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Ego and Back Pain

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Is Bottled Water Really Healthy?

By Herb Borkland

Forget the ad images of high mountain streams and diamond-pure glaciers. Did you ever stop and ask yourself why you really think bottled water is better for you than drinking tap water?

"The bottled water industry promotes bottled water as pure, safe, healthy and superior to tap water, but bottled water is actually less regulated than tap water," says Corporate Accountability International Associate Campaigns Director Gigi Kellett.

And in fact, an estimated 25% or more of bottled water is actually only tap water in a bottle — sometimes further treated, sometimes not. Water drinkers, it's time to take a closer look at the bottle in your hands and to ask yourselves, "What's in it for me?" Here's why...

There's Just No Excuse: Break Down Those Barriers to Health!

By Dr. Mark Wiley, The Healthy Back Institute

Whether you have back pain, sciatica, neck or shoulder pain, headaches, PMS, tendonitis or something other... you have by now sought out alternative practices to relieve your suffering. Yes, the prescription meds helped a bit, for a while. But when they wore off, you had to take more... and more. And now you are seeing an acupuncturist, a chiropractor, a massage therapist or some other holistic therapist and are finding that the requirements to do what is asked of you (outside of appointments), is just not quite fitting into your busy daily schedule.

Taking personal responsibility for your own health is difficult. It requires dedication and patience. Life is tough.

It seems we all, in our quest for health, well-being or simple pain relief, encounter the same set of barriers. These are things that seem either to be in our way or to fall along our path as we traverse it toward feeling good. And while each person's barriers are of different sizes, the following three are by far the most common.

Barrier 1: Time

Perhaps the most obvious barrier to achieving optimal health is time. There is only so much of it in a day, a week, a month and a year. We can't add time, and when we finally do find a free moment it gets eaten up by unsuspecting sources, like: work, house work, family obligations, events, projects, you name it. Something always seems to get in the way of doing our exercises, driving out of the way to purchase organic whole foods, eating balanced meals, getting a healthy amount of sleep, taking those supplements as directed, drinking enough water.

Click here to read the rest of the story:

Don't Play "Pharmaceutical Roulette!"

Take Charge of Your Own Health Now

By Herb Borkland, Health Writer

Global is good. But when it comes to the international drug industry, Chinese and Indian manufacturers don't measure up to the strict regulatory environment we Americans rightly demand for ourselves. Not altogether surprising. That's why the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is supposed to protect us.

Advocates of health-conscious living may not be feeling safer, but they have been vindicated in their suspicion of the FDA. But the problem turns out to be much worse than shoddy inspections.

The hard fact is FDA's love affair with China has already killed American patients!
Click here to read more... and to find out how you can protect yourself.

Back Surgery: How to get relief from post surgical scar tissue…

If you have had a back surgery either on your neck or lower back and have failed to get relief there could be an underlying issue that most treatments fail to even mention.

 

Any and every surgery will develop some amount of scar tissue all be it that new techniques are getting better at minimizing the amount, its still an issue that you are most likely dealing with right now and most likely nothing you have tried has helped…

 

Here it is short and sweet, Scar tissue and Fibrous Adhesions are a dirty little secret and a contributing factor of post surgical pain. And if left untreated could take years to diminish.

 

Scar tissue needs to be what is called released or Myofascially manipulated and there are many different techniques that work great for this and most good and well trained massage therapist can do and excellent job of it but there is one more component to getting relief and that is the absorption of the excessive scar tissue from a cellular level.

 

As we get older, the more stress we are under and the less fruits and vegetables we eat the less enzymes our bodies will get and produce on a daily basis allowing for the over development of excess scar tissue.

 

And that is why it is critical that anyone who has had any type of surgery should eat 5 to 7 servings or fruits and vegetables a day and supplement with enzymes.

 

Click here for more information on Enzymes Therapy:

Golf, news, instruction, equipment and exercises

The golfer's checklist to ensure a healthy back:

1. » Visit a physical therapist or chiropractor well versed with golfers for a golf-specific physical assessment and conditioning program.
2. » Take a lesson from a PGA professional about basic fundamentals and how the body should move during the golf swing. Hopefully the PGA instructor uses video to analyze your swing.
3. » Practice golf specific drills that teach the correct movements in your swing, which will decrease the chances of injuring your back.
4. » Ensure your clubs are fitted properly for you, e.g. are your clubs too short or long? Are the shafts too flexible or stiff?
5. » Make sure you do a golf-specific warm-up routine prior to hitting balls or playing golf.

To Read the complete article on golf and back pain click here:

Can this 2-Minute Video About Inversion Therapy hold the secret to pain relief?

Ever wondered if inversion therapy really works?

Well, watch this short, 2-minute video we created for you. In this video, we
demonstrate how inversion therapy works and also show you several things
you can do to make it even better.

So if you suffer from any type of back pain, neck pain or sciatica and have not
tried inversion therapy, you really should watch this short video and read the
special report that is also available on the webpage.

And if you've already tried inversion, you still should watch it because you may
find several of the special "tricks" we share to be helpful.

I also wanted to share with you an email that I received a long time ago but just
found while going through my "collection" of thousands of emails.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: kate.b@myemail.net
Date: Jul 27, 2007 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: 54 Year Old Nurse Shares Her Secrets For Sciatica Relief
To: jesse@gethealthyandfit.com

Hi Jesse,
Over the past year I have become a fan of you and what you're doing on your
website. I was 33 yrs old when my son was born. When he was 3 months old I
got out of a rocking chair and "tweaked" the wrong way and ended up spending
2 weeks flat on the floor unable to move icing nonstop (luckily I have family
around). I was in soo much pain, I'd wake up in tears..not that I slept with a new
born in the house.

Completely exhausted, I had an MRI that reported I had herniated my L5-S1
disc area. That started my journey into researching how to take care of my back
and how to get those core muscles some strength after pregnancy. 

3 unsuccessful cortizone injections later, hours of physical therapy, meds etc.
nothing worked. I used to be a marathon runner and lead a very active lifestyle.
I was determined to get back to enjoying my family and life!

Then one night in my quest I came across your website and the inversion table.
I ordered your books, dvd's and an inversion table. It changed my life! I'm hooked
and have been pain free for over 10 months now. I'm doing pilates, run in the
water, "hang like a bat" on the table as my husband calls it, and chase my toddler
around all day without any pain.

Gratefully,
Kate Berman,  34 & fit mama of an active 22 month old. :)

---------- end Kate's email ------------

That's awesome!

I've said it so many times before, but it deserves repeating here again now...

Most people get the best results when they COMBINE multiple treatments and
remedies together.

Here's the combination that we have found to work the best for the largest
number of people:

1. Identify and address muscle imbalances, which are almost always the
underlying cause, by using the Lose The Back Pain system

2. Reduce pain and inflammation with safe and natural ingredients like the
ones found in Lifezyme Plus

3. Decompress the spine with some form of traction or inversion therapy

4. Address trigger points - with help from a trigger point specialist or can be
done at home using our trigger point self treatment system

5. Improve your mental / emotional state and wipe out negative stress and
there are many ways to accomplish this. A few products we recommend
are the Stress Less video and Mind Body Pain Relief

Well, I hope you find the video about inversion therapy informative and keep
your eyes peeled as I have several more videos I'll be sending you over the
next few weeks.

In fact, I have one about sciatica where I'll show you one of THE most effective
stretches for sciatica... plus an other video showing you many little things you
can do to reduce or better manage pain while at work.

So, that's all for now... talk to you again soon.

Steve

How to Silence Sciatica Once and For All - Free link to MP3 Audio

 

Enjoy and come back to our forum if you have any questions…

http://www.losethebackpain.com/media/blue-sciatica.mp3

Get your questions answered about Back Pain, Neck Pain or Sciatica on our Back Pain Forum

Rub It On and The Pain is GONE

Rub on Relief is now available... and you can grab some here

And for those of you who don't know the story, here it is...

About two years ago we came across a pain relief cream
that worked like magic. So we bought 500 tubes of the stuff
and offered it to our customers.

We never would have guessed it, but we sold out in less than
2 weeks.

But that wasn't what amazed me...

What amazed me was that ever since then we have been
getting emails, phone calls and even letters from people
begging for us to carry it again.

Well, the day is finally here.

This clinically proven pain reliever works like magic...
simply rub a little on and in minutes the pain disappears.

Here's what people have been saying:

"Glad I No Longer Have To Use Viox..."

"After years of suffering chronic pain, I have found relief with
RUB ON RELIEF.  Having tried NSAIDS, prescription pain
relievers, VIOX, Neuronitin, etc., it is a great feeling to know
I am helping heal my body with this product by modulating
the pain mechanisms, rather than just covering up the
symptoms. Every fibro/cfs/chronic pain patient should be
using this product on a daily basis. Even exercise becomes
possible by using the cream before and after workout."

--Jon Shallit - Oswego, NY

"Within Minutes The Pain Was GONE!"

"I was so happy to speak with you yesterday. I just wanted
to let you know how much I like RUB ON RELIEF. I bough it
from a Naturopath in Bridgton, ME who recommended that I
use it instead of advil to relieve my 3 years old son’s leg
cramps. Since then, my husband and I use it all the time.
We use it on all of our muscle and joint aches. It works very
quickly and effectively.               

We both play tennis and ski and my husband play basketball
so we have lots of  opportunities to use RUB ON RELIEF. I
use it for my sore Knees after I play tennis. It really helps! Last
night, I went to bed with a sore, stiff back. In the middle of the
night, my son climbed in our bed and landed knees first on my
back. Oh the pain!! I immediately grabbed the RUB ON RELIEF. 
Within minutes, the pain was gone and I was able to sleep.
I like it so much I ordered 15 tubes for my USTA tennis team.
I have been telling all my teammates about it, but didn’t know
where to get it. I am glad I found you."

--Joey Avantaggio - Bremen, ME

If you ever suffer from any type of ache or pain, you have got to
try this stuff.

And I'm pretty sure it will be just like last time and we'll sell out
very fast so you may want to grab some now

Because if we do sell out, it can be 6-8 weeks before we will
have more available.

I can't wait to hear of your results using this proven pain
relieving formula.

The Sedona Method and Back Pain

As a daily user of the Sedona Method for many years, I love the fact that it starts with the belief that I am (all of us are) perfect, whole and complete. “Thank you, for helping me see that in myself.”

 

What made the Sedona Method so successful for me, is that it did not try to change my mind about any of my beliefs but cleared my mind of the endless cutter floating around in my mind which allowed me to find my purpose in life, set my vision and it continues to help me achieve my everyday goals. “Nothing more powerful in life than that”

 

What I found to be amazing was that every issue I thought I had to work on, either physical pain or mental anguish, was addressed at the root cause level and with the guidance from Hale and his intuitive ability to communicate through the program, almost as if he was talking directly to me, it just worked. I just keep asking myself how did he know that of me, how did he know that was exactly what I need to work on? Just Amazing!

 

I work with Individuals dealing with physical pain and mental stressors every day and they believe their situation is so different because it is either unique to them or has challenged their life for such a long time and they begin to believe that nothing or no one can help them.

 

I urge you to keep an open mind that anything is possible…The last 10 years of my life were not easy by any measure, but I have seen and been a part of many miraculous events in my life and in my work and I would not be where I’m today without the ability to let go of the past and see the possibility in the future. “Hint – Hint”

 

One last thing, when I started the program, I had no clue what it was about or if it would do anything for me, but rest assured my experience was profound -- so much so that my five-year- old will benefit from the gift of being able to use the method her entire life, compared to the rest of us who will start the method much later in life, and then there are those who will never know…

 

Because of your affiliation with the Healthy Back Institute, Hale is offering you $50 off The Sedona Method Audio Course. Click here to get your special pricing.

You’ll thank me for it!

 

Thank you, HaleJ

 

Steven Hefferon, co-founder, the Healthy Back Institute and Lose the Back Pain System

How to get relief from post surgical scar tissue…

If you have had a back surgery either on your neck or lower back and have failed to get relief there could be an underlying issue that most treatments fail to even mention.

 
Any and every surgery will develop some amount of scar tissue all be it that new techniques are getting better at minimizing the amount, its still an issue that you are most likely dealing with right now and most likely nothing you have tried has helped…

Here it is short and sweet, Scar tissue and Fibrous Adhesions are a dirty little secret and a contributing factor of post surgical pain. And if left untreated could take years to diminish.

 
Scar tissue needs to be what is called released or Myofascially released and there are many different techniques that work great for this and most good and well trained massage therapist can do and excellent job of it but there is one more component to getting relief and that is the absorption of the excessive scar tissue from a cellular level.

As we get older, the more stress we are under and the less fruits and vegetables we eat the less enzymes our bodies will get and produce on a daily basis allowing for the over development of excess scar tissue.

And that is why it is critical that anyone who has had any type of surgery should eat 5 to 7 servings or fruits and vegetables a day and supplement with enzymes.

Click here for more information on Enzymes

Does inversion Therapy work? YES and HOW...

What is Inversion Therapy like?

Let's take a look at what a back pain sufferer will go through in a typical session. First, you do not need to go into full inversion to get the benefits. (Note: It will take time before you will be able to tolerate full inversion.) Here is a simple guide for beginners:

First 2 Weeks: Adjust the table to go to 20-30 degrees for 1 to 2 minutes, once or twice a day. Slowly increase your time until you become comfortable with the process and the position. The best way to tell if you're getting used to the inversion table is whether or not you can relax while you're using it.

Click here to read about inversion therapy:

When to Stretch: Before or After Exercise?

One frequently-asked question is, "Should I stretch before or after I exercise?"

The answer is: Both. This is not an either/or option; stretching both before and after physical activity is a must. And no cheating; please.

Stretching after exercise to get a jump on your next session without stretching beforehand will not do you any good either, and here is why:

The purpose of stretching before exercise is to help prevent injury. Stretching does this by lengthening the muscles and tendons, which in turn increases your range of movement. This helps you move freely without restriction or injury occurring. However, the reason why you stretch after exercise is very different.

Why Stretch After Exercise?

Stretching after you exercise is necessary for a very different reason. Any strenuous activity, particularly weightlifting, causes a small amount of damage to the muscle and associated soft tissues.

These small rips and tears are what force the muscles to grow when they begin the process of repairing themselves. Stronger tissue replaces the damaged tissue, which often causes soreness up to 48 hours after exercising.

This is called delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS. You might not feel sore immediately following a workout, but think how many times you or someone else has said, "I'll pay for this later."

Stretching after your exercise routine helps release the tension and prevents the muscles from becoming tight. Right after your workout, your muscles are warm and elastic. The post-workout stretching session affords you a second chance to increase your flexibility and range of motion, particularly around your joints. Regardless of the type of activity, you should stretch all major muscle groups.

Is Stretching Considered Cooling Down?

No, stretching and cooling down after a workout are two very different things. Some experts say you should cool down first and then stretch, and others say that stretching can be incorporated as part of the cool-down process.

The purpose of cooling down is to help your heart rate return to normal. Your heart, lungs and blood flow all worked hard to get you through the exercise, and without a sufficient cooling-down period, you may feel sick or dizzy. You might want to take a leisurely five-minute walk on a treadmill to relax your body and then do your stretching. Your muscles will still be warm and you will still reap the benefits of a post-workout stretch.

For more great stretching tips I suggest you sign up for the free stretching e-course offered by my good friend and stretching expert, Brad Walker.

Get his free e-course here:

5 simple steps for back pain relief

Millions of people suffer from back pain unnecessarily when there is actually a very simple solution, according to Jesse Cannone , certified personal trainer and back pain specialist.  "Unfortunately, many people are led to believe that back pain is normal and were all supposed to experience it... well, thankfully, that's not the case. Eliminating back pain is not nearly as difficult as most people think or are led to believe... it can actually be easy!" says Cannone. 

Here's the simple system that MUST be followed if you are looking for real, long-term, lasting relief:

1. Identify the cause - nearly all of the treatments people receive for back pain only focus on the symptoms and the healthcare professionals zoom in on only the problem area. The real key in eliminating back pain is to find out exactly what’s causing the problem... and most of the time it's not even the back!

2. Address both the cause and the symptom - the best approach is a combination of treating the symptoms for pain relief while also addressing the underlying cause.

3. Be aware - many people suffering from back pain are not in tune with their bodies and during their treatment they do not realize what is working and what is not. In order to achieve long-term relief you have to understand how your body works, what's causing the problem, and what changes have to be made to correct it.

4. Consistent Focused Action - achieving success in anything requires consistency and focused action. Most people with back pain won't make the time to work on their problem each day... instead they take pain killers which mask the pain and allow them to cause more damage while they continue with their life.

5. Don't do what doesn't work - we already know that most traditional treatments for back pain don't work.... why waste your time, energy, and money? The real key to eliminating back pain is to identify the true cause of the pain and then address it with a combination of treatments to treat both the cause and symptoms. Over 80% of all back pain is caused by muscle imbalances... NOT a lack of pain killers or surgery! Fid out what's going on in your body and take action.

Click here to read more about back pain exercises:

“Bodybuilding Sins” Article #5 - Rest, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Many of the injuries that bodybuilders suffer from could be easily prevented just by allowing the body enough time to rest...

While most bodybuilders dread hearing the word “rest”, many fail to realize that there is far more to rest than just avoiding overtraining. When you perform a tough workout you not only stress that muscle or muscle group, you also place stress on the cardiovascular, neuromuscular and components of the immune system...

For example, many bodybuilders will train their chest 2-3 times a week and spend an hour or more performing dozens of exercises just for the pecs...

While this may sound ok to some, when you add in the stress of other workouts it can quickly add up to too much stress in one or more ways. I hear bodybuilders all the time say “I let my body rest by splitting up my workouts” and “I worked chest yesterday so today I'll train my back”... that's NOT rest!

Click here to read more about propper workout recovery:

Can Proper Nutrition and Supplementation Heal Your Back Pain?

Anyone looking to achieve optimal health has to consider nutrition as the single most important ingredient for success. In a perfect world, all of our nutrition should come from the food we eat. Supplementation should not even be an issue.

In the real world, however, most of the foods we eat are riddled with fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, and hormones - not to mention that they are often hydrated with polluted water. In addition, an ever-growing percentage of our food comes from other countries, which don't always have the best inspection track record.

And if all that weren't bad enough, the natural nutrient value of the soil that produces these foods has also been diminishing over the years, a trend that will only continue. This is why it's necessary for us to take a hard look at our diets and make a decision about whether we may need supplements.

As you can see, proper nutrition nowadays is not that easy; it does take some time to educate yourself. By proper nutrition, I mean eating clean and safe foods that have the nutrients your body requires to get and stay healthy.

Recipe for relief

Your two main purposes for eating a healthy diet and taking supplements are to give your body what it needs to heal itself and to minimize the level of inflammation that is in your body. The inflammation is what is causing your pain.

Click here to read more about proper nutrition and supplementation for back pain:

Alternative Techniques You Would Never Guess Would Reduce Pain and Bring Healing - Mind-Body Techniques

Why do we call mind-body techniques such as massage, meditation, hypnosis, or acupuncture "alternative" treatments when they've been around since the dawn of Man? If these techniques have been around and used for that long, surely there must be something to them.

Truth is, you're already a bit of an expert in some of these techniques. Let me explain. Say you stub your toe. You know full well you're going to grab that toe and rub it (massage). Next, your breathing is going to change, you're going to belt out a few choice words, then you're going to find a place to sit down and relax for a minute (meditation). And don't forget your need to show everyone where it hurts by pointing to it and pressing on the most painful spot (acupressure).

I know what you're thinking right now: How would any of these techniques help heal my herniated disc or Spinal Stenosis or Sciatica? First of all, none of these techniques can change the physical aspect of your condition. But when you examine the goals of each of them, they all make sense. And, if used together, they can deliver better and faster results.

Here's a quick look at the benefits of a more extensive list of alternative treatments to help you understand how you might incorporate one or all of these techniques into your life. Study this list and then find practitioners to teach you or work with you one-on-one.

Massage: There are literally hundreds of styles of massage. Which one is best for you will depend on your comfort level. I would recommend finding some one skilled in Deep Tissue combined with Trigger Point as well as Myofascial Release the combination offers calming of the muscles and manual removal of inflammation by getting rid of the source of the irritant and pain.

Click here to read about more Mind Body Techniques:

Back Pain Support Groups use the worlds most active Back Pain forum to chat...

Welcome to the worlds most active Back Pain Discussion Forum... please feel free to post a message or question. We review the board daily and will do our best to respond to questions as quickly as possible.  We hope you find this forum helpful and ask that you please tell anyone you know how is suffering from back pain or sciatic pain to visit.

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