Center for Disease Control Recommendations for Chronic Pain
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report on March 18th, 2016 improving the way opioids are prescribed through clinical practice.These new guidelines will ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of people who misuse, abuse, or overdose from these drugs.
Erase Your Fear, Cure Your Pain
Fear is not your friend when it comes to living with chronic pain. Fear of movement can hold you captive causing further regression into a life of more pain and further disability. Your brain is constantly rewiring itself, processing new information, and creating shortcuts to adapt to environmental changes. While these processes occur unconsciously, they can […]
Phytic Acid: Top Reasons to Avoid this Anti-Nutrient
White bread is bad. Whole grains, legumes, and nuts are good. Simple, right? Well, yes. Mostly. Kind of. Except for something called phytic acid, which is one of the inconvenient anti-nutrients that we have to contend with when it comes to whole, unprocessed food. (Lectins are another anti-nutrient that can wreak havoc on our systems.) […]
Central Sensitization and Healing Your Chronic Pain
If you suffer from chronic pain central sensitization is important for you to understand. You might notice that occasional bumps or stubs hurt more than you think they should. Sensations like a simple touch or massage can be painful as well. Even simple daily activities can be excruciating. This is a distressing condition, often aggravated […]
The Opioid Epidemic [Why It Shouldn’t Be Happening]
The Opioid Epidemic. In the United States, over 100 million people suffer from chronic pain or around one-third of adults. (1) In 2012, over 259 million opioid prescriptions were written. (2) Four out of five heroin users admit to abusing their own painkiller prescriptions prior to trying heroin.3 Opioids refer to a class of drugs with […]
Four Simple Steps to Heal Pain & Leaky Gut!
The health of our gut is so vital to health and well-being and is key to decreasing inflammation and pain in the body. Now what occurs in the body also occurs in the brain and the gut is now being referred to as the “second brain”. So what can we do to ensure a healthy […]