4 Foods That Heal Aches and Pains

How edamame, ginger, salmon, and yogurt could be the foods to ease your woes!

You have heard how foods can be healing.  In this month’s Prevention Guide magazine, health experts outline four foods that can do just that.  Sore muscles?  Try ginger.  Ginger is loaded with nutrients that decrease inflammation, swelling and pain.  Those who lift weight experienced a 25% less post-workout pain 24 hours after consuming a half a teaspoon for 11 days.   For back and neck issues, eat more fish.  Salmon, herring and sardines are good choices. Eating fish low in mercury and high in omega-3 fatty acids can relive achy back, neck and joints.  They describe it this way:  in a healthy back, blood vessels at the edges of spinal disks transport crucial nutrients to those disks. If it’s diminished, the disks lose oxygen and those nutrients.  Degeneration can begin.  Omega-3s improve blood flow and and help with inflammation in blood vessels and nerves.  Arthritis?  Edamame and other soy-based foods may help ease joint pain. That’s worth a try for those with arthritis. Researches gave a fourth a cup of soy protein to participants for three months. Pain was reduced those who ate the soy protein versus milk protein. Edamame is a great source of the soy protein and make a great snack. IBS?  Try yogurt.  The bacterial strains that are often in yogurt can reduce pain, inflammation and bloating.  Not every yogurt or frozen yogurt contains the probiotics you need.   Look for a brand with live and active cultures.  Vegans can get their dose from probiotic-enriched soy yogurt.

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