We live for weekends. Two whole days of doing whatever you want, until whenever you want. (Except you married guys. You have honey-do lists to complete, kids to watch, in-laws to visit...)

But weekends can also take a toll on your body. Not just the usual hangover, but physical pounding as well. Pick-up basketball games. Hauling junk out of the basement. Shoveling snow. Spending the night sleeping on a strange floor. It can make getting out of bed on a Monday morning (for those of you who actually found your bed Sunday night) a slow, painful process.

Normally we reach for pharmaceuticals to dull the pain. Recently more natural remedies have become popular as many of us try to limit the amount of chemicals we voluntarily pump into our bodies. One of the best all-natural pain remedies isn't from a new company riding the holistic wave. It's from J.R. Watkins, maker of natural remedies for almost 140 years. To put that in perspective: The company was founded about three years after Lincoln was shot.

Their fast-acting Apothecary Liniment Pain Relief Spray uses the finest natural menthol and camphor to relieve the pain of muscle aches, strains, bruises, arthritis, etc., and adds in the soothing aromas of eucalyptus and thymol so you don't smell like grandma's closet. And the spray bottle makes it easy to get at hard-to-reach pain.

Keep some on hand for next weekend's activities. It's available at Target and Wal-Mart nationwide, as well as online and in select natural food stores.

www.jrwatkins.com