There are two ways to get out of pain:

1.  External Intervention: Stretching, soft tissue work, strengthening, etc.
When used in the right amounts and with the right timing, they will fix the
root cause of the problem.

 

2.  Internal Intervention: Medicine, supplements... but also food.
The goal of an internal intervention is usually to reduce inflammation.

But what is inflammation anyway?

I'll call Wikipedia for help: "Inflammation is a protective attempt
by the organism to remove the injurious stimuli and to initiate
the healing process. Without inflammation, wounds and infections
would never heal."

Thanks Wikipedia.

In plain English, when you're trying to get pain-free and heal
you actually NEED inflammation to occur.

The problem is, most people experience what is called acute or
chronic inflammation.

The same way too little inflammation will slow down the healing
process, too much of it will keep you in pain longer.

That's when the doc comes in:

You: My neck/back/shoulders/soul hurt like crazy.

Doc: Take these pills! Magic!

(4 weeks later...)

You: My neck/back/shoulders/soul hurt even if I take the pills.

Doc: Take MORE pills! Magic!

Now that's a problem: 1) You can't rely on pills for the rest of
your life and 2) They will take a toll on your liver and overall
health in the long run.

Instead of relying solely on pills, I suggest you focus on eating a few
anti-inflammatory foods that keep your body from getting in that
chronic state of inflammation in the first place.

Start with these 3 foods:

==> 3 Foods That Stop Joint Pain (eat these!)

Remember, keep an open mind to new ideas, but ALWAYS do
your own homework... and combine that with common sense to
figure out what's best for YOU.

 

Keep training hard,

 

Mike Westerdal

CriticalBench.com