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Zojirushi SL-JAE14 Mr. Bento Stainless Steel Lunch Jar $43.99 Zojirushi’s Mr. Bento Stainless Lunch Jar in Silver is unique and functional. Stainless steel construction and vacuum insulation. Four microwaveable inner bowls and washable container. Includes a convenient carry strap for easy transport and a easy to carry bag…. |
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Presto 03430 Pizzazz Pizza Oven $49.99 This 1,235-watt countertop oven makes pizza in about half the time required by a conventional oven. You don’t need to preheat it–it begins rotating and baking the moment you plug it in. There are independently controlled top and bottom heating elements, so all types (frozen or fresh) and sizes (7 to 12 inches) of pizza can be custom baked. With a rising-crust pizza, for example, you should run th… |
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Lunch & Go Heated Lunch Tote $29.95 ONLY BLUE IS IN STOCK. Please note that *BLUE* is the default color we will ship. Our legendary Heated Lunch Tote is NOT just another copycat insulator or dressed-up lunch bag- The Lunch & Go actually HEATS! No other lunch tote, lunch bag or lunch box can make this claim. It’s patented. It comes with one(1) on-board rechargeable patented hot/cold pack that you pop in the microwave for 2.5 minute… |
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Hot/Cold Gel Pack (Microwave or Freeze) $2.84 Hot-cold Gel Pack Microwave Or Freeze : : (Heating And Cooling Aids)Now You Can Have The Best Of Both Worlds In A Single Product. This Gel Pack Will Freeze Within 2 Hours, Or Heat Up In The Microwave In About 2 Minutes, And Will Maintain Either Heat Or Cold For Hours. The Pack Is Great For Use In Many Emergency First Aid Siturations. Can Be Used Over And Over…. |
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Elasto-gel Cervical Collar $20.00 The Cervical Collar provides hot or cold therapy, reaching down between the shoulder blades for relief where you need it most. Simply place in the microwave to heat according to instructions or leave in freezer. Comes with a cotton not lycra cover for maximum comfort…. |
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TheraPearl Sports pack – Rectangle Bag $3.49 Therapearl Hot or Cold Therapy- Sports Pack The price of perfection is high, whether you pay at the gym or the spa. TheraPearl’s Sports Pack rescues men and women from post-workout and post-treatment aches, pains, swelling and redness. Compact and portable, the Doctor Designed Sports Pack is soft and pliable to adhere comfortably to your body. Drip and mess-free, it beats a melting ice pack or s… |
Microwave Heating Bag!
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Microwave Heating Bag Questions
Homemade Rice Heating Pad?
I was wondering if you could reuse the rice after having already put it in the microwave once for a make-shift heating pad.When I say reuse, I mean as in putting it back into the microwave.
Also, are there any other methods to create a homemade heating pad? The zip-lock bag I used had a hole in it when I took it out, and I have no socks to spare.
The rice burnt on the second heating.
you can reuse the heating pad a often as you like.
One way of making a homemade one is to sew a bag the size you need, of tightly woven cotton and fill it with the rice. Buckwheat will also work. Homemeade ones can be made into what ever shape you need. If your problem is your neck than you can make one long and narrow, etc.
A small pillowcase, doubled and then filled would also work. Go to salvation army or good will and get used ones cheap. Wash them and you are ready to make your heating pad.
Knee Pain what causes it and what are the benefits of using a Wheat Bag to treat it?
Knee pain is a universally experienced pain in people. Many situations and conditions can invite knee pain into your life, from injuries to ligaments, arthritis, patellar tendonitis, tears of the meniscus, and especially a dislocation of the kneecap. Surgery can help in many of these cases, and sometimes physical therapy would be needed, albeit that will involve a lot of time. For things like arthritis, however, just the act of walking can be miserable. Regardless of what ails your knees, consider a wheat bag or heat pad for heat therapy as many regard it as being one of the most effective treatments you can provide.
Heat forces the dilation of blood vessels. This in turn boosts the supply of oxygen throughout the body. This leads to rapid healing, as the blood carries much needed nutrients and proteins with the oxygen, allowing damaged areas to regenerate at a much faster rate. Heat from a microwave wheat bag will also lessen the pain by stimulating the pain messages being sent to the brain, muting its severity.
Tissues around the damaged area of the knee are relaxed and loosened up a bit, so the tendons, ligaments and muscles will become free move about, and this will prevent the likelihood of another injury. Stiffness can be lessened and flexibility heightened, which is good news to arthritis sufferers.
Physical therapists and doctors alike agree that you will get your biggest benefits during the first fifteen minutes of applying heat to the injured areas of your knees using a wheat bag. The benefits would also extend beyond just injuries. Thermotherapy would be beneficial right before you start exercising or right before you do anything involving the active use of your knees. On the other side of this, applying heat after your activities or exercising will keep the discomfort and the pain from showing up. Knee injuries almost always come with a bit of swelling, so heat will help take the swelling down.
Cold therapy has a time limit for its effectiveness. If not put into use within 48 hours of an injury occurring, it won’t do what it is intended to do. Heat from a wheat bag on the other hand can be used whenever, such as when pain won’t subside, or the joints and muscles feel stiff, or even to lessen inflammation or to boost flexibility. Ask any arthritis sufferer what the benefit of heat applied to the joints as they begin their day really is.
To avoid the trouble of not dispersing heat the right way across the knees, it is recommended that a microwavable wheat bag be used, as it can conform itself to the odd contours of the knee area after being heated up.
About the Author
Further information on the benefits and use of wheat bags and heat pads can be obtained from Zhu Zhu. Wheat bag, microwave slippers and eye mask specialists Zhu-Zhu offer a wide range of heat pads. Simply heat in a microwave and apply to tired joints and muscles and enjoy the soothing penetrating warmth. Wheat bags and heat pads are a convenient method of applying heat therapy for pain relief.
