{"id":4391,"date":"2025-07-08T16:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:39:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T12:39:28","slug":"alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy vegan pain relievers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tApart from having my own bed set up in the ladies\u2019 change room, I really do live at the gym. Yes, I know that many gym rats voice this statement but I literally can\u2019t escape the fitness world even if I tried. And why would I want to?\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBodybuilding has always been good to me. I won my very first fitness competition as a vegan bikini competitor in 2013 and my pro card just one year later. Then in 2015, I had the ultimate \u201cclient success story\u201d when one of my girls won Bodybuilding.com\u2019s $200,000 12-Week Transformation Challenge, beating out 345,000 other contestants worldwide.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWith a few good victories under my fake leather belt, I was even able to turn my passions into a business and help other vegans (and veg-curious) get \u201cJacked on the Beanstalk.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen I\u2019m not home, glued to my laptop, coaching my online clients, I\u2019m at AnyTime Fitness in Ottawa\u2019s Little Italy, training local vegans or teaching my always-intense yet highly-entertaining, mixed bag of torture, cardio class.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIf I\u2019m not playing Coach Shorkey, I can be found getting my own workouts in at yet another gym; this one close to my downtown apartment&mdasha great \u201cpeople watching\u201d night club atmosphere where, I of course, fit in perfectly.
\nAnd if for some reason, I don\u2019t want to venture outside for a workout, I simply mess around on the calisthenics tower in the center of my living room.
\n\t\"1\" Throughout my 10+ years of strength training, I miraculously enough, have never experienced any kind of serious injury. Sure, I\u2019d tweak a trap or hamstring from time-to-time but it was never anything crippling enough that would force me to take more than a few days\u2019 off from the gym.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tUntil it happened. The spiteful \u201cSwole Gods\u201d struck me down with shin-splints-from-hell as punishment for too much running and not enough stretching.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI ignored doctors\u2019 orders and kept training. And what a shock&mdashthe pain got worse and worse.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter my shin splints turned into a tibial stress fracture, I was forced to cease all lower body exercises and instead, focus on repairing my leg and recovery\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI was told to rest, ice and take pain killers like Naproxen and Advil daily. But the vegan hippie inside of me just wasn\u2019t cool with that.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI started to research the best plant-derived, anti-inflammatory solutions and how to heal a sport-related injury without the use of doctor-prescribed medication.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI started consuming as much fresh turmeric and ginger as I could. I discovered Land Art\u2019s
\n\tHerbaFlex<\/a> . I took a stiff shot of HerbaFlex<\/a> every morning followed by a turmeric and ginger-laden smoothie. Turmeric, as many of us already know, has very strong anti-inflammatory properties thanks to its antioxidant-rich, yellow pigment \u201ccurcumin.\u201d I knew it would help relieve both the pain and inflammation but that I\u2019d have to consume a LOT to really reap the benefits in the shortest amount of time. I chose HerbaFlex<\/a> because it was a highly concentrated source (1000 mg per tablespoon), preservative-free and a liquid supplement which meant faster, more efficient absorption. Bonus that \u00a0HerbaFlex<\/a> also contains black pepper for maximal curcumin absorption and both burdock and black cohosh (extra naturally-sourced anti-inflammatories.)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI knew that icing would also reduce inflammation but I just couldn\u2019t justify the time spent with my leg propped up, pressing a bag of ice against it all day long. Thankfully the good people at Land Art came to my rescue yet again. I fell deeply in love with their
\n\tReflex<\/a>. Spray. It basically has the same effect as ice\u2013 minus the time, effort, boredom and freezing cold hands that accompanies it. The camphor in this handy spray provided instant pain relief to my swollen calf muscle and surrounding tissue. Plus the addition of eucalyptus & menthol essential oils resonated perfectly with both my inner hippie and pampered spa girl.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tI found a spritz of
\n\tReflex<\/a> to go a long way when sprayed directly onto the Kinesio tape that was supporting my ankle. I\u2019d let it soak right into the tape and feel soothed and tingly for hours. \"2\" It\u2019s now been four months since my injury and as much as my leg has improved drastically, I still have to take it easy. I\u2019ve accepted that my explosive plyometric movements, pistol squats and heavy weighted walking lunges just aren\u2019t happening any time soon.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd if there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned from this experience, it\u2019s that I\u2019m NOT invincible. And even though I may look like one, I\u2019m not actually a superhero.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNo matter how big the ego is, nothing is worth risking permanent damage. Always listen to your body. It loves you and wants you to have a nice butt too. However, it will look much nicer minus the limp and leg brace.\u00a0Stay safe, kids.\n<\/p>\n

\n\"3\" Samantha Shorkey www.JackedontheBeanstalk.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Apart from having my own bed set up in the ladies\u2019 change room, I really do live at the gym. Yes, I know that many gym rats voice thi…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-joints-sport","category-well-being"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHealthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Healthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Apart from having my own bed set up in the ladies\u2019 change room, I really do live at the gym. Yes, I know that many gym rats voice thi...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Land Art\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-08T16:40:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-05T12:39:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"682\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Land Art\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Land Art\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/\",\"name\":\"Healthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-08T16:40:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-05T12:39:28+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3feb7f67d1111b0429bbe258ab7be9cb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg\",\"width\":\"1024\",\"height\":\"682\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Healthy vegan pain relievers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Land Art\",\"description\":\"La sant\u00e9 au naturel.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3feb7f67d1111b0429bbe258ab7be9cb\",\"name\":\"Land Art\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ccd826ca03cc921abdfd85a7f02b2a611f0f679d7fd33252b1dfa768d5854dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ccd826ca03cc921abdfd85a7f02b2a611f0f679d7fd33252b1dfa768d5854dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Land Art\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Healthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Healthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art","og_description":"Apart from having my own bed set up in the ladies\u2019 change room, I really do live at the gym. Yes, I know that many gym rats voice thi...","og_url":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/","og_site_name":"Land Art","article_published_time":"2025-07-08T16:40:01+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-05T12:39:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":682,"url":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Land Art","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Land Art","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/","url":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/","name":"Healthy vegan pain relievers - Land Art","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg","datePublished":"2025-07-08T16:40:01+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-05T12:39:28+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3feb7f67d1111b0429bbe258ab7be9cb"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/blog_1-1024x682_1400x.jpg","width":"1024","height":"682"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/alternatives-vegetaliennes-aux-antidouleurs\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Healthy vegan pain relievers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/","name":"Land Art","description":"La sant\u00e9 au naturel.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3feb7f67d1111b0429bbe258ab7be9cb","name":"Land Art","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ccd826ca03cc921abdfd85a7f02b2a611f0f679d7fd33252b1dfa768d5854dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ccd826ca03cc921abdfd85a7f02b2a611f0f679d7fd33252b1dfa768d5854dc?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Land Art"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5238,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4391\/revisions\/5238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/landart.rt5.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}