One of the first things I did after my formal introduction to my new patient was to begin the tedious admission process and collection of patient information. That information gathering involved going through cabinets, shoe boxes and baskets (often many) of prescription medications from various doctors. It was a lengthy process as I had to try and determine based on the medications, what diagnoses these prescription drugs were prescribed to treat. I saw the firsthand dilemma of those patients who asked "Do I eat this month, or do I buy my medicine?" Sometimes a patient would tell me that a certain drug was prescribed to treat the side effects of another drug they were taking.
Indeed! Why on Earth does anybody need all these pills? Don't misunderstand, I realize there are medications that are absolutely essential.....I'm just not certain anybody needs a basketful. If, after taking the medication, the person is either so nauseated or full from the pills and the fluids required to take them that they have no desire to eat, I believe we can agree there is definitely a problem.
So just for a moment, I want you to try and recall all the diagnoses you've ever been given or ever heard. Allow me to jog your memory with a few examples:
Arthritis
Bronchitis
Sinusitis
Cystitis
Appendicitis
Cellulitis
Encephalitis
Endocarditis
Cholecystitis
Diverticulitis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Hepatitis
Ulcerative Colitis
Dermatitis
Nephritis
Crohn’s disease
Asthma
Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS)
Alzheimer’s
Fibromyalgia
Systemic Lupus
If you knew that most diseases are caused by inflammation and that inflammation causes pain, then wouldn't it make sense that to alleviate the inflammation would essentially eliminate both the cause of the disease/diagnosis as well as the associated pain?
Inflammation is the end result of long term oxidative stress which can be caused by emotional or physical trauma, and nutritional or environmental pollutants. Most likely it is some of each.
Food (& sugar in particular) is a major culprit because it causes glycation. ANY form of sugar, from starchy carbohydrates e.g. potatoes, legumes, sweet fruit, sugary beverages, sauces, breads, cakes, biscuits, or pasta ALL convert to glucose.
Glycation then, occurs when a sugar molecule binds to a protein or fat molecule without the control of an enzyme. This binding impairs the function of the molecule, leading to advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). These AGEs result in many of our inflammatory diseases and are particularly high in diabetes.
What we need to eat then, is real food that is not loaded with added sugar and give our bodies the necessary fuel. You don't put sugar in your body's "gas tank" if you want peak performance!
Furthermore, even an athlete with an excellent diet experiences some inflammation-associated pain from the trauma of pushing his/her body to achieve peak performance.
As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I used to be in pain even before I got out of the bed in the morning. Thankfully, that is no longer the case, even on cold or wet days when arthritis sufferers everywhere are miserable with joint pain. I start and end my day with 36 natural anti-inflammatories that don't come from pills or pain medications. There are no baskets full of pills at my home (each with a $30 co-pay that would be paid to some pharmacy every month). I start my day with plant-based 100% absorbable nutrition--Zija's Smart Mix or Super Mix. My preference is pain-FREE, what about you?
Pam Baker, RN
Http://naturalpathtohealth.myzija.com
notmywil@gmail.com
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