some pain around my knee area and thought for sure I was done. One of the people in my group had diclofenic which totally took of things. I stocked up at the next pharmacy and it took me all the way to the end.
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
We are doing something similar to what David has suggested, taking in the historic towns of Barcelos, Ponte de Lima and Valenca, and then walking along the Minho to the Spanish coast, to A Guarda, Oia, Baiona, then through the Variante at...
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