Pain

Everyone experiences pain, sooner or later, during their lifetime. Pain is a signal that the body is not functioning at 100%. It can last for a short period of time, come and go, or it can be chronic and always present. Did you sprain your ankle last year and it hurts when the weather is cold or it rains? Did you or a relative have knee surgery or cancer treatment and continue to have pain years after the surgical site has healed or the chemotherapy is completed? Additionally, many cases of chronic pain have no explanation for its presence.

Tips To *Ease* The  Pain

1.     Retrain the brain to control the activation of pain pathways.

2.      Acupuncture to possibly activate the endorphin system

3.      Stretch and exercise has been very effective for arthritis pain

4.      Adequate sleep and rest tends to reduce pain sensation

5.      Follow an anti-inflammatory nutrition plan.

6.      Add dietary supplements to your nutrition plan

What can you do to ease the pain?

Do you have time to prepare nutritious meals? Do you have time to exercise? If your answer is no, then, do you have time to change your mind to be healthy?

A change in mindset can change behavior and a change in behavior can change the outcome.

The best thing you can do is schedule time to grocery shop and then prepare meals for several days. For example, if you eat chicken, a roasted chicken can be used for several dishes. Chopped chicken can be used in a green salad. Chop some more chicken for Thai rice noodles with mixed veggies. Then slice the chicken breast and top it with a tomato sauce and cheese. The chicken wings can be coated with a spicy BBQ sauce and the remainder of the chicken put in a chicken stock with veggies and or noodles for a hearty chicken soup. The soup can be served with fiber filled bread and a salad.

Just as time is scheduled to see your health care provider or to meet with me for coaching to achieve optimal wellness, time also need to be scheduled for exercise. Be specific as to how you the time is scheduled.  Specifically, what are you going to do in a given time period and how often and for what length of time.

 How much time do you have, really? Do you have time to be healthy? I’d like to hear your thoughts! Leave your comments below.