At any stage of life, we can experience physical pain and weakness from injury, overuse/underuse of specific muscles or joints, or even from using our body incorrectly. Sometimes these pains are easy to ignore and sometimes they go away on their own. Sometimes pain begins after illness or other times there is no known cause. Then pain can become more frequent and can be accompanied by other symptoms like high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

These are signs of underlying inflammation and give us clues to what is causing our pain to become chronic.

What role does nutrition play in resolving and helping to eliminate chronic pain?

1. First we need to look for foods in our personal diet that are causing inflammation and increasing pain. It is important to recognize that specific foods react differently for different people. What can be a superfood for one person, can be causing another person inflammation or other symptoms.
2. Is your overall diet adding to your pain? Is your diet too high in specific food groups and causing an imbalance? Are you eating at the wrong times of the day? What changes can be made and what foods can we add to decrease pain and provide natural pain management?
3. What role is stress playing in your chronic pain? Diet can play a big role here with minimizing the effects that stress can have on the many systems of our body and avoiding the imbalance that stress can cause throughout our bodies. If not managed, stress can lead to chronic inflammation that can increase levels of pain.
4. How is exercise and movement affecting your chronic pain? Along with stretching, seeking support from a chiropractor or physiotherapist; eating the right foods before and after exercise can also play a big role in recovery and pain management.
5. Is weight adding to your chronic pain? Finding an eating plan that helps you lose those extra pounds and reduce inflammation can play a huge role in pain management for some clients.

Diet and eating is such a personal thing. A nutritionist will ask you about the types of foods you thrive on? They will also help you to determine what foods are potentially adding to your pain and inflammation?

Book a discovery session with our Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Tammy today to discuss your personal eating plan and what you can do to alleviate pain and feel more like yourself again. Small changes can have a huge impact and having the right nutritionist to support you on this journey is key!

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