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Nutrition, Prolotherapy,
Chronic Pain
Marion Hauser, M.S.,R.D.
"Susan" had been living
with chronic pain from a foot injury. She was
told by a doctor to rest the injured limb until it healed. Because she
immobilized her foot for so long, the soft tissue was unable to heal adequately.
Now she is living with a chronic pain disorder called
RSD. She also experiences
high stress, fatigue and low energy, all related to the pain.
RSD, also known as
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, is a nerve disorder that involves the
sympathetic nervous system. RSD is a chronic condition characterized by severe
burning pain, changes in bone and skin, excessive sweating, tissue
swelling and
extreme sensitivity to touch. It is quite possibly one of the worst pain
syndromes one can experience.
"Susan" is receiving
Prolotherapy, a treatment that stimulates the body to
repair the painful areas, at Caring Medical. She was also placed on a strict
diet to help her healing process. We put the patient
on a vegetarian,
"Giraffe-like" diet, because her
blood pH was extremely
alkaline (above normal) which was causing her stress, fatigue, and low energy
levels. Having started this new diet, "Susan" reported that she has never had
so much increased energy, with an amazing reduction in her fatigue and pain.
When she gets off of her diet and eats a lot of protein and not enough
vegetables and
complex carbohydrates, she starts to feel the terrible pain
again; the anxiety increases, and her weight begins to creep up. She was also
instructed to take an allergy test which showed that she is allergic to milk.
Being allergic to a food can cause your body to not heal properly, which can
cause your body fatigue and pain. "Susan" has also been following a
casein-free diet, along with
Hauser Diet Type
Giraffe. She is so happy
to be on the path to recovery. Never underestimate the power of the proper diet
for healing!
What causes RSD and chronic pain?
We believe that immobility triggers the arthritic and RSD process. When you
develop an injury and then immobilize it, you decrease joint
cartilage
nourishment. (Cartilage nourishment involves eating the proper foods for
repair). When you decrease
cartilage
nourishment, cartilage damage will form.
Once there is cartilage damage, joint bones start colliding which then causes
joint deterioration, like arthritis. Arthritis then triggers the adrenaline
system of the limb, which then causes RSD
Nutrition plays a vital part in the healing and recovery phases of your
injuries. Nutrition is often overlooked, yet it is the vital to the healing
process. A lot of people who have pain are seen by so many doctors that can give
medication for the pain, but they can never figure out what the underlying cause
for the pain is. If you have pain it means that something is weak or injured. In
order to strengthen and heal the injured area, your body needs to be provided
with the proper nutrients.
What are you
putting in your mouth?
The body needs all essential nutrients to grow ligaments, tendons, and to heal
any bodily structure. Essential nutrients are amino acids, fatty acids,
vitamins, minerals, and trace elements that are to be consumed in a healthy
diet. Most Americans have nutritional deficiencies. We consume a lot of fatty
foods, colas, sugar, and simple carbohydrates. These foods and drinks do not
have any nutritional value. Eating a load of sugar hampers the immune function
for four hours. So, if you are drinking a soda every 4 hours through out the
day, your body is never able to heal your connective tissues. These tissues need
to be healed to cure your pain.
What our bodies need are dark green vegetables, fruit, nuts, whole grains,
protein, and lots of water. Another factor to look at is if you are
overweight.
Weight loss is a part of curing chronic pain. Stop eating so many simple
“junk-food” carbohydrates. The heavier you are, the more weight your ligaments
and joints have to support you to keep you up. Your painful areas have to use a
lot of energy to support your own weight which is causing you to not be able to
heal properly or very fast.
How we can help you
In our opinion, the best way to treat your chronic pain is to give us a call so you can make an
appointment to meet with one of our natural medicine doctors. Receiving
Prolotherapy,
along with nutritional testing can get you on the road to relieving your chronic
pain. When you come to visit us, several tests will be likely be conducted,
including a Diet Typing
and a nutritional
history. These tests will determine your blood pH and how well your body
oxidizes (or processes) food. The end result of these tests will be to determine
what foods your body needs for optimal healing and which
Hauser Diet you should
be following for optimum health.
Don’t underestimate the power of proper nutrition in your healing! It may be the
missing link!
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