Use Diet to Cure Your Back Pain

Other than back surgery, nutrition can control and prevent back pain.

Vitamin B6 can increase your pain resistance. It you are already taking anti-inflammatory drugs, adding vitamin B6 to your regimen can help you get better pain control with less medication, according to studies. Another benefit is that it can prevent a relapse, which is common among patients with acute back pain.

Your brain needs serotonin, a natural brain chemical to control your sleep, moods, and pain. The amino acid tryptophan boosts your brain's production of serotonin, which becomes your body's natural painkillers. The safest way to increase amino acid tryptophan naturally is to eat a diet rich in carbohydrates, such as whole-grained bread, brown rice, pasta, and potatoes.

Back pain is essentially joint pain. Research studies have indicated that a diet low in animal protein may ease the pain.

Your bones need calcium. There are many calcium-fortified foods; but your body may not be able to absorb it. This could be due to high sodium in the American diet, which promotes the passage of calcium through the kidneys. In addition, alcohol, caffeine, sodas, sugar, and tobacco are also responsible for calcium losses despite the array of calcium-fortified foods available. Dairy products contain calcium, but it is also high in animal protein, lactose sugar, animal growth factors, and other chemicals and contaminants. This explains why Western countries with the highest calcium intakes have higher, not lower, risk of osteoporosis and back problems.

A healthy diet, accompanied by a regular exercise regimen, can treat common back pain without surgery or drugs. Stop complaining about your aching back! You are what you eat, and you become what you eat.

Beat Your Lower Back Pain with diet!

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