One about how certain types of foods can actually create inflammation in your body and make it almost impossible to get rid of pain or heal.
And another article about how you can speed up your metabolism with simple little changes and tricks – and without exercise.
I hope you find them helpful and if you haven’t already, please be sure to let us know what topics you’d like us to cover in future articles.
Is What You’re Eating Keeping You In Pain?
When I say the word “inflammation,” it’s likely to evoke thoughts of painful joints and muscles, swelling, and a loss of mobility.
But did you know that recent research shows that chronic inflammation in your body can lead to serious diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease, to name just a few?
The amount of inflammation in your body varies and is dependent on a number of factors – including your activity level, the amount of sleep you get, the degree of stress in your life, and even the foods you eat.
What you have to realize is that these factors are cumulative – meaning they build up over time. And the more that any or all of these factors get out of whack, the risk for disease increases.
How to Maximize Fat Loss With Little or NO Exercise
Weight loss is a billion-dollar industry because everyone is looking for the quick fix when it comes to losing weight. Everyone wants to burn body fat yet few people understand how the human body uses fat for fuel!
Stored body fat is the last thing your body will use as fuel. The whole reason we store extra calories (that can come from anything) is to have a back up or reserve.
The only way body fat can be effectively used as fuel Is If blood sugar is stable, and the body is using more fuel than is being supplied! This is what keeps most people from burning fat.
As you may have likely heard, Tim Russert, a very well known and respected journalist here in the US passed away unexpectedly a few days ago due to a sudden heart attack.
While I am saddened by the news because I did like him and the way he tried to pull answers from politicians, I am not surprised.
It’s estimated that 450,000 people die each year in the US from hear attacks and unfortunately, many of these can easily be prevented.
Now, I’m not a doctor and nor do I claim to be one (or play one on tv) but I do know quite a bit about the subject as it’s one I have researched and studied.
Here’s a basic explanation of what happens…
Over time our bodies produce arterial plaque and it starts to line the walls of our arteries. The plaque is not a result of eating “red meat” or fat but instead a result of a combination of factors including nutrient/mineral deficiencies, poor eating habits and stress (both physical and emotional).
For example, magnesium deficiency is one of THE leading causes of heart disease but you won’t hear many doctors mention it.
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My friend Dr Carolyn Dean is one of the worlds leading experts on magnesium and she has a great book on the subject called “The Magnesium Miracle” and you can find it on amazon and in most book stores.
So back to the “process”… plaque builds up and sometimes it can break away from the wall rupturing the artery and then our bodies try to repair that damage just like when you get a cut… the wound closes up, it will likely form a scab and scar tissue.
Well, if too much build up occurs this creates a partial (or complete) blockage which cuts off the flow of blood and oxygen. In some cases the plaque build up itself gets so large that it creates a blockage.
But what do most doctors tell you to do?
“Eat right… don’t eat red meat”…. “exercise every day for 30-60 mins”… “take prescription medications for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc”
First of all, medication is NOT the answer and it doesn’t even do a good job of treating heart disease once you have it.
Tim Russert was taking several medications and exercising daily.
Speaking of exercise, what most people do for “exercise” will NOT do much to help you prevent disease.
While exercise can be very beneficial you have to know what you are doing and most people, including doctors, don’t.
Also, while most doctors are pushing medications or asprin to thin the blood and prevent heart attacks, there are numerous natural alternatives that are not only safer, but actually work better!
For example, while proteolytic enzymes are great at reducing inflammation, which is a major factor when it comes to heart disease, they also do an excellent job of cleansing the blood of toxnis, killing viruses and bacteria and most importantly, eat away excess fibrous build up.
There are also several great books like “Enzymes: the Fountain of Life” by DA Lopez, MD and “The Complete Book of Enzyme Therapy” by Dr Anthony Cichoke and you can find these on google books or amazon.
If you want to beat, or better yet, prevent heart disease I recommend you do the following at the very least:
Avoid medications at all costs… they should be one of your last options, not the first thing you do
Read the books I mentioned in this email
Avoid long duration, low intensity exercise and instead perform short but intense workouts
Take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement every day at the very least
Find a doctor who will put you before profits and can help you to become and stay as healthy as possible
Learn to “calm your mind”, relax and let negative stress and energy bounce right off of you
Learn as much as you can about “natural health” – notice I said natural health, not just health because there is tons of “health” information out there and much of it is junk
Well, I hope you are doing well and I wish you health, wealth and happiness.
As part of the Fibromyalgia Fix we are offering For FREE The complete Physical and Spiritual Guide to Healing Chronic Pain of any kind…
BackAches, Sciatica,HeadAches, Shoulder Pain, Arthritis and of course Fibromyalgia
It is the total Self care guide, here are just some of the topics…
* An Uncomfortable Reality: Clarifies why conventional medicine is not the best way to eliminate chronic pain syndromes, and how to put yourself in the driver’s seat of your own healing…
Page 5
* The Problem With Pain: Proves the connection between chronic pain and chronic disease, and the role silent inflammation plays in both…
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* The Fallacy of Pain Relief: Uncovers where most chronic pain and disease come from and how the foods you eat effect them…
Page 29
* Our Fantastic Fascia: Explains what fascia is and why it can become chronically painful…
Page 45
* The Smoldering Fire of Chronic Inflammation: Spells out the nature of free radicals, oxidative stress and their effects on the metabolic balance of your body…
Page 62
* The Painful Side of Sweetness: Exposes how our nation’s sugar addiction drives pain disorders…
Page 72
* Our Injured Earth, Your Injured Self: Uncovers the devastating effects every day environmental toxins have on our bodies and their role in fibromyalgia…
Page 82
* How It All Comes Together Neurologically: Describes how metabolic imbalance blows into painful trigger points in your muscles and leads to global pain disorders…Page 95
* Self-Care 101 for Myofascial Pain Syndromes: Offers strategies to eliminate trigger points (gives directions for every part of your body)
Page 113
* Eating Your Way Out of Pain and Into Wellness: Gives you a healing diet for chronic pain disorders
* Spice Up Your Healing: Shows you how to heal your pain with everyday herbs…
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* Conquering Maldigestion, Food Alergies and Dysbiosis: Illustrates the relationship between your digestive system and chronic pain, and how to reverse poor digestion…
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* Strategies to Enhance Detoxification and Energy Production: Gives you specific steps to clear out your system, reduce free radicals, and boost your vitality…
Page 289
* From Chronic Regional Pain to Fibromyalgia: Proves it’s not all in your head, it’s in your brain and spinal cord! Comprehensive wellness strategies show you how to heal your pain and restore your energy…
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* The Body/Mind Connection to Pain and Suffering: Confirms the source of our suffering and how to build emotional strength along with physical strength…
Page 327
* Perennial Wisdom’s Path to Healing: Provides you the spiritual strategies for long-term health…
Page 343
* The Healing Power of Forgiveness and Gratitude: Reveals how un-forgiveness and un-gratefulness destroy our peace and shows you how to open yourself to true happiness and healing for the rest of your life…
Page 363
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For those that are wondering why we changed the name;
I just read a good article in Men’s Health magazine, which I typically don’t read but I had some time while waiting for a haircut. Anyway, the article was titled “8 Drugs Even Your Doctor Won’t Take”.
I’ve been urging people to avoid taking prescription or over the counter drugs at all costs because the risks are so high… and there are so many safer alternatives, many of which have proven to be just as effective (even more effective in some cases).
To save you the time and effort, here’s their list of drugs to avoid:
It seems the people over at Men’s Health can’t count because the list only has 7 – not 8
Anyway, the reason I wanted to talk about this is because so many people we talk to are still taking Celebrex… even though the FDA has warned about how dangerous it can be. And if the FDA says it’s dangerous, you know it has got to be really bad because it takes a lot of deaths before they’ll cut into the drug companies profits.
So what can you do to safely deal with the pain? Here are 8 (yes actually things that you should consider:
1. Topical pain relief cream
A great way to get fast, almost instant relief from the symptom (pain) but you still have to deal with the underlying issues.
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We make a great product called Rub on Relief that has been clinically proven in 4 different studies to not only be effective, but over 80% of the people in the study said it delivered better pain relief than many brand name prescription and over the counter medicines.
A very powerful anit-inflammatory yet very few people are aware of it here in the US. It’s been used for about 50 years now in Europe and Asia to treat everything from asthma, arthritis, allergies, cancer, herpes/shingles, hepatitis, muscle soreness, multiple sclerosis and many others.
This ancient treatment can work wonders and while it may not work for everyone, one thing we have discovered is the application of the treatments can vary widely from physician to physician… and some people report no benefit when receiving treatment from one doctor but then report great results when receiving treatment from another.
We’ve all got em and they can cause serious muscle spasms, chronic pain and stiffness and exacerbate muscle imbalances.
The good news is you can identify and treat most, if not all of them on your own at home (or at work)…. and with just a few minutes you can see dramatic improvement. If you haven’t already started using trigger point therapy you definitely need to give a try and you can learn more about it here.
5. Muscle balance therapy
Probably the most important because when you identify and address your imbalances you eliminate much, if not all of the underlying cause of the pain.
And while it does take some time to improve your imbalances, many people do find that just one or two corrective exercises or stretches gives them instant relief – but the key here is knowing which exact ones you need to do.
There are many “mind-body” therapies available and they all seem to work for some people so if there’s any that you haven’t tried, you should definitely look into them. You can find a basic overview of mind body therapies here.
This is something I’ve been studying a lot as of late and am very excited about. It falls into the above “mind-body” category but is something I wanted to write briefly about today.
Since I wouldn’t be able to give you a good explanation in such a short space here I encourage you to get and read the book “The Touch of Healing” by Mary Burmeister. You can find it on Amazon or here.
I’ll be writing more about my experience with energy healing very soon.
8. Far Infrared heat
Used for over 3000 years now, Far Infrared heat has been used to treat all sorts of health conditions and has proven very effective at treating muscle and joint related conditions.
And these are just some of the MANY things you can do instead of risk your health on dangerous drugs.
Remember, the more things you try the sooner you’ll find the combination that works best for you… and the sooner you try them the sooner you get your life back.
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Stored body fat is the last thing your body will use as fuel. The whole reason we store extra calories (that can come from anything) is to have a back up or reserve.
While exercise can be very beneficial you have to know what you are doing and most people, including doctors, don’t.
things that you should consider:
