Are you tired of suffering from chronic pain?

We can help you! Chronic pain can be reduced through positive nutrition and lifestyle changes which can reduce your inflammation and your level of chronic pain. Ray of Hope Chronic Pain Recovery Support offers an online 3-month scientific research-based nutrition, health, and lifestyle education program that is available in Small Group Classes and Private Classes. We are located in St. Catharines, which is in the Niagara Region of Ontario, and we are pleased to offer this innovative online chronic pain recovery support program to suffering people around the world through Zoom classes.

We understand the impact that chronic pain can have on relationships with family members and friends, in addition to the toll chronic pain can take on mental health, so we provide compassionate support. Following program completion, optional ongoing support is available on a month-by-month basis for people who desire continued support. This comprehensive program has been created to help people with all levels of mobility, ability, or disability, including people who are currently bedridden. Regardless of whether you are able to walk, or unable to walk, this program can benefit you!

This inclusive holistic program is suitable for all people who have received a chronic pain diagnosis including individuals who’ve been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chronic Migraine Headaches, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Neuropathy and Neuropathic Pain, Bursitis, Temporomandibular Joint Disorder (TMJ), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Chronic Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis, and all other chronic pain conditions. Implementation of the Foundational Building Blocks of Health can encourage healing, down regulate pro-inflammatory cytokines, reduce chronic pain, and improve both health, and quality of life.

Following your program registration, password access to the members section of this website will be provided. The members section contains educational blog articles and diagrams which can expand your knowledge base, and maximize the positive impact of your Zoom classes. Classes held once every two weeks via Zoom (Zoom.com) will provide the compassionate personal support you require to create gentle, consistent, positive changes in your nutritional, health, and lifestyle habits. Following completion of the 3-month program, members who would like to continue receiving Zoom meetings have the option to extend their active membership on a month-by-month basis.

During your Zoom classes, we will discuss your chronic pain level, and you will learn about the Foundational Building Blocks of Health. We understand that every healing journey is unique, and we are committed to supporting you. The information and personalized support you will receive throughout this program will be custom tailored to meet your needs.  Together, we will explore the known root causes involved in both the creation and amplification of chronic pain. We will develop strategies that will enable you to apply the Foundational Building Blocks of Health within your own life. Ray of Hope Chronic Pain Recovery Support complements the medical care you receive from your health care provider. Decisions regarding which specific nutrition, health, and lifestyle changes to implement should be made in conjunction with your health care provider to ensure that the changes are appropriate for you medically. It’s important to discuss any nutritional supplements you’re considering taking with your health care provider prior to taking them to ensure that they are appropriate for you medically.

Program subjects will include nutrition, in addition to symptoms caused by clinical and subclinical nutritional deficiencies. Focus will be placed on reducing inflammatory foods, and increasing superfoods rich in antioxidants. Information regarding how to facilitate inflammation reduction, oxidative stress reduction, toxin intake reduction, and how to support your body’s natural detoxification pathways will be provided, with emphasis placed on improving cellular and mitochondrial health. Increasing physical movement and mobility gently and gradually, supporting your lymphatic and glymphatic system, and receiving safe daily outdoor light exposure will be encouraged. If you are taking any medications that increase photosensitivity, or have been diagnosed with a medical condition that causes photosensitivity, please consult your health care provider for guidance regarding how much outdoor light exposure would be safe for you. Likewise, it’s important to discuss any nutritional supplements you’re considering taking with your health care provider prior to taking them to ensure that they are appropriate for you medically.

The autonomic nervous system will be explained, with a focus on reducing time spent in Sympathetic Nervous System mode. Gut-brain axis, vagus nerve health, neurotransmitter production, epigenetics, and how these factors affect health will be discussed. Non-opiod pain relief strategies will be enouraged such as massage therapy, stress reduction, and progressive relaxation. When the body’s skeletal system is out of alignment, nerves can be compressed, and pain can occur. The health benefits that gentle chiropractic care can provide to people suffering from chronic pain will be addressed because it supports the healing process that leads to chronic pain reduction.

Health harming insulin resistance, and metabolic dysfunction will receive focus because they are incredibly prevalent within our society. Therefore, fasting and intermittent fasting will be discussed due to their cellular health benefits which include autophagy, mitophagy, gut microbiome health, reduction of insulin resistance, and improved metabolic health. People with diabetes must obtain medical approval from their health care provider(s) prior to engaging in any form of fasting to ensure safety, and that blood sugar levels and medications are monitored closely. Information pertaining to gut health, increased intestinal permeability (leaky gut), gut microbiome dysbiosis, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), and Small Intestinal Fungal Overgrowth (SIFO), will be provided because gut health problems are incredibly prevalent, especially when a chronic pain diagnosis exists.

Your progress will occur at the rate and pace appropriate for your body, and perfection is not required. However, a willingness to make positive changes consistently, when partnered with the Foundational Building Blocks of Health can create the healing momentum your body requires for chronic pain reduction. A specific timeline for improvement cannot be provided because every program member’s body will be different. For example, when arthritis has existed for many years, an affected individual might require a referral from their health care provider for joint replacement surgery, stem cell treatment, or other medical procedures in addition to this program. That being said, it is possible to reduce, and even prevent further damage to other joints.

During my personal recovery from chronic pain, I regained the ability to walk, swim, ride a bicycle, and play my piano. My quality of life has been restored! I experience the joys of life again, and I’m no longer the woman who was living in her bed with a TV as her companion. Being able to enjoy social activities, sunset walks along the beach, and visits with family and friends has been a blessing. Last summer, I was able to take my granddaughter to the zoo where we enjoyed seeing animals, playing together in the water park area, and a lovely picnic lunch. For me, that was an incredible achievement I couldn’t have imagined a decade ago, however, that is my current reality. I would love to share the scientific research-based information, and valuable insights I’ve gained during my own healing journey with you, and support you as you create your own better tomorrows.