Keeping Pain at Bay

No one enjoys pain but without pain often it would be impossible to know that a problem exists in the body that needs to be helped. It is rare for any person to never suffer pain as pain can come about as a result of an injury, a trauma, a disease or infliction, et cetera. There are however ways to help keep pain at bay and this means employing the proactive and preventative means. To put it another way, by taking positive steps to be healthy you can often prevent certain health problems from cropping up in the first place.

A proactive approach to health and pain starts with what foods you put into your body. It is extremely important to consume a diet that is healthy and well balanced and includes plenty of fresh fruits as well as fresh vegetables. This is believed to be one of the simplest ways to raise your resistance to pain when it does occur. Pain can show itself if your body is lacking in any one of the major vitamins be they A, B, C, D or E so bear this in mind when you prepare meals for yourself and your family. Vitamin E in particular is helpful in treating pain in the muscles and the joints. A lack of minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium and so on can lower your ability to handle any type of pain that comes your way. Be aware that a ratio of 2:1 of calcium to magnesium is believed to be excellent when it comes to relieving the pain of headaches as well as pain that appears in the joints. An example of a vitamin that has been shown to be beneficial when it comes to neuralgia and chronic headaches is manganese while a deficiency in any of the B vitamins can lead to chronic pain, headaches and a certain amount of nervousness.

As the human body ages it loses some of its ability to manufacture the elements that are necessary to reduce or “short-circuit” the cycle that often brings about chronic pain. In this way then it is wise to consume green-lipped sea mussels, as well as sea cucumber, spirulina, and glucosamine. Other substances that a person would do well to take in more of as they age include Sam-e, the Human Growth Hormone (HGH), melatonin, and methulsuflonydmethane or MSM). All of these substances are believed to be beneficial in relieving different types of pain such as joint and muscle pain as well as pain in the jaws and teeth and general pain that is associated with the tissues.

Studies have proven that chronic pain in the body can be controlled to a certain extent by way of using the techniques of visualization. One form of visualization is guided imagery and this method of healing encourages a person to think in terms of pictures in order to get rid of negative ideas and thoughts and to raise the levels of positive chemicals in the brain such as for example the substance serotonin which then can reduce stress and anxiety and can encourage the work of the immune system. Guided imagery directs the mind to focus on the good and the positive in order to improve the energy that the body gives off. Guided imagery has been successfully utilized to help sufferers of arthritis, cancer, recurrent headaches and sinus problems.