For decades we’ve been under the impression that joint pain is a natural part of aging. Granted I’m just shy of 50 years old, I can tell you that I used to have joint pain and now I don’t. For me, finding relief has largely been due to my dietary changes. The average American diet is roughly 70% processed food which is not a diet for pain relief. These foods contain inflammatory oils, numerous chemical additives, and sugar – all of which have been linked to joint pain. Isn’t it worth exploring the possibility of finding a diet for pain relief? More often than not, most of my clients experience a reduction in aches and pains even though that wasn’t the reason they hired me.
There’s also sometimes a structural component to pain. Humans aren’t meant to sit behind a desk all day. As a licensed massage therapist who specializes in myoskeletal alignment, I help you understand what misalignment might be causing your pain.
I did my first Whole 30 in 2014 motivated to relieve my chronic fascial stiffness. As I approached my 40th birthday I noticed that I’d hobble like my mother when I stood up from a chair. Learning Whole 30 was an anti-inflammatory diet I figured it couldn’t hurt. However, when the 30 days were done … Read more
Most people in the modern world suffer from back pain at some point. Unfortunately, our lifestyle is largely to blame. The human body isn’t designed to sit hunched over a desk all day. It doesn’t matter if you have upper or lower back pain, both of them can simply be caused by sitting all day. … Read more
There’s a big push right now towards a plant-based diet. The very thought of this idea makes me cringe because it’s not better for the environment, it’s not healthier, and it’s low-fat dogma from the ’80s repackaged with a facade of environmentalism. We all know how the dietary advice from the ’80s turned out… Besides … Read more
You’re likely wondering what in the world a primal health coach is doing writing about massage therapy. Initially I had some reservations about writing on this subject but when you consider the human response it is very likely that hunter-gatherers used some form of massage therapy. What do humans do when we bump into something? … Read more
