I pulled a muscle in my lower back on Monday while shoveling mulch and have had to take it easy these past few days.

One thing that's helped is a tube of Bengay menthol pain relieving gel. I was dubious at first, but pleasantly surprised when I felt an immediate decrease in pain.

The menthol smell really does "vanish" by at least 50 percent.

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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