More than 1.5 billion people worldwide are living with a chronic pain diagnosis. Omega-3 fatty acids have received growing attention due to their powerful anti-inflammatory effects which can play a role in reducing inflammation and chronic pain, in addition to supporting joint health, and improving overall health. Understanding the different types of Omega-3 oils, how they function within the...

Chronic pain and depression often exist together. Researchers have determined that up to 40% of people who experience chronic pain also experience depression. Chronic pain isn’t merely a symptom. It impacts the brain, immune system, stress-response system, and even the gut microbiome. The combination of these factors can increase the likelihood of depression developing. 1) How chronic pain...

Living with chronic pain is more than a daily challenge because it can also increase the likelihood of other health problems developing. One of the most important, yet often overlooked connections is the association between chronic pain and high blood pressure (hypertension). Understanding how these two conditions interact can enable you to protect your cardiovascular health, and improve your...

When a Vitamin D deficiency exists, pain sensitivity can increase, and lead to chronic pain amplification. When your Vitamin D level is optimal, it can function as a steroid hormone to reduce inflammation and chronic pain. Cytokines are chemical messengers within your body that play a role in inflammation. Vitamin D can help your body to reduce inflammatory cytokines, and increase...

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) is a digestive condition that has become more widely recognized in recent years, especially among people who struggle with chronic digestive issues that don’t appear to have a clearly identifiable cause. While bacteria are a normal and essential part of a healthy gut microbiome and gastrointestinal system, balance is key. In SIBO, bacteria that...

If you’re living with a chronic pain condition, fatigue, or stress-related symptoms, understanding the functions and benefits of magnesium could be transformative. Magnesium may not receive the attention that calcium or Vitamin D3 receive. However, it’s one of the most powerful and underrated nutrients when it comes to your body’s ability to function, heal, and recover. What does magnesium...

Anatomically, the digestive tract is lined by a layer of cells that is only one cell thick. When antibiotics or toxins create damaging microscopic holes in the single cell thick gut lining, partially digested food particles, toxins, and microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi can leak through the openings, and enter into the cardiovascular system to create inflammation and pain. This condition...

Within our digestive systems, diverse mixed colonies of microorganisms called bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viral phages live together as an ecosystem. Together, they help to digest the foods we eat, and create approximately 70% of the neurotransmitters that our brains and nervous systems require to function. The gut contains approximately 500 million neurons, which are known collectively as the...

This blog article will explore the connection between chronic pain and the Autonomic Nervous System, which is a component of the Peripheral Nervous System. To understand how the Autonomic Nervous System affects chronic pain, learning about the Autonomic Nervous System first would be helpful. The Autonomic Nervous System regulates involuntary processes in the body which include heart rate, blood...

To understand what antioxidants are, and how they protect our cells, we must first explore free radicals, which are unstable atoms or molecules that contain an odd number of electrons in their outermost electron shell. Due to their unpaired electron, free radicals become highly reactive, and when they interact with other molecules within the body, they can cause damage to cells. The reactivity...

Haptens are small molecules that include many toxins. On their own, toxins do not trigger an immune system response, until they have bound to a protein carrier molecule within the body. Then the bound toxins are called haptens. The immune system views the cells with haptens as being abnormal, and creates an inflammatory response that may result in chronic pain and other symptoms. This...

Mitochondria are microscopic oval shaped organelles found within all human cells, except for red blood cells. Healthy mitochondria are critical for overall health. They produce the energy our cells require, which is known as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), thereby earning mitochondria the nickname the “power houses” of the cells. Each cell can contain hundreds, and even thousands of mitochondria...

The toxin reduction decisions you choose to make can lead to the reduction of chronic inflammation and chronic pain over time. Eating organic whole foods is ideal because processed and highly processed foods may contain higher levels of inflammatory toxins, in addition to added sugars, added starches, and refined carbohydrates. Avoiding or minimizing processed and highly processed foods in your...

Elimination of added sugars, added starches, and refined carbohydrates from your diet will be one of the most impactful health changes you can choose to make on your chronic pain reduction journey. Consuming these substances can create an inflammatory effect within the body, and amplify chronic pain. Gut microbiome dysbiosis is a term that means that the microorganisms that live inside of the...

Improving the quality of your drinking water by reducing toxins is an essential strategy when inflammation and chronic pain reduction are your goals. Although municipal water treatment facilities treat water to remove many potential harms to health such as bacteria, parasites, protozoa, and viruses, they do not remove heavy metals or chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,...

Currently, our bodies may be exposed to more than 300,000 toxins daily, with some environmental experts estimating that our bodies are bombarded by up to 700,000 different toxins on a daily basis. When toxins accumulate within the body, they can bind with carrier proteins, and trigger inflammation which can amplify chronic pain, in addition to causing potential epigenetic changes which alter the...