Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Inflammation is a BIG reason so many people around the world are suffering from back pain right this very minute.
In fact, it’s the smoking gun behind nearly ALL chronic health conditions… like cancer… heart disease… Alzheimer’s… joint pain…
To put it really simply, inflammation is a form of swelling in your body. It’s your body’s normal response to a specific problem or injury. Once the problem has been solved, the inflammation dies down.
Al least that’s how it’s supposed to work…
But in today’s world, your inflammation response is active 24/7. It never shuts off. And that’s due, in large part, to the diets that most of us eat.
In fact, a typical western diet — loaded with refined carbs and processed junk food – is the #1 source of inflammation.
This non-stop inflammation puts tremendous strain on your organs, muscle tissues and nerve endings.
When your inflammation levels are high, it triggers a breakdown in your back muscles…
It overwhelms your pain receptors…
Those pain receptors fire off pain signals, telling you that your back muscles can’t handle the inflammation overload.
Top 4 Ways Inflammation Causes Back Pain
- Inflammation is present when your body tries to heal a pinched nerve, or you have nerve pressure, due to things like a herniated disc or a muscle imbalance.
- Overworking your muscles can cause inflammation. This causes pain and delays healing.
- Injuries such as pulled, sprained or strained muscles or ligaments cause inflammation.
- And here’s something REALLY interesting… Inflammation may damage nerves so severely that they signal chronic pain even when no injury is present.
Our modern diet doesn’t provide us with many of the vital nutrients we need to live pain-free.
In fact, it does the opposite.
We eat a lot of foods that fire up inflammation. But most people don’t eat enough of the things that cool it down.
The truth is that making a few simple changes to your diet can make a world of difference when it comes to cooling inflammation in your body… the same inflammation that keeps you suffering with back pain.
Many foods can cause inflammation, but here are some of the worst offenders…
Foods That Cause Inflammation
- Refined grains: These foods include white bread, white rice, pasta, cookies, cakes, crackers and many breakfast cereals, to name a few. Multiple studies show that refined grains lead to higher levels of inflammatory markers in the blood.
- Dairy: The dairy products we consume today mostly come from sickly cows that have been fed refined grains. This diet is unnatural for them. Cows were meant to eat grass and roam freely.
- Omega-6 fatty acids:You’ll find these inflammation-causing fatty acids in vegetable oils like corn oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil. It’s not that these fats are bad on their own, but we get way too much of them and not enough omega-3s. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors got a ratio of about 1:1. Today, our ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 is as high as 20:1!
- Sugar:Added sugars are everywhere, from sodas and juices to condiments like ketchup and barbecue sauce. They’re in dried fruits, yogurt and frozen dinners. When you get too much sugar in your diet, your body sends out extra “Immunity messengers” called cytokines. When you make too many cytokines, it leads to chronic inflammation.
- Processed foods. These foods are loaded with artificial colors and flavors. They also contain chemicals like MSG and BHT. You won’t find any of these things in nature… so it’s unnatural for us to eat them. Your body doesn’t recognize these things as food. It sees them as invaders that need to be fought off. And so your body launches into an inflammatory attack.
When we load up on these unhealthy, low-nutrient foods, we don’t save much room for fruits, vegetables and other high-quality foods.
Your body needs foods rich in vitamins and minerals.
It needs antioxidants to fight off the negative effects of inflammation-causing foods. It also needs natural anti-inflammatory enzymes.
When it comes to choosing foods, I recommend fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish to cool inflammation.
Now, I’m not going to tell you to stop eating everything you love.
But I can’t say it strongly enough…
Your nutrition matters – a LOT – if you want to live without pain.
Try these tips for seven days… there’s a good chance you’ll notice the difference in how good you feel.
Your Best Nutrition Tips for Beating Back Pain
- Drink More Water. Water re-inflates the discs in your spine after they’ve been depleted throughout the day (Your discs are mostly made of water). It helps flush toxins out of your system. It cushions your muscles and helps your joints function more smoothly. Eight glasses a day is a good general guideline for most people.
- Take a High-Quality Multivitamin. Because our diets are so deficient in nutrients, it’s important to supplement with a high-quality multivitamin. Choose a liquid, soft-gel caplet or capsule that exceeds the RDA.
- Use a Natural Anti-Inflammatory and Pain Reliever. Look for capsules or gel tabs that combine enzymes and herbs. I recommend Heal-n-Soothe (link) because numerous studies show its ingredients effectively reduce inflammation. And they’ve been used by traditional healers around the world for hundreds of years.
- Eliminate the foods listed above.
You probably won’t hear anything about this from your doctor. The truth is most doctors know next to nothing about nutrition.
They get very little education about it – if any – in medical school. In fact, most medical students get less than 20 hours of nutrition education in medical school… over four years1.
They don’t learn anything about natural remedies.
They’re taught to look for symptoms and treat them… usually with a pill…
And their pills can cause you even more problems that you definitely DON’T want. Both prescription and over-the-counter painkillers can have terrible side effects…
Most doctors just don’t know there’s a connection between the foods you eat and your back pain.
I learned this through years of studying and learning after traditional approaches to my own back pain failed me.
Choosing the right diet is one VERY IMPORTANT part of living a pain-free life. But it’s not the only thing I learned about eliminating back pain for good…
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References
1 “How Much Do Doctors Learn About Nutrition?” US News & World Report (health.us.news.com) Dec. 2016
About Jesse Cannone:
Known for his no-BS and to-the-point style, Jesse Cannone is one of the top fitness trainers and pain relief experts in the United States. He's known most for his international best-selling program, Lose The Back Pain which has helped more than 70,000 persons put an end to their pain.
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