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Spinal Care Clinic Encourages Healthy Diet to Avoid Pain and Inflammation

The S.A.D. is sad for many reasons. Inflammation. Obesity. Pain. S.A.D. being the Standard American Diet may be addressed by paying attention to and exchanging from a S.A.D. diet to a more anti-inflammatory diet. Back pain may benefit as well from an anti-inflammatory diet, so Spinal Care Clinic promotes an anti-inflammatory diet for pain relief and even neurological recovery when spinal nerves ache and are inflamed which results in Burlington and Hamilton back pain and neck pain, etc. Spinal Care Clinic oversees the relief of back pain and neck pain with a comprehensive chiropractic treatment plan of spinal manipulation, Cox® Technic, exercise and nutritional diet. Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients team up with Spinal Care Clinic for the relief of Burlington and Hamilton chronic pain, back pain, and neck pain.

Burlington and Hamilton DIET AND INFLAMMATION

Diet may play a role in obesity and chronic pain, not just in weight-bearing joints but other parts of the body as well. Poor diet often contributes to obesity, affects the immune system unfavorably, and delays recovery from inflammatory injury. A diet that is anti-inflammatory in nature rather than a pharmacological intervention after injury may well help with these concerns when substituted for the Standard American Diet. (1) Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients with chronic pain often discover some relief with better eating choices.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY FOODS

A review of 172 papers suggests that consequences of specific foods are akin to drug management therapy for chronic pain. Natural compounds like the phenolic compounds in extra virgin olive oil are examples. Carbohydrates with low glycemic indices consumed three times a day along with fruits and vegetables, yogurt, red wine are good on a daily basis. Fish and legumes, white meat, eggs and cheese and red meats can be interspersed weekly. It is not bad to have sweets on occasion! (2) Such a treat causes it to be simpler to achieve a diet change! Eating this way helps manage inflammation/oxidative stress that results in pain relief.  

DIET CHANGE FOR NEUROLOGICAL REPAIR

A fashionable diet called the ketogenic diet may have a good effect on lessening inflammation and fostering neuroprotection, protection of the nerves and even neurological recovery of spinal cord injury if started early after the injury. (3) Protecting and regenerating damaged, inflamed nerves is important in the care of chronic pain and Burlington and Hamilton back pain at Spinal Care Clinic. Spinal Care Clinic is excited to disclose that  anti-inflammatory diets help patients heal from disc herniations and other spine related injuries.

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Listen to this Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as Dr. Vincent Pankonin presents a case of chronic back pain helped with Cox® Technic protocols.

Schedule a Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic visit with Spinal Care Clinic soon to begin including some anti-inflammatory foods into your diet – S.A.D. or not - for relief of Burlington and Hamilton chronic pain, back pain, nerve pain and even joint pain. 

Burlington and Hamilton chiropractic patients do well to avoid the S.A.D. diet to decrease inflammation and pain.
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