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Sciatic Nerve Pain Rehab – Inflamed Sciatic Nerve

Optahealth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:39:10 +0000

Can Sciatica Pain be Improved with Stretching Exercises?

Video by Physical Therapist to a patient named “Roger”

There are causes of sciatica and of course differing levels of severity. The info in this video may be great for some people suffering from sciatica, but less useful for others. You should consult with your personal health professional if you have sciatica issues.

Sciatic Nerve Pain Rehab – Inflamed Sciatic Nerve

These exercises might just make all the difference for a person suffering from sciatica pain.

The first thing is the get the pressure off the sciatic nerve. For some people, siting down makes te sciatica worse. I actually suffered from this myself. Whenever I would have to ride a long distance in a car, the back of my leg and hip area would ache. Getting out to move around and loosen it up helped almost instantly.

When an area of the sciatic nerve suffers from inflammation, pain can happen anywhere down the leg, hips or low back.

None of the exercises should be painful. They are designed to make the pain better. If it hurts worse, stop.

Consult your personal health professional before attempting these or any other exercises.

Do Caffeine Contatining Substances, like Coffee, Tea and Cola, Contribute to Pain in the Body?

Optahealth — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:38:33 +0000

Caffeine and Pain

Stiff Neck and Sore Back

Caffeine certainly contributes to pain in my body. I can feel it, oftentimes while drinking a cup of coffee. My neck starts to tighten up, my jaw gets cranky, and the lower back starts to get sore.
Switching to white tea, made a noticeable difference within days. white tea contains less

Does Caffeine Contribute to Pain?

caffeine than green tea, which has less than black tea, which has much less than coffee. – Especially if it came from Starbucks or some other high end coffee shop.

Inflammation and Muscle Tension

Coffee has been linked to inflammation, which is a factor in pain.
Too much caffeine can lead to muscle tension, which can add to aches and pains.

Not to mention the fact that caffeine clearly contributes to stress. We have all heard about the negative effects of stress. The adrenal glands take a beating, when the caffeine load gets too high.

So the bottom line: Is coffee or tea right for you? These drinks actually do have some health benefits, like antioxidants. And they do come from plants, so coffee could be considered a vegetable. – It’s a stretch I know…

In another video, I’ll be sharing a simple technique, that will help you determine if caffeiene is right for you, how much and in what form. It’s a dead easy technique, anyone can do at home.

How to Eat an Anti-Inflammatory Diet | Expert Village Videos

Optahealth — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:39:56 +0000

Inflammation, Diet and Pain

Inflammation has been linked to pain in the body, as well as diabetes, heart disease and other major health problems.

The foods that you eat can have a tremendous impact on inflammation. Sugar tops the list as an inflammatory sin.

Inflammatory Gluten

Rachel shares with us in this video, about the inflammatory evils of gluten.. Gluten is found in wheat and some other grains. Avoiding gluten can be challenging. You will discover that wheat is abundant in the Western diet, and it’s not that easy to just quit eating wheat and other gluten containing grains.

Healthy Resources

A good health food store can be a very valuable resource for locating gluten free breads. like rice bread. You can find a host of gluten free products with a little legwork.

It would be well worth the time to find some gluten-free cookbooks. A little education can go a long way towards making the gluten-free lifestyle easier.

My Story

I have personally been avoiding wheat for at least a decade. After some dietary experimentation with an elimination diet, I discovered that reintroducing wheat made me very tired. I also felt depressed and lethargic. After avoiding wheat for a while, my mood and energy began to improve.

Is Hidden Inflammation Making You Fat?

Optahealth — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:50:05 +0000

Video

We all know about the kind of inflammation that causes pain. The redness, the pain , the swelling.

In this quick video Dr. Nicholas Perricone, gives us the breakdown on “hidden” inflammation, and what foods to eat to avoid this plague.

Perricone Anti-Inflammatory Diet

There are foods that cause inflammation, these are called, pro-inflammitory foods, as well as foods that reduce hidden inflammation, these are known as anti-inflammitory.

Sugars, starches and any foods that casue the blood sugar to rise rapidly are the worst offenders. These are known as high-glycemic foods. Most foods made from refined wheat or other grains generally fall into this category.

So what are some of the best food choices? Anti-oidant rich fruits and vegetables. Also foods high in omega 3 fats like, pacific salmon and other cold waer fish.

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