If I didn’t work my aches and pains would be worse because I’d be lazy
shoulders and arms. Even if I get trains, carrying suitcases on and off affects me. Heavy handbags give me spasms in my left shoulder.
“I’m a very logical thinker. When I get a pain, I ask myself ‘Why is it here today?’ I try and work it out. Often it’s to do with posture. I might have been slouching in a chair or I might need to exercise.
“You have to listen to your body. Don’t give in to these niggles but work out what your body needs. I am lucky.
My aches and pains aren’t debilitating, not like the pain people with arthritis suffer.”
Sherrie, who lives near Chorley, Lancs, has always been a walker and often did 15-mile hikes with her old dog, a Weimaraner called Caius, who lived until he was 11. Her new pet, a grey chihuahua called Teddy, isn’t as keen. “He’s only seven months old, but he won’t walk. He prefers to be carried,” she laughs.
When she’s staying in a hotel with a pool, Sherrie likes to swim and finds breaststroke eases her shoulder ache. She also unwinds on spa days at Ribby Hall Village near Preston with her 34-year-old daughter Keeley, mum to Oliver, 12, and Molly, eight.
But Sherrie eschews the treatments in favour of the
now takes thyroxine daily, and she suffered hair loss when going through a stressful divorce from husband Ken Boyd, Sherrie is reluctant to take medication unless it’s totally necessary. “I don’t like to put chemicals into my body,” she says. “When I can, I choose the natural solution.”
Having researched her aches and pains, she learned New Zealand green-lipped mussels contain an oil that helps ageing joints, but she didn’t know how to source it – until now. “A few months ago, I came across Regenovex Actiflex capsules and discovered they contain this oil,” reveals Sherrie. “I’ve always been careful about taking supplements as some vitamins can work against each other.” Regenovex contains hyaluronic acid, which helps ligaments, tendons and cartilage, vitamin C for collagen and vitamin D for muscle function. A gel is also available. “After a few months I realised I was much less moany and groany!” she confesses. “Life is so much easier and more fun when you’re not in pain.”
■ Regenovex Actiflex capsules and gel are available from Boots. GANG With the Loose Women
You have to listen to your body. Work out what your body needs. But I’m lucky my pains aren’t debilitating