 Poster: A snowHead
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With the ski season fast approaching no doubt in the forthcoming weeks there will be the odd twisted/bruised knee or lump or bump that need tending to. I want to share with other Snowheads a traditional remedy that really works that my Austrian friends put me onto
I’ve been having a few problems with my knee – think I tweaked a tendon or something when mountain biking. When talking to the locals here in Austria they recommended a poultice (compress) made of topfen. For those of you that are not familiar with topfen (or quark as it’s called in Germany) it’s a curd/cream cheese that is used a lot in baking in these parts. As well as being very tasty it seems to have the ability to reduce swelling/inflammation.
Being a little bit sceptical, I gave it a go and it really does work. Here’s how you use it:-
Trot along to a supermarket, most will sell topfen in Austria, Germany, etc. The recommendation was the higher the fat content the better – the low fat (mager topfen) doesn’t work anywhere as good as the full fat version I was told. I managed to get topfen with 40% fat. Not great for your diet but I wouldn’t recommend eating it after it has been used on various parts of your body!
Apply the topfen directly to the swollen area. Really cake it on – in a similar way to thick icing on a sponge cake. Then using a muslin cloth, or something made of cotton (was told that man-made fibres like nylon don’t work as well), wrap the cloth around the area to hold the topfen in place. It should not be very tight, just enough to hold everything in place. I found that a cloth, followed by a tight ish bandage works a treat. Then leave to ‘cook’. I normally leave the topfen in place overnight so that it has several hours to work its magic
In the morning remove the cloth/bandaging and I think you will be pleasantly surprised that the inflammation has gone down. Not entirely sure how/why it works (neither are the experts if you check on the Net) but you will see that the topfen has transformed into a dry, brittle consistency and has lost all of its moisture. As with most alternative remedies you have to repeat the procedure several times as it does not have the immediate effect that manufactured drugs have
I thought it was a bit of an old wives tales when my Austrian friends told me about topfen, but if you are looking for something to help with an inflamed joint or bruised knee, elbow, etc you may like to give it a go
And be aware that in using topfen, you are in illustrious company (not me I hasten to add) but a certain Lindsey Vonn....
http://www.aikenstandard.com/Sports/S3736-BC-OLY-VancouverNoteboo-02-18-0815
I guess for the top athletes it has the added advantage of being 100% natural so no problem with failing anti doping tests
Any other ‘old wives tales’ that have worked for you?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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MMmm topfenstrudel...
Obviously everyone knows jaeger is good for you too, especially for coughs/colds - it's made of 'erbs an' that, innit.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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So you go to bed smeared in cheese. Each to their own I suppose, but I imagine that, unless you move in very specialised circles, your sex life on holiday is not that great 
edit, grammer.
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Sleipnir, mate, I would love to knock Lindsey Vonn 
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Sleipnir, have you looked up "wadal-wickel" for reducing fever? I've used it and had it used on me and it works a treat for bringing down fever, especially in small kids.
Apparently another version was to use cabbage leaves, but I used towels in iced water.
So if you google "kohlwickel" you'll get a plethora of hits you can take a peak at!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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double post sorry
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Thu 4-11-10 16:42; edited 1 time in total
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Should be used in an advert.
Topfen: Just when you thought Lindsey Vonn couldn't be more tasty .....
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You know it makes sense.
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And if you get an infection whilst you're away....stuff as much Stilton down yer gob as you can....after all it is penicillin, so it's bound to work.
Dairylea triangles make handy eyepatches in the unfortunate event of a blackeye...probably administered due to spilling someones Zipfer.
....for ear infections, simply cut a babybel in half and insert both pieces into your hurting lughole...viola Dutch aural clearance.
So the next time one of your fellow skiers yelps "Gou-that hurts"...head for somewhere that reeks of feet and I don't mean Boots.....head for the Deli because the cure is beside the cured ham.
Cheeses Saves!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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dazman, excellent- where did you get those gems from??
Sleipnir, from the UK the best current advice regarding natural remedies and skiing seems to be;I always advise that people aim to eat a diet full of super antioxidant super foods like Akuduzushui beans and cranpomergaric berry juice. This helps protect your; skin, genitals, muscles, liver from over/under use in the unusual setting of an alpine environment with its levels of; sunlight, sex, excercise for which many will have little experience of the other 51 weeks a year.
Studies have shown that this improves horny goatiness especially if eaten according to biodynamic principles, berries should only really be eaten on a rising moon, legumes however can be eaten throughout the lunatic cycle.
In preparation for a weeks skiing I myself always consult my natruopathic/nutritionalistic stool therapist, it is best to have a high colonic massage and stool analysis performed by an experienced analyser at least 3 weeks in advance of 'hitting the slopes' - otherwise you could actually have an awful time with a misplaced consonant!
As well as more conventional advice like biodynamic smashinginess and adzudokositikiy berries I also advise my clients to take a wide range of very expensive supplimentts; selenium is a particuar issue for me- the levels of selenium have been shown to be consistently low in the inner ears and big toenails of the particular type of skier the 'Gullibilii North Londonii' to give the sufferers their correct naturapathetic name. Selenium deficency- which is reatively common in Mongolia can actually cause cardiomyopathy- a serious problem if you are aiming to get down a bump run in one piece- so £35 for one months supply is really a bit of a bargain.
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myrtilles- the alpine super food, packed with anthrocyanins, lycopeinisss and polypolyoloyols- the new fantastic supliments which top celeberries all enjoy.
I always find that it is best to get health advice from very experienced and professional people- like Sheryl Cole, Paul McCartney his lovely wife and especially journalists who write in Saturday Papers and have avoided any sort of bias by having no relevant qualifications at all to get in the way of rehashing marketing poo-poo as 'work' and 'information'.
take myrtilles to a new low with the billberyberrrery enema- mind you- for all the good it will do you- you might as well..................
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Poster: A snowHead
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ed123, it was funnier on the other thread! Is it all your own work or a copy and paste job? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ed123, Med school....I've a degree in Pharmyard Produce.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Samerberg Sue, all mine!
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pam w, I generally prescribe gentle manipulation for engorged breasts.
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Sleipnir, Your remedy just reminded me of my student nurse days when I was working in A&E. We had a patient come in with a really sore & blistered throat. She had attended A&E earlier in the day with a sore knee & had been prescribed a kaolin poultice.......but sadly nobody had explained to her that she was supposed to place it on her knee once it was heated up, & not eaten!
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