Back pain
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This isn't related to nutrition but I hope you guys will still have advice. I'm young and have pretty bad lower back pain. I think it's from years of being sedentary, then weightlifting with bad form topped off with lifting everyday heavy objects with poor form.
I just recently had the flu pretty bad and I felt it even more then. I had to try avoiding to cough because that'd aggravate the pain. It hurt to get out of bed etc.
I've gotten over the flu now and my back hurts much less -- I assume I was much more sensitive to pain while sick or something like that -- but what I brought up above made me realize I need to get my shit together and finally fix my back. Any tips?
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@remy
Have you ever taken any vitamin A derivatives, or supplemented excess vitamin A?Sometimes retinols can dry out the lipid deposits that lubricants the spine and joints, and cause pain during movement.
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@peatilian No, I haven't. Should I just make sure to get vit A in my diet or should I actually supplement it? If yes, how much? Thanks.
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Look into Dr John Sarno and TMS and also the book the Great Pain Deception by Steven Ray Ozanich. Also Pain Free You on youtube has tonnes of videos.
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No, my recommendation would be lots of calcium throughout the day, keeping absorption windows and limits in mind. And 300-700mg of aspirin with K2 a day
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@remy sleeping on your belly fixes spinal & pelvic posture and bad breathing patterns, and strengthens the abdomen, glutes and spinal erector muscles which help keep the spine from getting herniated or the surrounding muscles and ligaments damaged during heavy lifting. Make sure you get enough rest and use something like methylene blue or thyroid to keep your metabolism high so that your body can replace the damaged parts with identical fresh ones. Glycine/gelatin, egg yolks, milk/cheese and ofc plenty of carbs that work with your digestion are all good recovery foods. Vitamin K, D3, calcium and red light are good restorative supplements. Don't use too much aspirin because you need some coagulation for recovery, or take vitamin K with it.
