Copyright 2006 Rick Rakauskas
This article covers the following points: .. How to restore
healthy joints and cut inflammation.
In the last article, one of the key points was:
When muscles along our spine are injured, in many cases the
nerve paths to those muscles are NOT restored rapidly. A
necessary long-term solution for back pain is to switch the
muscles back on so they are in balance on both sides of the
spine.
.. How to restore healthy joints and cut inflammation
What Causes Inflammation and Joint Pain? There are many causes
of inflammation. Among these, the common causes are undoubtedly
related to what you eat (or don't eat, but should eat), your
living and working environment, and the alignment of your joints.
Let's start with alignment: When bones are out of alignment, be
it knee joints, or vertebrae, inflammation can occur due to
rubbing of bone on bone. In particular, if your spine has
vertebrae not sitting squarely on top of each other, chances are
high that inflammation will occur, and with it, back pain.
Your vertebrae may have been moved out of alignment by
accidental damage caused by a fall, motor vehicle injury or
other mishap, or it may now be happening because of muscle
imbalance constantly pulling your spine out of alignment.
That's why the Better Back system is so heavily focused on
re-alignment of the spine and re-balancing of muscles.
Foods can cause allergic or intolerant reactions, often leading
to inflammation of joints.
The most common foods which can cause inflammatory reactions
include dairy products, wheat, peanuts, and salicylate foods
such as tomatoes, capsicums, peppers, olives, berries etc.
It can be quite a complex process to sort out which foods may be
causing swelling in joints. Common allergy tests are not yet
very accurate and you may need to use a process of elimination
and re-introduction to find out for yourself.
For me, when I cut dairy products out of my life many years ago,
all my joint pains disappeared within four weeks and have never
returned. This may not be useful for you, but I believe it is a
good starting point if you are serious about your health.
Common environmental causes are petrochemical reactions from
detergents, paints, perfumes, hair sprays, deodorants, pest
sprays, etc. Foam mattresses can cause inflammatory reactions in
sensitive people.
Some other causes of inflammation can be microbial, viral,
fungal or parasitical infections, excessive levels of C-reactive
protein (linked to poor diet), and depression which can increase
TNF-alpha levels.
As a general statement, a strong immune system is the best
barrier to inflammation from infectious sources. A strong immune
system is very largely dependent on good nutrition, suitable
exercise, and activities such as meditation or relaxation to
lower stress levels.
Much of this is outside the scope of the Better Back system and
will be dealt with at higher levels of the Better Health
system®, which I intend to make a start on in the near future.
In the meantime, to gain a wide understanding of many natural
health techniques, particularly nutrition, I urge you to
subscribe to
www.mercola.com. The subscription is free.
Are There Any Natural Solutions For Inflammation?
In the Better Back system's 100-page manual, I discuss some
natural supplements which have an excellent track record of
cutting inflammation in joints.
But I also caution that many of the brands for sale are of
dubious quality and advise using only properly tested brands.
I also discuss another, simple solution to adopt as well. This
solution involves drinking plenty of good quality water, but it
is vital to add something to the water. The substance I
recommend adding is generally cheap and very plentiful, but
again, must be good quality. There are different qualities
available and I tell you how to select the best ones.
Third, I have uncovered and tested a natural product made from
tree cells, which can cut joint inflammation very quickly when
applied to the skin around the painful area. Beats popping pills.
A useful side effect of this substance is that it also helps
heal cuts and burns very quickly.
For those of you who are interested, the product is dimethyl
sulfoxide or DMSO. Best used at 70% strength, not 100%. I will
include a discussion on DMSO in a future edition of the Better
Back system manual.
There are suppliers of DMSO in the US and possibly in the UK,
while for Australian clients I can mail out a 200 ml bottle of
DMSO for a very reasonable price. Mailing internationally is
prohibitive in terms of the cost of delivery versus cost of
product. Fourth, I am currently experimenting with another
natural product which seems to have some exceptionally powerful
properties in cutting inflammation throughout the body. I am
unable to reveal this publicly for now.
So there you have it, another reason why you get back pain, and
the knowledge to defeat it.
Rick Rakauskas
About the author:
Rick Rakauskas is a marketer with a keen interest in alternative
health methods. Don't let back pain steal the joy of living
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