With the increase of stress in today’s society it really isn’t a surprise we have seen such an increase in the intake of fast food, trans fatty acids, preservatives, and sugar. We are bombarded with hormones in meats and dairy products and artificial sugars in our food. With all the changes in diets should we really be surprised at the overload of our immune systems leading to side effects such as constant pain.

The pain you experience is simply a signal to your brain that somewhere your body is not functioning at top efficiency. Perhaps due to injury, disease, or even strain on the tissues. Without pain, you wouldn’t know something was wrong, or that treatment is necessary.

Fortunately several options are available to treat chronic (persistent) pain without the use of medications, whether over-the-counter or prescribed.

A change of diet while increasing our intake of essential vitamins, minerals and herbs can help to reduce the pain we experience. Sometimes the pain is caused by a simple deficiency of one of these in an area of the body.

Increasing the amount of exercise and sleep you get can help to improve your immune system, as well as providing your body time to repair itself.

Chair massage on a regular basis can help to relieve stress and strain on muscles and tissues, as well as increase blood flow to deliver healing nutrients to tissue.

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Dr. Alan Weidner
www.massage-chair-relief.com