Change
of Lifestyle - Diet - Vitamins and Supplements.
Therapy of Back Pain and of other musculo - skeletal disorders
was until recently dominated by a twofold approach - either chemical
or mechanical. The classic treatment arsenal offers "painkillers",
muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatories, sometimes Vitamin-B - Complex
and - as a last resort - surgery. Would you ask for more, your
house doctor probably would refer you to a physiotherapist, a
chiropractor or a psychologist.
Experience and research fortunately have extended our treatment
arsenal.
Active Spine Restoration - by improving the function of a weakened
and abused spine. Relief and increased loading capacity are achieved.
120 clinics world wide are practising this concept with a published
80% success rate.
Change of lifestyle. Our bodies are made to move, but we live
sedentary lives. Getting more mobile is a must for everybody with
a joint - or spine - impairment, unless severe pain and inflammation
are prohibitive.
When you ask those sweating at the gym, they will tell you 3 main
reasons:
(A) Feel better (B) Look younger (C) Live
longer. Look at them! Indeed, they are scoring.
Start walking - extending the distance week by week. Go swimming
in a warm pool - preferably back stroke most of the lanes. Acquire
an Inversion Spine Traction Table
and use it twice for 3 minutes per day. That's even better than
the Yoga Headstand, which may damage your cervical spine. Control
your posture, whenever coming close a mirror. Tighten your buttocks
consciously as a good exercise while standing waiting. Look up
the "pelvis tilt exercise". Control yourself, control
situations to cope with stress and tension. There is a saying
: "The spine is the lightening rod of our emotions."
The so-called "well- balanced diet:
"It is a myth that we get all the vitamins
we need in our daily diets"
Modern Medicine 1992; 60 : 15-8
"Vitamins: Emerging as disease fighters, not just supplements"
Med. World News 1993; 34 ( I ) 24-32
"There is a direct correlation between nutrient status and
immune strength"
- 11 publications as back-up.
Defending a "well- balanced diet" as a daily sufficient
source for prevention of sickness is no longer good enough.
Surveys based on blood analyses, confirm that only a few people
really eat and digest well. There is evidence for a widespread
malnutrition(!) for various reasons:
Exhausted, unbalanced or over-fertilized soils show a depletion
of essential minerals such as selenium, copper, zinc, chromium
and many others, which are important for a sound metabolism. Wrong
storage of foods, leading to destruction of vitamins. Indulging
in highly processed and so-called Fast Food. Food allergies are
widespread. Intestine food absorption problems are found often
with the elderly. Interference with prescription drugs, contraceptives,
smoking, alcohol and overdoses of "painkillers" are
reported causes for malnutrition. An athlete or someone working
under stress obviously has a higher demand for high - value fresh
food. Additional energy and vitamin supply are also needed as
a first step at starting training, when you have sluggish and
underdeveloped muscles, which have to move and push surplus weight.
Otherwise, if you are not a giant in will-power, you may stop
essential exercising too early because of fatigue, strain and
pain. Vitamin C, B6, E and Coq 10 are excellent "energizers"
together with enough trace-minerals. http://fast.co.za/~traceminerals.
We recommend reading some excellent and well-researched articles,
which you find in the Library section of http://www.solgar.com.
The whole and most comprehensive range of Solgar products and
Trace Minerals is on offer via the Backshop International. Contact
us for a pricelist.
