Foods that Trigger Pain and other Problems

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Foods that Trigger Pain and other

Problems

Vasoconstrictive Foods

What

are " Vasoconstrictive Foods " ?

According

to Taber's Cyclopedic

Medical Dictionary: causing constriction of blood vessels

constriction: a binding or squeezing of a part; the narrowing of a vessel or

opening as constriction of blood vessels

{Latin: con-together + stringere-to draw}

In

short, these are foods that will cause pain, stiffness, soreness, and in

general, are Bad Dudes.

(Er, I mean bad " foods " )

 

 

 

VASOCONSTRICTIVE

FOODS LIST

Cola Drinks:

ALL,

including cream soda, fruit-flavored sodas, special

diet drinks w/sweetner, all soft drinks, coffee and

tea

 

Nuts:

Butternuts,

Chesnuts, Walnuts, Peanuts, Cashews, Brazil, Peanut Btr, Hazel Nuts, Almonds, Peanut bars, Pistachio, Pine

Nuts, Peanut candy, Hickory

 

Alcohols:

Ale,

Gin, Whiskey Brandy, Beer, Rum, Scotch, Tequila, Wine, Liquers

 

 

Chocolate:

in any form, including marble cake

 

Cheeses:

ALL

except yogurt, cottage cheese & cream cheese

 

Coconut: ALL forms

 

Breakfast Cereals:

except those that are cooked

 

Milk:

Cow's,

Buttermilk, Ice Milk, Ice cream, frozen custard

(And my husband thought I was goofy at first when I told him I'd like to have

dairy goats!)

 

Salted:

Any

product with salt, especially herring, salted/smoked mackerel, potato chips and

sticks, pretzels, saltines, soy sauce, smoked eel, smoked finnan

haddie

 

Nitrites & Nitrates:

Bacon

Anchovies, Sausage, including vienna

sausage Bologna, Ham

croquette, Bratwurst, Frankfurters, wieners, hot dogs, Deviled Ham, Knockwurst,

Luncheon meats, Ham/Pork, Salami, Cold cuts

 

Sugars: (See more below

on the negative effects of sugars)

Icings

from mixes, Charlotte Russe, Caramel candy,

Sandwich-type cookies, Sugar-coated candy

 

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate):

Barbeque

sauce, Corn chips, Canned soups, Chinese soups, Soy

sauce

Read The Labels!!!

 

Miscellaneous:

Olives,

Pineapple and juices, Popcorn, Riceflakes, Rye

wafers, Scrapple, Seaweed, Sour cream, Welsh Rarebit, Baking powder, Chipped

beef, Corned beef, Dried beef, Bouillon, Bran flakes, Bread sticks, Fruit

cakes, Deviled crab, Licorice, Filberts

 

CAFFEINE is the real

villain here (although sugar's no real friend either) so avoid ALL beverages

containing caffeine. If you do notice a headache that seems to temporarily

persist (for a few days to a week) it is probably due to caffeine withdrawal so

hang in there!!

 

Additional Info on the Effects of Sugars:

1.

teaspoon of sugar blocks the immune system for 4-5

hours.

2.

sugar blocks enqyme

production which can lead to undigested proteins which enter the bloodstream.

The body sees these as 'foreign particles' and attacks them, hence, another

lowering of the immune system.

3.

sugar increases adrenal production which increases

thyroid production which may result in adrenal/thyroid EXHAUSTION.

Significance: the thyroid plays a significant role in energy metabolism. Thyroxine affects the rate at which the cells & tissues

use oxygen to burn the foods we eat. My note---(sometimes

a thyroid medication...for life...may not be necessary)

4.

sugar decreases phosphorous in the body...significant:

an ideal balance of calcium and phosphorous is 2.5 : 1 ratio. phosphorous is important to build teeth and

bones/cells/store energy (ATP) increases calcium deposits in the body may

affect certain joints (i.e. cervical calcium deposits causing pain on range of

motion)

5.

calcium is absorbed in the small intestines &

needs hydrochloric acid to DIGEST calcium.

Significance: antacids decrease or stop hydrochloric acid and decrease calcium

utilization. Also, calcium is necessary for nerve function and decreasing

muscle irritability.

6.

Aspartame (NutraSweet) is produced from ... phenylaline

(an amino acid), METHANOL, aspartic acid (amino) One DIET SODA contains over 10

times the EPA for methanol content.

 

 

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