An Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Significantly Reduce Chronic Pain

Uncategorized Aug 07, 2019

Would you believe that more than 50 million Americans experience chronic pain. Much of that pain has been attributed to inflammation and is also the cause of many chronic diseases.

So what is the best way to reduce inflammation in the body?

Many experts agree that a diet with a healthy balance of nutrient-dense foods that include protein, carbohydrates and fat are the way to significantly lower inflammation. Studies have also shown that following an anti-inflammatory style of eating also reduces the risk of heart disease, colorectal cancer and obesity.

So what does an anti-inflammatory diet consist of?

Eating low-fat protein with a large variety and quantity of vegetables, limited amounts of fruits and only using small amounts of monounsaturated fats. 

Foods that should be eaten regularly are cruciferous vegetables, tomatoes, leafy greens, peppers, deep-colored fruits, sweet potatoes, whole grains, beans, omega-3 fatty foods, fish, real nuts (almonds and walnuts), dark...

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Are You All Knotted Up?

Uncategorized Aug 06, 2019

How many times have you asked someone to rub your shoulders because they feel sore and tight and then they find a spot that feels like a knot? Well, that small, painful, hard knot they just found in the muscle is a trigger point. In a healthy muscle, all the fibers are long and even, however, a trigger point causes an unhealthy contraction, so that some of those fibers twist into a knot. When a knot appears in a muscle, it causes pain for two reasons.

First, the muscle loses access to the nutrients in the blood, and second, without healthy circulation passing through, toxins tend to build up in the contracted area. The muscle typically shortens, as well, and will often restrict the range of motion and flexibility in the affected area. Once you have a trigger point, or several of them, you will no doubt alter the way you move, sit, or stand to instinctively protect yourself. At the same time, the muscle is contracting to protect itself. Unfortunately, all this makes the problem...

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New Report States Drug Free Remedies are the Best Way to Treat Back Pain

Uncategorized Aug 05, 2019

I can pretty much guarantee that if you are reading this then you will have experienced a back spasm at least once. Now it may have been just a warning tightness you felt which subsided fairly quickly or a spasm that stayed and became debilitating. With back pain guidelines hitting the news recently with the latest report from the American College of Physicians (ACP) stating we should try drug free remedies such as heat wraps, exercise, stretching and stress-reduction techniques before reaching for pain killers, I thought you might like to know why your back spasms and why these guidelines are so relevant.

A back spasm will often occur when the deeper underlying layer of muscles are not firing with proper timing and duration. The role of our often smaller and deeper muscles in our back is to stabilize and brace the spine over long periods of time. However, if we under utilize these muscles and leave them under trained without proper conditioning then ultimately they will fatigue...

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