Chronic pain: 3 causes you need to know!
Chronic pain is a modern day epidemic that affects million of people. It has been estimated to cost the economy more than $100 billion per year. Individuals with chronic pain can have very fulfilling lives if they have a plan to address the major stressors that lead to chronic pain.
Most people are looking for a quick drug to take to reduce pain. Although such drugs exist they fail to go upstream to the underlying causes behind chronic pain syndromes. Identifying the causative factors and minimizing their existence in someone’s life is the greatest breakthrough.
Three major health interferences
There are three major interferences with our bodies’ nervous system function and natural rhythms of life. The first major stress is mental/emotional and must be effectively addressed. Living in a state of fear is extremely destructive to human physiology. Fear drives stress hormones which utilize all the key resources in the body and leave the system drained after a period of time.
To minimize mental/emotional stress, take time to breath deep and focus on your relationship and identity in your daily life. It is also great to reconnect with the Earth’s rhythms by grounding yourself through walking barefoot, sitting on the nature for as long as possible. Sunbathing is great for vitamin D3 synthesis and calming stress hormones.
The winter time is a more stressful period of time for many individuals and they often are unable to sunbathe and ground their bodies due to colder climates. Taking a beach vacation or supplementing with 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 is helpful. They should be aware that the more they are inside their home and out of touch with the Earth’s rhythms, the more vulnerable they will be to stressors.
Chemical stress incinerates the body
Chemical stress comes in the form of bad nutrition and environmental toxicity. A diet high in sugar, trans-fats and industrialized meat is highly inflammatory. These food sources create massive cellular toxicity and damage the gut lining creating states of leaky gut syndrome that fire off major inflammatory reactions throughout the body. Follow an anti-inflammatory diet that is free of food allergens and is loaded with fermented foods to reestablish a healthy gut.
The ideal diet should focus on good fats as the primary calorie source in the form of coconut, avocados, olive oil and sprouted nuts and seeds. The nutrition plan should feature phytonutrient rich vegetables and herbs and low-glycemic fruit like lemons and berries.
Uncorrected physical stress is destructive
Physical stress has to do with poor spinal function and abnormal movement patterns. When an individual experiences some form of trauma such as a car accident, fall or contact sports, the spine and nervous system become damaged. Poor posture patterns will also cause muscle imbalances and spinal subluxation patterns.
A sedentary lifestyle is extremely damaging to the physical body as are poor biomechanics in lifting, bending and walking. The more these bad biomechanical patterns are used, the more uneven wear and tear the body experiences.
To effectively reduce physical stress, it is essential to see a wellness based chiropractor to remove subluxations and restore good biomechanical and neurological patterns to the body. A regular exercise program of resistance training that incorporates holistic movement patterns is vital to optimal physical health.
Furthermore, holistic dietary approach and proper intake of natural quality supplements can help you to sustain your physical, biological & mental health.
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Adrianna Gkika
Holistic Healing
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