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Pain or Pain Relief?
May 2002 |
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| in this issue: "Pain or Pain Relief?" |
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- How the body creates the sensation of pain
- The influence of diet on pain production
- Nutrients that help the body produce less pain
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PAIN?
or PAIN RELIEF?
IT MAY DEPEND ON YOUR NUTRITION
In
this issue we will see how diet and nutrition can influence
the body's ability to modulate pain.
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| How the Body Creates the Sensation of Pain |
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pain is unmerciful and indiscriminate, affecting over 80
million Americans, young and old alike. The costs of pain,
in both human and financial terms, are incalculable. But
have you ever noticed how some people have a higher pain
threshold than others? They never seem to be bothered by
pain. Why is this so?
The
sensation we feel as chronic pain is produced through
a number of complex biochemical interactions. These interactions
can be likened to a battle between the good guys, the
body's natural pain relieving force, and the bad guys,
the pain producers.
When
the good guys are winning the battle, we are not bothered
by pain. But when the bad guys begin winning, the resultant
pain can make us miserable! People who have a higher pain
threshold may have a stronger natural pain relieving force.
If
you are bothered by pain it may be time to call for the
nutritional re-enforcements to come to the rescue! Certain
nutritional factors protect and support the good guys.
They can be invaluable re-enforcements in winning the
battle against pain. Let's see why.
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| The
influence of diet on pain production |
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So
what really causes an area of your body to become painful?
It is a chemical reaction that involves a fatty acid called
arachidonic acid. When arachidonic acid is freely circulating
in the blood it reacts with certain enzymes that then produce
chemicals that cause pain and inflammation. How can we limit
the amount of free circulating arachidonic acid? By not
eating certain foods that contain large amounts of arachidonic
acid. Guess what is the highest, red meat. Followed by fowl,
eggs, milk and seaweed. Yes even vegetarians have to watch
their diet when addressing chronic pain.
That's
right, if you are suffering from chronic pain, eating
less or no red meat will reduce your body's ability to
produce pain-creating chemicals in your blood. So a diet
low in arachidonic acid is helping the good guys and you
will feel less pain.
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| Nutrients
that help the body produce less pain |
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There are nutritional products that further assist the body
in handling the pain and inflammatory process. The details
of how these substances work are complicated but in simple
terms they act in one of three ways. First they help bind
arachidonic acid and stop it from freely circulating. Turmeric,
Evening Primrose Oil and EPA-DHA (fish lipid
oils) are very helpful in this phase. Second they block
various enzymes from ever reacting with any free circulating
arachidonic acid. Quercetin, Bioflavanoids,
Vitamin E and Garlic are the nutrients of
choice for this phase. And thirdly they help cleanse the
body tissues and blood of a variety of factors that contribute
to the inflammatory and pain process. Vitamin B5,
Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Trypsin and
Chymotrypsin are the choices for helping rid the
body of these toxins.
Here
are some formulated products that contain the above nutrients
in the appropriate amounts. Click on any one of them and
you will go to an informative description of the product.
INFLAVANOID
INTENSIVE CARE
500-C
METHOXYFLAVONE
BIO-ZYME
META
EPO
ADRENOGEN
EPA-DHA
COMPLEX
GARLIC-4000
PTE
SUPPORT
As
usual please e-mail me with any questions.
Yours
For Better Health,
Dr.
Peter L. Kopko, D.C.
Newsletter
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