- Mundine made very strange post on Instagram
- Recommended a method of fighting common condition
NRL and boxing great Anthony Mundine has taken to social media with a head-scratching post that saw him give women advice on a popular wellness trend that’s supposed to beat period cramps.
The 49-year-old has never shied away from offering his opinion on a range of topics, but women’s health is certainly new territory for one of the nation’s greatest and most controversial athletes.
On Monday, Mundine shared a video about the benefits of drinking pickle juice to ease pain from menstrual cramps.
‘For the ladies thank me later,’ posted the former boxing champion.
The clip by Instagram user Lauren Taylor details how pickle juice eased her pain – and it’s been viewed seven million times.
‘There has been a solution to period cramps our entire lives and nobody told us because as females we’re not seen as actual human beings,’ she says.
Taylor goes on to explain how she always had cramps that felt like somebody was taking an ‘iron hot poker’ and twisting it through her insides – but when she tried the homemade solution, she noticed a huge difference.
‘Tell me why my cramps went away,’ she said.
Champion athlete Anthony Mundine has shared a video about the benefits of drinking pickle juice to ease menstrual pain
The former St George Dragons star and champion fighter told women they could thank him later for showing them the remedy
‘Tell me why no medical professional or doctor or health class in fifth grade told me any of this, but I found it out on TikTok.’
The popular wellness remedy has gone viral over the last few years – and it’s not just recommended for menstrual cramps.
The England football team stocked up on pickle juice for the Euro 2024 campaign because the drink is said to help to combat all muscle cramps, and has reportedly been found to stop cramping up to 40 per cent faster than drinking water.
It’s popular among athletes and A-listers alike, who use the briny mix to maximise their physical output and prevent exercise-induced injuries.
The unusual beverage is the subject of 19.9 million TikTok videos, with people trialling it not only for cramping, but as a cocktail mixer and gut health remedy.
In recent years, AFL clubs have had to tell their players to stop spitting pickle juice onto the playing surface during games after complaints from groundskeepers.
Tennis player Daniil Medvedev left a bottle of pickle juice on his table during the 2022 Australian Open (pictured)
Ex-Arsenal star Lucas Torreira drinks pickle juice during his side’s win over Chelsea in 2019
Ex-Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira had a bottle of the salty liquid dropped into his hands during the Gunners’ 2-0 victory over Chelsea back in 2019.
American tennis star Frances Tiafoe also swears by the concoction, saying it helped him overcome Grigor Dimitrov in their 2019 Australian Open clash.
Similarly, tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has been seen on court drinking the rather unpleasant-sounding beverage, most notably during the Spaniard’s five-set triumph over Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon last year.
Though a salty potion might sound a bit bonkers, there is a method to the madness.
A cramp, which is an involuntary contraction or spasm in a muscle, is thought to be caused after intense exercise when sweat sweeps away vital electrolytes.
The loss of electrolytes and water can lead to muscle cramps, which may be further intensified by extreme heat.
Another theory suggests that cramps are caused by a glitch between nerves and muscles.
