Chronic Pain
When it Comes to Chronic Pain, You Really Are What You Eat
Food helps us grow, gives us energy and keeps us healthy—if we let it. Yet, with each passing year, obesity becomes more prevalent in the U.S. and diseases related to making poor food choices are on the rise. The Western-style diet may include lots of fried foods, processed foods, refined sugars, red meats and trans…
Read MorePut a Pep Back in Your Step: How to Exercise with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain—pain that lasts 12 weeks or more—can get in the way of a lot, including physical activity. But while exercise may be the last thing on your mind when you’re hurting, research shows it can decrease pain, stress, and fatigue, and improve physical function. Safely and gradually increasing movement—with activities like Pilates, yoga, walking,…
Read MorePrescribing of Opioids Has Gone Too Far
On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain in response to a growing epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths in the U.S. While Americans constitute only 4.6% of the world’s population, we consume 80% of the global opioid supply. In…
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