Good Nutrition Helps Ward off Pain!

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Good Nutrition Helps Ward off Pain! JoAnn Guest Jan 26, 2003 09:34 PST

Food is the most neglected of medicines.

 

Day in and day out, the foods you choose as fuel either build your body

up or tear it down.

 

A low-fat, moderate-protein diet, based around vegetables, fruits,

legumes, and grains, is what the human body was designed for.

 

Making the right food choices — starting with an emphasis on plant

foods in as close to their natural state as possible — is one simple way

you can ward off pain and help ensure good health in the years to come.

 

Sports injuries, flesh wounds, joint aches, and back and neck pain

all have one characteristic in common:

 

inflammation.

 

The most important dietary consideration for normalizing inflammatory

response is the proper type and amount of fat.

 

Prostaglandins, hormone-like compounds that either promote or subdue

pain and inflammation, are in large part mediated by the types of

fats you eat.

 

For example, cold-water fish and flaxseed are rich in

omega-3 fatty acids, which promote the production of anti-

inflammatory prostaglandins while curtailing the production of

harmful prostaglandins.

 

In other words, if you eat cold-water fish several times a week and

add flaxseed to your recipes, you'll give your body more of what it

needs to support a healthy inflammatory response — and less of what

it doesn't.

 

Most other types of fat tend to promote inflammatory prostaglandins.

The worst culprits are processed oils, saturated fats and

hydrogenated oils (such as peanut butter and margarine).

 

 

You should also drink eight to twelve 8-ounce glasses of pure,

filtered water every day.

 

Ensuring your body is adequately hydrated is one of the simplest ways

to relieve.

 

Here's why: The shock-absorbing discs in your lower back and the

cartilage in your joints require water for their cushioning effect.

 

Dehydration causes these protective surfaces to dry out, losing their

sponginess and causing discomfort.

 

Lack of water also prevents tissues from flushing out acids that are

produced as a result of stress, triggering the release of pain-

causing substances called kinins.

 

Rehydrating your body will address both of these factors, but it will

not happen simply by drinking a few glasses of water at one time. You'll

have to increase your water intake for several weeks before your tissues

experience the maximum benefit.

 

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