Does your back hurt today?

I can't believe how many times people have said to me "Oh, I can't
 do those exercises. I have a bad back." Yeah, you and nearly half
 a million people around the globe. Chances are you or someone you
 know has said once or twice "Ah, my aching back."

What many people may not know about me is during my 11 years of
 personal training, I became a bit of a back specialist. I didn't really
 pick this specialty on purpose, it just happened "by accident." You
see, my clients would come with the purpose of losing weight and
getting into better shape, but would somehow relieve their bad
backs in the process.

Was it the exercise? The stretching? Their new sense of health and
 well being? Maybe, but I would strongly argue that their change in
 diet had more to do with it than any of those other combined.

Oh boy Isabel. That's a bit of a stretch isn't it?

Now, hear me out on this..

Medical professionals are now starting to realize the direct correlation
 between chronic internal inflammation in the body and conditions such
 as arthritis, back pain and fibromyalgia. Internal inflammation is a lot
 like external inflammation but you can't see it so it is not as obvious to
 us. When you sprain your ankle, your body's natural response is to
signal pain (so you won't keep moving and cause more damage) and
 will also cause inflammation in the injured area (again, so you'll just lie
 on the couch and chill out). It will also direct fresh blood, antibodies,
and vital cells to the area to aid in the healing process. This sounds all
 fine and dandy but when your body creates inflammation and pain
signals in your lower back, sometimes debilitating you for the day, it
 is not so fine and dandy anymore. You've been there right?

I have had plenty of people look at me like I was crazy when I tried
 to tell them that if they just eliminated "inflammatory foods" from
 their meal plans, a lot of the pain would go away. Especially
medical professionals who have been so accustomed to just
 prescribing surgery or pain medications to alleviate bad backs.
 But I have seen it happen right before my eyes time and time
 again. People eliminate inflammatory foods like wheat, dairy
 and sugar, and voilà

...Back pain gone in a few weeks.

I was reading this article by Steve Hefferon, from the Healthy
 Back Institute, and I love how he gives a detailed chart on
exactly which foods to eat and which foods to avoid to
control internal inflammation. As a result, controlling
inflammation will help to alleviate back pain. He also goes into
 some other great "lifestyle" tips that are absolutely necessary,
 not only for pain control, but healthy weight loss as well.

The Healthy Back Institute's "Lose The Back Pain" system is the
 only program I recommend for back pain sufferers. Their system
 for assessing and analyzing the cause of your back pain is so
precise, I have even recommended it to non-back pain sufferers
 for preventative purposes.

If you are currently struggling to follow your exercise program
 because of nagging back pain, this is the perfect place to start.
 Find out if the "Lose The Back Pain" system is exactly what
you have been looking for to alleviate back pain and get started
 on a great workout program today.

You'll want to investigate the "Lose The Back Pain" system for
 yourself if you value ridding yourself of back pain. Do this from
 the same site immediately after you print out the chart of foods
 and lifestyle tips I mentioned above at this link:
Inflamation Foods by Lose the Back Pain

I know you'll enjoy this great article as much as I did.

Have a great, pain free day!

In health and happiness,