Using the Mediterranean Diet to Prevent Back Pain
That title probably threw you for a loop with the suggestion that you can use a diet to correct back pain, but when you get down to it, what we eat really determines a whole lot more than whether we’re going to be fat or thin. Studies have shown that people with poor diets tend to be more prone to depression, more susceptible to disease and infection, they have less energy and they suffer more aches and pains than people who maintain a healthy diet.
The good news is that a back pain diet is going to involve some really great food. The Mediterranean diet isn’t about cutting out all of the great tasting stuff, it’s about simply eating well, and even encourages the intake of wine and cheeses. How many diets can you say that about?
The core idea of the Mediterranean diet is mixing heart-healthy, anti-inflammatory foods with a strong food pyramid to follow. This places grains, potatoes and bread at the bottom of the pyramid, that which you should eat more of, with beans, nuts, legumes and fish largely taking the place of (but not completely replacing) red meats and poultry.
The fact that it helps to cure back pain fast by reducing inflammation was only discovered as something of a bonus alongside the diet’s primary purpose in making the heart healthier.
The diet is essentially just a basic, well balanced mix of foods and fitness, with regular physical activity being a staple of the program.
As an example of what you’ll be eating, take grilled lamb chops. This recipe simply involves first grilling (or pan-searing) some lamb chops until they have a nice color to them, and then baking them in the oven at 375 for thirty minutes or until all pink is gone. Put some buttered green beans on top and have some garlic soup and a glass of red wine on the side.
This simple recipe is more mouth watering than you might expect. The Mediterranean diet wasn’t designed in a lab or at a university, it’s a centuries-old tradition from Mediterranean countries. These are recipes designed through several generations of tradition based on the native ingredients and cooking methods of the Mediterranean.
The result is food that is simply incredible and very effective at keeping one’s weight down, at fighting heart disease and at lower back pain prevention when coupled with some basic exercise now and then.
