Foods that will put you in PAIN - you are probably eating these every day.

I am passionate about many things…nutrition and health being at the top of that list.  But there is also another “health issue” that is near and dear to my heart and that is Back Pain. No, I don’t suffer from back pain myself, but my husband has been a long time sufferer of this annoying condition since his college football days and I’ve seen firsthand how it can really impair not only his own life but our whole family’s life as well.  Imagine if Daddy can’t come outside and play with the rest of us or if I don’t have my hubbie to help me bathe, dress and run after the kids…like I said, it doesn’t just affect the person in pain, it’s tough on the whole family. Today I want to share with you 2 very, very useful tips to help alleviate back pain that I just read in Jesse Cannone’s latest book, “101 Back Pain Relief Tricks” (with Jesse’s permission, of course). Tip 34: It’s a Dirty Word, But… Somebody has to say it: constipation. That’s because extra abdominal gas and fecal matter can create enormous pressure on your spine. Think of it… if you only have one bowel movement a day, there could be as many as eight meals backed up in your bowels.  Here’s a few practical tips for preventing back pain from excess gas and constipation: •        Drink more water! Dehydration is a common cause of constipation which is easily eliminated by drinking a daily ounce of water for every two pounds of body weight (e.g. if you weigh 100 pounds you should drink 50 ounces of water daily). •        While fruit is great for breakfast, avoid eating fruit and sweets before bed. Your body will convert sugars found in them to gas and without food behind it to push it through you’ll wake up in the morning with more back pain from the extra pressure •        Try a visceral massage, also called Sun-Moon. To begin, lie on your back and with both hands starting just above your right hip, apply inward pressure on your abdomen, going straight up to the bottom of your rib cage. Then follow along the bottom of the rib cage to the left and then down to the top of the left hip. Go slow and repeat to tolerance. Tip 47: Don’t Feed the Fire Within Not all foods are created equally when it comes to staying away from pain. Many foods you are eating may be causing an inflammatory response, keeping you in unnecessary pain. Cool the burning fires of inflammation pain by eating more anti-inflammatory foods and less of the inflammatory ones. Anti-inflammatory foods Alaskan Salmon (wild) Fresh whole fruits, vegetables Bright multi-colored vegetables Green tea Water Olive oil Lean poultry Nuts, legumes and seeds Dark green leafy vegetables Old fashioned oatmeal Spices, especially Turmeric and Ginger Inflammatory foods Sugar, from any source Processed foods French Fries Fast Foods White bread Pasta Ice Cream Cheddar Cheeses Snack Foods Oils such as vegetable and corn Soda, caffeine and alcohol It’s really no surprise that the same healthy foods that will give you a lean, toned and healthy body will also give you back pain relief (not to mention the foods that negatively affect your weight loss efforts are the same foods that cause and make back pain much worse).  To read Jesse’s other 101 Tips, you can take a look at his new book “101 Back Pain Relief Tricks: Quick and Easy Ways to FINALLY Beat Back Pain”. In health and happiness, Read more . . . .>