Using Food To Fight Pain

When I saw this headline on AOL recently, it made sense as we all know the power of food to heal our bodies, but somehow when pain is concerned you become skeptical.

In an article by Neal D. Barnard, M.D. he spells out exactly which foods, vitamins and herbs help.

Looking at particular pains he recommends:
Digestive pain - rice or peppermint oil
Migraines - ginger,feverfew ( an herb),coffee
Arthritis pain - natural plant oils

And for back pain he points out that the same plaque blockage that occurs in the heart showed up in the the lumbar arteries of those with back pain which could lead to treating this the same way we do heart disease by improving diets.

He points out that Vitamin B-6 can even increase your pain resistance to pain.

The article goes on to list food triggers that cause migraines and arthritis pain so check out the full article.