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40 wellness
nutrition
Can You Eat To
Beat Back Pain?
Research suggests that what you eat
could be contributing to your back pain
and making certain dietary changes
could actually be a lot more effective
than popping pain pills. Reducing foods
that trigger inflammation, a major cause
of back pain, whilst increasing those
foods with anti-inflammatory properties
can make for a much tastier alternative
to drugs. The added benefit of fresh
healthy ingredients is the natural boost to
overall health and wellbeing rather than a
paragraph full of detrimental side effects.
Eating a predominantly vegetarian diet
with oily fish 2 to 3 times a week and
the occasional serving of organic meat
or poultry is the best way to ensure you
gain plenty of anti-inflammatory nutrients.
Replace refined grains with wholegrain
alternatives but still limit these to no more
than one serving per day. Add essential
fat and mineral-rich seeds like chia, flax,
pumpkin, hemp and sunflower seeds to
breakfast, salads and smoothies. Make
sure you have at least two servings of
greens daily and experiment with spices
like ginger and turmeric.
- G K Chesterton
Tell me what you
eat, and I will tell
you what you are.
yourwellness.com