. .The detoxification process in our bodies happens naturally. Each
day, our system works hard to transform toxins into compounds that the
body can dispose of. .
There is little evidence to support taking “cleansing” supplements or
severely restricting your intake to “detox.” Such practices can even be
harmful. However, there are certain things you can do to help your body
do its job of naturally cleansing your system more efficiently. .
Good sources of fiber include beans, whole wheat and other whole grains (like oats), vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. . .
Detox with Diet
.
“Smelly” foods: The sulfur in foods like garlic,
onions and cruciferous vegetables helps produce a natural chemical
detoxifier that is involved in regulating your body’s cleansing process. .
Though cruciferous vegetables — like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, turnips and kohlrabi — may smell when cooked, they
contain powerful compounds called glucosinolates. Glucosinolates help
the liver eliminate toxins from your body. Other sources of
glucosinolates include radishes, watercress, mustard greens, kale and
horseradish. .
Water: Being well hydrated aids urine and stool
removal, which also helps your system eliminate harmful compounds. While
very small amounts of toxins may be removed though sweat, sweating out
such compounds is more likely to be dehydrating than therapeutic. So be
sure to replenish fluid lost during exercise or in steamy conditions to
keep detoxifying organs, like your kidneys, working efficiently. .
Fiber-rich foods: Fiber binds to toxins and carries
them out of the body through your stool. Having regular bowel movements
lessens the time that harmful compounds hang out in your intestinal
tract. .
Good sources of fiber include beans, whole wheat and other whole
grains (like oats), vegetables, fruits, nuts and seeds. These foods can
also act as fuel for the healthy bacteria in your gut and may limit the
growth of disease-triggering microbes. .
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower take very
kindly to roasting. Simply toss them with olive oil, salt, and pepper
and bake them at 425 degrees until they caramelize. .
Pro- and Prebiotics: Probiotics are beneficial
bacteria found in fermented foods. They may reduce the presence of
harmful bacteria that can generate toxic byproducts in your intestines. .
You can increase your intake of probiotics naturally by consuming
yogurt, kefir, cultured cottage cheese, miso, kimchi (Korean fermented
vegetables), or lacto-fermented sauerkraut (look for it in the
refrigerated section of the grocery store – the canned version usually
doesn’t have these supportive microbes). Having these foods once in a
while won’t cut it. To reap potential benefits you’ll need to eat them
regularly. Or better yet, aim for foods that naturally feed the
protective bacteria in your gut, as mentioned above. This includes items
like asparagus, onions, shallots, barley, and bananas. (Try this asparagus chickpea salad.) . .
Cooking Tips
. Cruciferous vegetables: Think vegetables require a
lot of prep? Think again. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower
take very kindly to roasting. Simply toss them with olive oil, salt, and
pepper and bake them at 425 degrees until they caramelize (usually this
takes about 20 minutes). Cabbage and kale can be cooked down, so add
them to soups and stews. You can also substitute kale in many recipes
that call for spinach. .
Onions: Think beyond the onion ring. Roasted onions —
prepared like you would the vegetables above — can be served as a
savory side dish. You can also sauté onions and use them as a base for
pizza or as a sandwich topping.
“Hot” plants: Radishes, watercress and horseradish
add heat to foods without the spice burn. Slice radishes or toss some
watercress into a salad for a little “bite.” Horseradish can be added to
yogurt-based sauces or creamy dressings. Use the jarred, prepared
variety or look for the horseradish root itself. To use the root, simply
peel it like you would a carrot and grate it with a microplane or
cheese grater. .
Miso: Miso, or fermented soybean paste, is often
found in red and white varieties. (White miso is milder.) It can be
mixed with an acid (like lime juice or vinegar) and a fat (like sesame
oil or olive oil) to make a dressing for cold noodles or salad greens.
(Here’s a recipe for sesame miso cucumber salad.) .
Miso not your thing? Make a dressing using yogurt as the base instead. Here’s a horseradish yogurt cream recipe. (It works on more than just shellfish — try it with fish or chicken too). .
Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN
. .Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN, is a senior clinical nutrition
specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. As a registered dietitian,
she counsels on medical nutrition therapy on an outpatient basis and is
co-director of Be Fit, the hospital’s employee wellness program. .
Jointly sponsored by The Clubs at Charles River Park and MGH Nutrition and Food Services,
the 10-week program focuses on helping participants “Be Fit and Eat
Right.” Every ten weeks, employees from different departments within the
hospital compete with each other as they make a commitment to Be Fit.
Through the creation of a social environment at the workplace,
participants are supported to make progress in personal lifestyle
changes with the help of a unique support system that includes a
dedicated nutritionist and personal trainer. .
Be Fit strives to create a milieu of wellness that extends beyond the
10-week curriculum by offering features to those who are not part of
the intensive program. This includes the creation of Choose Well, Eat Well,
a rating system designed to help both employees and patients increase
awareness of healthy choices at retail eateries within the hospital. It
also includes a monthly e-mail with a timely nutrition tip. .
We
come to you to share with you issues concerning health and
wellness. We come as one voice however; we will each have our say. I
am Dr. Wise. I am the one; the entity that spoke through the one
famed in your world as Edgar Casey the “Sleeping Prophet”. I worked
with Edgar for a very long time giving him health directives that
helped so, so many people of earth during his time. Since then, the
issues of health has taken on an entirely new level of concerns that
far outweighs many former health problems people experienced back
during Edgar Casey’s time.
The soil has been compromised so that
means the foods you eat from meats to vegetables and fruits have
been compromised. This is why you are seeing so many illnesses new
and old becoming very prevalent in the world. You see young people
as young as infants born with diseases and defects. People are
dying very, very young and this is not normal. The body has
undergone so many metamorphosis to be able to adapt to the new way
of living in this toxic world. Otherwise, everyone would have died
off a long time ago.
We look around in your world at the many, many
natural and medical remedies available to humanity. Some are very
good, some are ok and some are just downright criminal if you will,
for they do nothing and only cause you more suffering and loss of
money. There is a great deal that is being ignored when it comes to
the health and wellness of the body. Diet alone cannot do it.
Supplements alone cannot do it. Alternative therapies alone cannot
do it and modern medicine alone cannot do it. Maybe a combination of
some or all will help greatly in your health concerns. The problem
that is rampant is that so many people wait far too long before
they decide to take positive action with their health. They either
are really sick or facing death before they get truly serious. Not
enough precautions taking place, preventive health measures.
There is so much available in your world and it is overwhelming
to sift through all the information that is available. Then you find
that a lot of the products particularly on the natural alternative
side of health, do not always meet the proper potency and
frequencies for the body. A lot of them are weak and you have to
constantly use them forever seems like just to try and stay up with
your health. There aren’t too many that truly want to cure you, to
totally heal you, but want to keep you coming and keep getting
richer and richer.
Unfortunately, this is also true of alternative
practices as well. There are things in the world that are truly
exceptional and wonderful in how they work with your natural
processes of your body and your body rhythm. Before I step aside and
give credence to Dr. Fu Man Lu who is a very incredible herbalist
from the old days of ancient China and has cured, not helped to get
better, but cured many, many maladies of the world. Here are some
things to look for in choosing proper health care for yourself and
others.
1.
Be sure that any natural herbs and remedies are not only 100%
clean of impurities but has a high concentration of potency that
will do the job. Far too many are just not a high enough
concentration and they don’t work or if they do, it takes your body a
very long time of use to get to the level of concentration needed.
2.
Be sure that whatever you take works with your bodies healing
mechanism and your body rhythm. There is a great deal of deceit
these days. Products are labeled 100% pure or 100% organic when that
is not true. It’s your laws that allow this deceit to run rampant.
All you need is a very small percentage of organic or pure
ingredients and they can use the words 100%. This is just
unacceptable. Do your research and talk with those of integrity and
are not just trying to sell you something to make money.
3.
Exercise and diet are important to your health. It can be taking
short to long walks at varying paces. It can be some simple
exercises and stretching. Your diet needs to consist of good food
not processed foods but you know that already.
We
will make recommendations at the end of this that can be of good
help to everyone, for all of you on earth basically lack this very
important health component. Many of you may have heard of it
already. The problem with most of this kind of product is that they
are very weak and do not do what they are supposed to do or
advertised to do. The product we will recommend will do the job it
is suppose to do. Dr. Lu and I have thoroughly checked out the
products vibrationally and energetically. It passes our heavy
in-depth scrutiny. It’s a good product.
Now let me introduce you to Dr. Fu Man Lu my colleague that I admire very much!
Dr. Fu Man Lu:I
give my greetings of love and health to you all of humanity. I
am Dr. Fu Man Lu. I at one time resided on your earth in ancient
China long ago. I have been a teacher and practitioner of herbal
medicines and natural cures since I was a young child. I had a gift
some would say that I was born with. As a child I would offer my
advice to many sick people who would fully recover from their
ailments by following my recommendations. I never sought fame and
glory for my work but I only sought to heal and teach others how to
heal themselves with what nature has provided for our bodies to
remain in a state of perfect health.
The body was not made to die
ravaged with disease and illnesses. It was made by nature, by your
God Given right to last in good health as long as you desired to
remain on earth. Getting old and decrepit was not a part of the
agreement with earth and the body. However, humans have found a way
to usurp nature in kits unlimited potential to keep the body young
and healthy. It introduced toxins and many other very bad conditions
to the earth and therefore to the body as well. You know that the
body is from earth so if you poison the earth you poison the body
and if you poison the body you poison the earth. When
one takes various herbs and supplements for your health, you
must be careful that the frequency matches that of the body’s
frequency otherwise you cause a caustic reaction. I find it
interesting that you call your herbal remedies “supplements”. This
means that you are trying to supplement what is natural in your
body. Herbs and natural herbal remedies “ARE NOT SUPPLEMENTS” but
are a natural component to your body’s health processes.
This year
you are now living in of your 2020, make up your mind and decide to
take your total health into your own hands. Give your body the
frequencies it needs. There actually exist secrets of longevity
through herbs, herbal remedies and elixirs.
For instance, you have
heard of Panax Ginseng correct? It is perhaps the best known herb
among Chinese medicine in the world. Its job is to increase stamina
and your energy levels. It has miraculous properties of restoring
health. The word Panax comes from the word panacea meaning Cure All!
It enhances body functions and the immune system to help adapt to
the negative effects of physical and environmental stress among
other things related. It decreases fatigue and improves one’s
reaction time. It also help the body to fight off infection,
protects the live and the heart, normalize cholesterol, improve
memory, regulate blood sugar levels and improve cognitive functions
and the function of hormones.
Natural Pain Relief Has a Role in Longevity
“Pain,
especially chronic pain, is the number one reason why people shun
exercise. However, exercise is critical to one’s health, wellbeing
and longevity. Your health plan should include exercise and
treatments to resolve the underlying cause of the pain”. Speaking of pain, here is something that can be used for underlying causes of pain.
Salicin
is a compound found in aspirin. Aspirin was originally discovered
in and extracted from a particular bark called White Willow bark.
White willow bark contains Salicin. It has pain relieving
properties, and is also a anticoagulant, which helps prevent the
formation of blood clots and thickening of the blood that can lead
to heart attacks and strokes. Major advantages of using white
willow bark over the pharmaceutical aspirin; is that it does not
cause gastric upset and erode the stomach lining.
Before I get to my final recommendation, I want to address the problem of hearing loss especially in elderly people.
Why does hearing wane as some people age? It’s because the
blood supply to the auditory nerve diminishes, and neural
conductivity to the brain declines. Eastern medicine has long used
acupuncture to increase blood flow to the auditory region and
normalize conduction, which can alleviate tinnitus (ringing in the
ears) as well as hearing loss. However, even without acupuncture you
can take steps to improve your hearing on your own. Daily
cardiovascular exercise will boost hearing function by increasing
circulation overall. The supplements niacin, or vitamin B3, helps
dilate capillaries, promoting blood flow to the tiny blood vessels
in the inner ear that feed the nerve. Another B vitamin, choline,
is essential for the body to produce a key neurotransmitter,
acetylcholine. If you want to find this in your foods then good
sources of niacin and choline include legumes and beans, especially
soy beans, wheat germ, whole grains, avocado, brewer’s yeast,
peanuts, leafy greens, and fish.
Now to our final recommendation that you may have heard of! It is called: Glutathione- (https://robkellermd.com/?a_aid=10513) Link to this product!
We
asked that this information be provided below for its no need of
us rehashing what has been thoroughly done. However, we would like
to make a comment below:
This
information is important in so many ways to your health. The
problem with this particular product is that most of them that are
available are far inferior to the one we are recommending. Many of
them only increase your glutathione levels by 35% or less while this
one increases your glutathione levels to 200%! We have checked this
product very thoroughly as we indicated and we feel that it is very
good and will make a marked difference in your health for it is a
root vital product. What we mean by this term is that it is a vital
part of your root foundation to health and well being and you should
not do without it.
We thank you! Dr Wise and Dr. Fu Man Lu:
Here is the information: Glutathione!
Your Best Defense against Aging, Cellular damage and Disease“That is the most important antioxidant in your body and why, in a sense, it creates FEAR in the hearts, so to speak, of free radicals.”Glutathione is a tripeptide (3-amino acid protein-like structure) composed of glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine.
Imagine a single item that could thoroughly clean your home, wash your clothes, purify the air you breathe, protect you against tainted food, and defend you and your family from a criminal attack.
While such an amazing entity doesn’t exist in stores, it can be found in every cell of your body. It’s a tripeptide named glutathione (pronounced glue-ta-thigh-own) and it is arguably the body’s most powerful antioxidant. It was discovered more than a century ago, but still languishes in the shadows of mainstream medicine.
Glutathione functions as an antioxidant and an antitoxin, protecting us from the ravages of our increasingly toxic environment and our own foibles. In addition, it is a protector of our immune defense system and a promoter of efficient blood flow and production, yet it is not even mentioned in major clinical textbooks.
While some of us have been dependent on glutathione to detoxify the effects of “one too many,” your family physician has probably never heard about its remarkable abilities.
*In medicine and science, as in life, we are all ‘prisoners of our training' and tend to dismiss things we haven’t learned and/or don’t understand rather than embracing them as opportunities to expand our knowledge.
Glutathione is found in every cell of the body. It is particularly concentrated in the liver (detoxifier) and spleen (immune defense system) but the highest amount of glutathione is found in the skin (the largest organ in the body). Glutathione reaches concentrations that are thousands of times that of the commonly advertised vitamins such as C, E, and/or A.
It has multiple functions that include, among others:
Ferrying (transporting) proteins between cells and among the compartments of a cell Effectively detoxifying heavy metals, pesticides, food preservatives and environmental pollutants among others (Phase II Detoxification) after the liver initially detoxifies them (Phase I Detoxification) by changing them into FREE RADICALS.
Activating the immune (defense) systems’ Delta Forces (first responders) to attack the invader and protecting it from self-annihilation (free radical generation). Regenerating a wide variety of other antioxidants.
Glutathione’s major function, however, is as the MASTER ANTIOXIDANT In fact, glutathione is:
• The most concentrated and important intracellular (inside the cell) thiol • Low molecular weight • Sulfhydryl-containing (primed to neutralize free radicals) • Peptide (small protein) • Found in all mammalian cells • The most important free-radical trap (antioxidant) in humans
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Back pain is perhaps one of the most common health complaints across the globe. Worldwide, 1 in 10 people suffers from lower back pain, and it’s the No. 1 cause of job disability. In the U.S., a whopping $90 billion is spent on back pain each year.1 Tragically, back pain is also a leading cause of opioid use, which now kills more Americans than car crashes.2
Seventy-five to 80 percent of back pain cases do resolve within two to four weeks,3 with or without treatment, although it’s important to note that back pain can also be symptomatic of something else entirely, including an aortic aneurysm, appendicitis, gynecological issues, osteoporosis, arthritis and kidney stones,4 so if your back pain is not the result of an injury or strain, it’s advisable to see a doctor for an assessment.
Few people want to be told that their pain is psychological or emotional in origin, but there’s quite a bit of evidence that backs this up. As noted in a 2014 scientific review:5
“Specifically with regard to pain, studies pointed to the need for a model encompassing the complexity of the pain phenomenon. The biopsychosocial perspective closes this gap by confirming the existence of a dynamic relationship among biological changes, psychological status and social context.
The difficulty to accept the multidimensional nature of pain is largely linked to the widespread acceptance of Cartesian principles separating mind from body. Conversely, the biopsychosocial approach tries to consider physical, psychological, social and spiritual aspects not separately, but as an integrated whole … [S]everal studies show the major role of biopsychosocial factors in triggering chronic pain, in the process of acute pain chronicity and in patients’ incapacity.”
Back Pain — Is It All In Your Head?
Documentary 'All The Rage' Dr. John Sarno (read description)
The late Dr. John Sarno, a professor of rehabilitation medicine, used mind-body techniques to treat patients with severe low back pain. His specialty was those who have already had surgery for low back pain and did not get any relief. This is a tough group of patients, yet he claimed to have a greater than 80 percent success rate using techniques like the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT). A recent Vox article6 discusses Sarno’s unconventional treatment strategies for back pain, citing feedback from enthusiastic patients:
“‘Thousands of people, including myself and my husband, cured our chronic back pain using [Sarno’s] methods,’ wrote Karen Karvonen. Another Sarno devotee, Steven Schroeder, said the doctor changed his life. Schroeder’s back pain flared whenever he was stressed — a busy time at work, an illness in his family.
After he absorbed Sarno’s books, the discomfort mostly vanished. ‘I still sometimes have pain now in times of stress — but I can literally make it go away with mental focus,’ Schroeder, a lawyer in Chicago, wrote in an email. ‘It is crazy.’
Though he may not be a household name, Sarno is probably America’s most famous back pain doctor. Before his death on June 22, a day shy of his 94th birthday, he published four books and built a cult-like following of thousands of patients … Many of them claim to have been healed by Sarno, who essentially argued back pain was all in people’s heads.”
Before his death, Sarno was even the subject of a full-length documentary, “All the Rage: Saved by Sarno,” produced through Kickstarter donations. The film is expected to become available on Netflix before the end of the year. He was also featured in a “20/20” segment in 1999 (below).
As noted by Sarno in “All the Rage” — a four-minute trailer of which is included above — “I tell [my patient] what’s going on, and lo and behold, it stops hurting.” The “what” that is going on is not a physical problem at all — it’s emotions: anger; fear; frustration; rage.
One of the most controversial aspects of Sarno’s theory is that spine and disc abnormalities have no bearing on pain. In this 20/20 segment, Sarno dismisses these issues as “normal abnormalities” that are unrelated to any pain you may be experiencing. Many with back pain have no detectable abnormalities or structural problems while some that do have them suffer no pain.
According to Sarno, you unconsciously cause your own pain. In a nutshell, the pain you’re experiencing is your brain’s response to unaddressed stress, anger or fear. When these kinds of emotions are suppressed, your brain redirects the emotional impulses to restrict blood flow to certain parts of your body, such as your back, neck or shoulder, thereby triggering pain.
This pain acts as a distraction from the anger, fear or rage you don’t want to feel or think about. The pain essentially acts as a lid, keeping unwanted emotions from erupting. You may feel anger at the pain, but you won’t have to face the fact that you’re actually angry at your spouse, your children or your best friend, or that you hate your job, or the fact that you feel taken advantage of.
As noted by Sarno, working hard and constantly trying to do everything perfectly to keep everybody around you happy, “is enraging to the unconscious mind.” The term Sarno coined for this psychosomatic pain condition is “tension myoneural syndrome,”7 and he firmly believed most people can overcome their pain by acknowledging its psychological roots.
Even if you struggle to accept such a concept, the mere knowledge of it can have therapeutic power. In other words, by considering the idea that your problem is in fact rooted in stress factors opposed to a physical problem can allow the pain to dissipate.
While many of Sarno’s patients got well without psychiatric help, he would often recommend seeking out a psychotherapist to explore repressed emotions, or to take up journaling to put your feelings on paper. Dr. David Hanscom, an orthopedic surgeon, also uses expressive writing as a primary treatment tool for back pain. To learn more about this, please see our 2015 interview linked above. Other dos and don’ts listed in Sarno’s book, “Healing Back Pain,” include:
Do:
Resume physical activity. It won’t hurt you
Talk to your brain: Tell it you won’t take it anymore
Stop all physical treatments for your back — they may be blocking your recovery
Don’t:
Repress your anger or emotions
Think of yourself as being injured. Psychological conditioning contributes to ongoing back pain
Be intimidated by back pain. You have the power to overcome it
Studies Support Mind-Body Connection In Painful Conditions
While many pain experts disagreed (and still disagree) with Sarno’s theories, recent research supports the idea that pain, in many cases, has psychological underpinnings. A study8 published last year found emotion awareness and expression therapy (EAET) reduced chronic musculoskeletal pain by at least 30 percent in two-thirds of patients; one-third of patients improved by 70 percent.
More recently, a study9 published in the journal Pain concluded that treating fibromyalgia pain with EAET was more effective than cognitive behavioral therapy and general fibromyalgia education. Other recent research10 found that feelings of stiffness in the back “may represent a protective perceptual construct.” Tasha Stanton, Ph.D., who investigates the neuroscience behind pain, explained her team’s findings:11
“People with chronic back pain and stiffness overestimate how much force was being applied to their backs — they were more protective of their back. How much they overestimated this force related to how stiff their backs felt — the stiffer [it] felt, the more they overestimated force. This suggests the feelings of stiffness are a protective response, likely to avoid movement …
In theory, people who feel back stiffness should have a stiffer spine than those who do not. We found this was not the case in reality. Instead, we found that the amount they protected their back was a better predictor of how stiff their back felt. [We] found that these feelings could be modulated using different sounds.
The feeling of stiffness was worse with creaky door sounds and less with gentle whooshing sounds. This raises the possibility that we can clinically target stiffness without focusing on the joint itself but using other senses.
The brain uses information from numerous different sources including sound, touch, and vision, to create feelings such as stiffness. If we can manipulate those sources of information, we then potentially have the ability to manipulate feelings of stiffness. This opens the door for new treatment possibilities, which is incredibly exciting.”
All Pain Is Regulated By Your Brain
It may be helpful to remember that while pain may be largely a product of your own mind, the pain is still “real.” As noted by Dr. Mel Pohl,12 a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, “all pain is regulated by the brain — whether there is an actual nail in your thumb or an old injury that should have healed by now but inexplicably keeps hurting — in both cases it is nerve fibers that are sending messages to your brain that cause you to feel pain.”
An acute injury doesn’t have to have a psychological trigger, but if the pain persists long after the injury has healed, there may well be an emotional aspect involved. Pain can also carve figurative grooves in your brain. When pain is perceived over an extended period of time, the number of pain-causing neurotransmitters in your nervous system increase and your pain threshold tends to get lower. Essentially, you become more sensitized to pain.
Like Sarno, Hanscom and many others, Pohl also believes emotions are a primary cause of pain, triggering as much as 80 percent of all pain. This does not detract from its validity or intensity, however. Writing for Psychology Today, he says:13
“Based on studies conducted [in 2013] … published in the journal NatureNeuroscience, we now have conclusive evidence that the experience of chronic pain is strongly influenced by emotions. The emotional state of the brain can explain why different individuals do not respond the same way to similar injuries.
It was possible to predict with 85 percent accuracy whether an individual (out of a group of forty volunteers who each received four brain scans over the course of one year) would go on to develop chronic pain after an injury, or not.
These results echo other data and studies in the psychological and medical literature that confirm that changing one’s attitudes — one’s emotions — toward pain decreases the pain. I believe that one of the most important things people with chronic pain can do to help themselves is to notice what they are feeling.”
Physical Movement Is A Crucial Treatment Component For Most Pain
Your body needs regular activity to remain pain free, and this applies even if you’re currently in pain. Not only does prolonged sitting restrict blood flow, which may trigger or exacerbate pain, sitting may even be the cause of the pain in the first place. For example, when you sit for long periods of time, you typically end up shortening your iliacus, psoas and quadratus lumborum muscles that connect from your lumbar region to the top of your femur and pelvis.
When these muscles are shortened, it can cause severe pain upon standing, as they will effectively pull your lower back (lumbar) forward. When there’s insufficient movement in your hip and thoracic spine, you also end up with excessive movement in your lower back. Most people tend to “baby” the pain and avoid moving about as much as possible, but in most cases, this is actually contraindicated. In fact, experts now agree that when it hurts the most, that’s when you really need to get moving.14
A scientific review of 21 studies15 confirmed that not only is exercise the most effective way to prevent back pain in the first place, it’s also the best way to prevent a relapse. Among people who had a history of back pain, those who exercised had a 25 percent to 40 percent lower risk of having another episode within a year than those who did not exercise.
Strength exercises, aerobics, flexibility training and stretching were all beneficial in lowering the risk of recurring pain. The video above, featuring Lisa Huck, demonstrates and explains the benefits of dynamic movement, and how it can help prevent and treat back pain.
New Treatment Guidelines For Back Pain Stress Nondrug Interventions
Fortunately, doctors are increasingly starting to prescribe activity in combination with a wait-and-watch approach for back pain patients.16 Dr. James Weinstein, a back pain specialist and chief executive of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health System, told The New York Times:17 “What we need to do is to stop medicalizing symptoms. Pills are not going to make people better … [Y]oga and tai chi, all those things are wonderful, but why not just go back to your normal activities? I know your back hurts, but go run, be active, instead of taking a pill.”
This view has now become the new norm. In fact, on February 14, 2017, the American College of Physicians issued updated treatment guidelines18,19 for acute, subacute and chronic low back pain, now sidestepping medication as a first-line treatment and recommending nondrug therapies instead. This is a significant change, and one that could potentially save thousands of lives by avoiding opioid addiction. The new guidelines include three primary recommendations:
1. “Given that most patients with acute or subacute low back pain improve over time regardless of treatment, clinicians and patients should select nonpharmacologic treatment with superficial heat … massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation … If pharmacologic treatment is desired, clinicians and patients should select nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or skeletal muscle relaxants …
2. For patients with chronic low back pain, clinicians and patients should initially select nonpharmacologic treatment with exercise, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, acupuncture, mindfulness-based stress reduction … tai chi, yoga, motor control exercise, progressive relaxation, electromyography biofeedback, low-level laser therapy, operant therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, or spinal manipulation …
3. In patients with chronic low back pain who have had an inadequate response to nonpharmacologic therapy, clinicians and patients should consider pharmacologic treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as first-line therapy, or tramadol or duloxetine as second-line therapy.
Clinicians should only consider opioids as an option in patients who have failed the aforementioned treatments and only if the potential benefits outweigh the risks for individual patients and after a discussion of known risks and realistic benefits with patients … ”
The guidelines stress that even in the rare case when an opioid is given, it should only be prescribed in the lowest dose and for the shortest duration possible. Steroid injections and acetaminophen are also discouraged, as studies suggest neither is helpful or beneficial. Acetaminophen does not lower inflammation, and a review of the research20 shows steroids are on par with placebo when it comes to treating back pain in the long term.
Nondrug Solutions For Pain Relief
I certainly believe that your emotional health and your ability to effectively address stress is an essential component of optimal health, and can have a major influence on whether or not you’re effective in eliminating your pain. And so do many other doctors and scientists from various fields of medicine.
It’s unfortunate that so many people dismiss these types of treatment strategies simply because they seem “too simple to be effective.” We’ve been indoctrinated to believe that getting well involves radical, often painful treatment, when in most cases the complete opposite is true.
It’s also important to be fully aware of the addictive potential of opioid drugs, and to seriously weigh your need for a narcotic pain killer. There are many other ways to address pain. Below is a long list of suggestions. If you are in pain that is bearable, please try these options first. If you need a pain reliever, consider an over-the-counter (OTC) option.
Research21 shows prescription-strength naproxen (Naprosyn, sold OTC in lower dosages as Aleve) provides the same pain relief as more dangerous narcotic painkillers. However, while naproxen may be a better alternative to narcotic painkillers, it still comes with a very long list of potential side effects,22 and the risks increase with frequency of use.
Eliminate or radically reduce most grains and sugars from your diet: Avoiding grains and sugars will lower your insulin and leptin levels and decrease insulin and leptin resistance, which is one of the most important reasons why inflammatory prostaglandins are produced. That is why stopping sugar and sweets is so important to controlling your pain and other types of chronic illnesses.
Take a high-quality, animal-based omega-3 fat: Omega-3 fats are precursors to mediators of inflammation called prostaglandins. (In fact, that is how anti-inflammatory painkillers work, by manipulating prostaglandins.) Good sources include wild caught Alaskan salmon, sardines and anchovies, which are all high in healthy omega-3s while being low in contaminants such as mercury. As for supplements, my favorite is krill oil, as it has a number of benefits superior to fish oil.
Optimize your sun exposure and production of vitamin D: Optimize your vitamin D by getting regular, appropriate sun exposure, which will work through a variety of different mechanisms to reduce your pain. Sun exposure also has anti-inflammatory and pain relieving effects that are unrelated to vitamin D production, and these benefits cannot be obtained from a vitamin D supplement.
Red, near-, mid- and far-infrared light therapy (photobiology) and/or infrared saunas may also be quite helpful as they promote and speed tissue healing, even deep inside the body.
Medical cannabis:Medical marijuana has a long history as a natural analgesic and is now legal in 28 states. You can learn more about the laws in your state on medicalmarijuana.procon.org.23
Kratom: Kratom (Mitragyna speciose) is another plant remedy that has become a popular opioid substitute.24 In August 2016, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a notice saying it was planning to ban kratom, listing it as Schedule 1 controlled substance. However, following massive outrage from kratom users who say opioids are their only alternative, the agency reversed its decision.25
Kratom is likely safer than an opioid for someone in serious and chronic pain. However, it’s important to recognize that it is a psychoactive substance and should not be used carelessly. There’s very little research showing how to use it safely and effectively, and it may have a very different effect from one person to the next.
Also, while it may be useful for weaning people off opioids, kratom is in itself addictive. So, while it appears to be a far safer alternative to opioids, it’s still a powerful and potentially addictive substance. So please, do your own research before trying it.
Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT):EFT is a drug-free approach for pain management of all kinds. EFT borrows from the principles of acupuncture in that it helps you balance out your subtle energy system. It helps resolve underlying, often subconscious and negative emotions that may be exacerbating your physical pain. By stimulating (tapping) well-established acupuncture points with your fingertips, you rebalance your energy system, which tends to dissipate pain.
Meditation and Mindfulness Training: Among volunteers who had never meditated before, those who attended four 20-minute classes to learn a meditation technique called focused attention (a form of mindfulness meditation) experienced significant pain relief — a 40 percent reduction in pain intensity and a 57 percent reduction in pain unpleasantness.26
Chiropractic: Many studies have confirmed that chiropractic management is much safer and less expensive than allopathic medical treatments, especially when used for pain such as low back pain.
Qualified chiropractic, osteopathic and naturopathic physicians are reliable, as they have received extensive training in the management of musculoskeletal disorders during their course of graduate health care training, which lasts between four to six years. These health experts have comprehensive training in musculoskeletal management.
Acupuncture: Research has discovered a “clear and robust” effect of acupuncture in the treatment of back, neck and shoulder pain, and osteoarthritis and headaches.
Physical therapy:Physical therapy has been shown to be as good as surgery for painful conditions such as torn cartilage and arthritis.
Foundation Training:Foundation training is an innovative method developed by Dr. Eric Goodman to treat his own chronic low back pain. It’s an excellent alternative to painkillers and surgery, as it actually addresses the cause of the problem.
Massage: A systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal Pain Medicine included 60 high-quality and seven low-quality studies that looked into the use of massage for various types of pain, including muscle and bone pain, headaches, deep internal pain, fibromyalgia pain and spinal cord pain.27
The review revealed massage therapy relieves pain better than getting no treatment at all. When compared to other pain treatments like acupuncture and physical therapy, massage therapy still proved beneficial and had few side effects. In addition to relieving pain, massage therapy also improved anxiety and health-related quality of life.
Astaxanthin: Astaxanthin is one of the most effective fat-soluble antioxidants known. It has very potent anti-inflammatory properties and in many cases works far more effectively than anti-inflammatory drugs. Higher doses are typically required and you may need 8 milligrams (mg) or more per day to achieve this benefit.
Ginger: This herb has potent anti-inflammatory activity and offers pain relief and stomach-settling properties. Fresh ginger works well steeped in boiling water as a tea or grated into vegetable juice.
Curcumin: In a study of osteoarthritis patients, those who added 200 mg of curcumin a day to their treatment plan had reduced pain and increased mobility. A past study also found that a turmeric extract composed of curcuminoids blocked inflammatory pathways, effectively preventing the overproduction of a protein that triggers swelling and pain.28
Boswellia: Also known as boswellin or “Indian frankincense,” this herb contains specific active anti-inflammatory ingredients.
Bromelain: This enzyme, found in pineapples, is a natural anti-inflammatory. It can be taken in supplement form but eating fresh pineapple, including some of the bromelain-rich stem, may also be helpful.
Cetyl Myristoleate (CMO): This oil, found in fish and dairy butter, acts as a joint lubricant and anti-inflammatory. I have used this for myself to relieve ganglion cysts and carpal tunnel syndrome. I used a topical preparation for this.
Evening Primrose, Black Currant and Borage Oils: These contain the essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), which is particularly useful for treating arthritic pain.
Cayenne Cream: Also called capsaicin cream, this spice comes from dried hot peppers. It alleviates pain by depleting the body’s supply of substance P, a chemical component of nerve cells that transmits pain signals to your brain.
Methods such as hot and cold packs, aquatic therapy, yoga, various mind-body techniques and cognitive behavioral therapy29 can also result in astonishing pain relief without drugs.
Grounding:Walking barefoot on the earth may also provide a certain measure of pain relief by combating inflammation.
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It’s coming and it’s coming fast, are your mind and body ready for the event?
Ascension—we’ve
been hearing and studying this most mysterious event for years now
(almost a decade now for me). Many of us believe it is coming and then
there are those who also believe it has already happened—is happening.
Regardless of whether anyone is right or wrong about when ascension
should and will happen, we can all rest assured that learning to prepare
our bodies and minds for this once in a lifetime opportunity is just as
good as experiencing the real thing.
As we cross through the Galactic Plane,
our sun is about to make its next leap into a higher state of
consciousness, and it does so every 25,900 years. Our light bodies are
like open sails and the coming burst of energy said to be released by
our sun will lift us into a higher dimensional realm of consciousness.
It will leave behind all those who chose to remain in lower, negative
states of consciousness that are not in harmony with the new
frequencies. These people will quietly disappear from our lives like
long lost friends we haven’t seen for many years.
As the days fly by, and I literally mean fly by, as all time and
space seem to be shooting hard through a bottleneck at these last
moments, we are all experiencing ascension symptoms
that range from severe depression to extreme states of euphoria. Think
of it as hitting all the musical keys on the emotional scale of life…for
the last time. Enjoy those ups and downs and treat them like how an
artful connoisseur of life would, with detachment, wonder, and
compassion. Extraterrestrial beings
from many groups believe our sun is about to go through an evolutionary
jump into a higher frequency or octave, and that it will give off a
mysterious burst of light that will transform everything in its
path—this transformation is a spiritual consciousness upgrade that will
be felt by all and missed by none. Since back in the day, I’ve
frequented in5d on countless occasions throughout my awakening, always
looking for ways to alleviate my ascension symptoms and find others who
are experiencing similar struggles on the path before the event. I’ve
been helped so many times and now I want to give back to the community
of Lightworkers.
Here are some TOP 10 TIPS we can all do to prepare ourselves and each other for the event:
1. Eat Lighter
What you eat is what you get. Keep your foods light and raw and you
will become light and raw. Organic food is important, meaning, foods
that are not sprayed with chemical pesticides. Non-GMO is equally
important, eat whole foods that have not been genetically modified or
engineered. Try to eat local vegetables and fruit grown with love and
care, not pushed through a corporate machine and shipped from who knows
where to your local grocers. Raw foods contain supreme life force as can be seen through Kirlian photography. Dolores Cannon teaches that liquid diets are super beneficial for Lightworkers during these times—get on those Kale smoothies!
2. Meditate
Close your eyes, shut out all sound, find a place of darkness, sit, be still, and let the universe sing. Meditation is
known to be the most healing thing that anyone can do regardless of
who, what, when, wherever they are. No excuses. Find the time to return
to zero point, to the centeredness of the heart, back to oneness with
ourselves and the universe. Meditation will allow our bodies to match
the new frequencies coming in. How can you know what the frequencies are
if you are discombobulated and rushing through the pace of modern life?
Throw your TV out the window. Sit still and quiet and adjust to the new
earth frequencies. Meditate on wisdom and compassion for all. Imagine
the world going through the perfect timeline of your choice, avoid the
negative timelines and focus on dreaming into reality
the positive events that you would like to see. Thoughts create
reality, and now more than ever is the most important time to stay on
your A-game, keep your thoughts, ALL thoughts, positive, loving, and
forgive all those who have wronged you, no matter what. Let it go.
3. Radiate
It is said that Lightworkers, Wanderers, and Starseeds have
come into our lives during this time to answer a galactic call. That
call was answered but many of us are still unsure of what we’re supposed
to be doing. Well, you’re doing it perfectly. Radiate your love and
compassion throughout all locations of the world. Just being you and
only you is enough to tip the energy grid of the planet to higher positive vibrations.
It’s already been tipped, I feel it, so let’s tip it further. We are
literally antennae that are broadcasting a positive timeline for
humanity. Get out and spread your seeds! It is said that just by walking
into a room, we can change the entire energy of all those inside.
Imagine that times infinity.
4. Water
In addition to eating lighter, water is key. Hydrate yourselves more than you ever needed now because our body, mind, and chakras really
need her flowing energy at this time. Water is an intellectual flowing
feminine energy and being one with her can help our new DNA to
integrate beautifully into all its spirals of galactic code downloading
constantly into our cells. Drink non-fluoridated water and Natural
Spring Water. Crystal Geyser is the only company that is selling honest
Natural Spring Water although they come in plastic bottles, try pouring
it into glass bottles after purchasing them. Leave the glass bottles in
the sun to absorb as much golden light as possible. You can even place
your favorite crystal and gemstones into the bottles to further charge
the water for a heavenly crystal cocktail basked under healing sun.
5. Sungaze
This may be too extreme for some but nothing is more cool to the
extreme than eating the sun. There are yogis and saints who have lived
off the energy of the sun for years, possibly lifetimes, without ever
needing to consume solid foods. This is a spiritual practice and
commitment but can be practiced on occasion to really connect one-on-one
with the most powerful life-giving force in our lives. Stand grounded
to earth with bare feet and stare into the sun during sunrise and
sunset. Only for a few seconds for those just beginning, you will begin
to realize that it is not painful, in fact, it is tremendously
transformative. You will feel like you’ve been plugged into the
universal engine of life. It’s nice to do a silent prayer into the sun
while meditating and imagine all its healing golden rays pouring into
your eyes, into your pineal gland,
down through your body, mixing into your blood, fed through all your
organs, clearing out all toxins. Remember, we were all once a sun in a
past life or will be one in a future life. You are potentially looking
into yourself during this practice. It is a sacred and personal
connection beyond words. Like all spiritual practices, study more first
and see what works for you.
6. Get Wise
Wisdom is peace. Besides researching in5d articles, I’d like to share some of the best places to learn about Ascension, what to expect, and how to prepare yourself. Gaia.com
is a metaphysical database containing many of the best researchers in
the metaphysical field of consciousness sciences and healing. The films
and videos on Gaia.com alone can keep you busy for a lifetime. There’s
enough data and teaching points to help anyone on their spiritual path
find the way to achieving Rainbow Body Ascension or other esoteric means
of transfiguration into light. Enlightenment is real, and it can be
learned. It doesn’t have to take a lifetime of being a monk, enlightenment is
happening now to all of us. Also important to note is that new
information on Gaia.com contains stories about the Secret Space Program.
Members of an alliance that have formed from these secret space
programs have all confirmed that an ascension event is going to occur
and that hundreds of extraterrestrial groups from all over our galaxy
and within our earth are all waiting for this moment to happen, watching
and waiting to see what happens to our planet and all that are on it at
this time. It’s not just us humans going to surf the wave, we have help
from our galactic families that will be right by our side.
7. Psychedelia
Many on the spiritual path have had the fortunate opportunity to
experience what it is like to travel into the higher dimensional realms
of existence through the successful use of psychedelics. Unbeknownst to
billions of people on this planet, there is an entire mystical world
surrounding us at all times, it is invisible, but it is also accessible.
Psychedelics such as Psilocybins, Ayahuasca and DMT are
natural entheogenic lenses that focus consciousness into receiving
higher frequencies, allowing us to glimpse into an otherwise,
otherworldly realm, a timeless realm of fractal decadence coexisting in
an intricate synchrony of blistering sacred light. Tibetian Monks
have confirmed that experiencing DMT in a human body is as close to
crossing over into the realm of the Bardo as one can boldly go.
Those
who have bravely ventured into the deepest, darkest levels of
consciousness through psychedelics all
know how extraordinarily healing and transformative this life changing
experience can be. There is nothing more powerful that will shake and
test your spiritual foundation as a human being and turn you out
stronger and more enlightened than a journey through your consciousness
with psychedelics. Tread with great care and respect when using these
holy teachers, as they have the power to show us what God really is, and
it will forever change your views on life and yourself. The experience
is an ineffable discovery for a soul inhabiting a body—it is everyone’s
birthright—it is the most holiest of places you will ever travel in this
lifetime.
8. Live In The Present
Make every moment a perfect moment—live your life in total
mindfulness and you will be living in heaven on earth. What I mean is
that by being aware, in the moment, and focused entirely on the present,
you will be accessing what is referred to as the singularity, the Great
Tao, a place in time and space that is timeless and still, and if you
want, it can last forever. Time is but an illusion and no better way to
test that premise than to be centered. Let go of the past for it doesn’t
exist. Let go of the future for it will never come. Be still in the
present, for it is the only thing that exists, it is the most valuable
gift we shall ever see.
9. Move On To Better Things
Now is the time to let go of the past, forgive all
those who have hurt you, and be light and free once again in your own
power. Nothing is more powerful than forgiving everything that has
wronged you and cut those cords that have been holding you down and
holding you back your entire lives. Our bodies are made of light and we
should let it be light and rid of all negative heavy thoughts and energy
that no longer serve us. This is the New Earth,
and we are ascending into the light, into a lighter, more peaceful
place. Leave everything behind that no longer serves you, throw out that
junk and clutter around the home, find a daily routine you know and
love, be that new person you always dreamed of. Do it now, no more time
to waste, this is the perfect moment to make the change.
10. Give Thanks
Give thanks
for everything wonderful in your life. Give thanks for all the things
you have, and all the things that you WILL have. Give thanks for all the
things you want in the future as if it has already happened. That is
the Great Secret. When you keep your thoughts in the vibration of
gratitude, it is said to be the most transformative way to manifesting
your reality. If you want a perfect healthy body, constantly be giving
thanks that you DO already have a perfect healthy body, the universe
will just match your frequency through the Law of Attraction and give
you exactly what you asked. Be careful what you wish for, and be sure to
send gratitude for service-to-others and compassion for all.
Hang on and have a wonderful jump to light.
About the author: Parinya Champ is a Los Angeles
based artist and consciousness researcher attempting to map the
Hyperspace—a higher dimensional level of reality where timelessness and
fractal decadence coexist in an intricate synchrony of blistering sacred
light. Through research into transcendental meditations combined with
shamanic entheogens, he has discovered that psychoactive lenses can
focus consciousness toward receiving higher frequencies—journeying to
see a glimpse into the deepest, darkest levels of reality where
singularity and its allure are encountered.
Champ is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine,
Studio Arts Dept. His artworks have been recognized by VSCO, LACMA,
Photo LA, and ArtSlant. His continual research is a discourse in Cosmic
Disclosure—an unveiling of suppressed knowledge that can inform and
assist humankind into an unprecedented era of galactic membership among
spacefaring and extraterrestrial races—to explore, travel, and
understand the higher dimensional realms of existence. Visit parinyachamp.co.
