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The most meanincing of all questions for those who suffer "Why Does It Hurt?"
In the headlines we hear things such as:
•Chronic pain is responsible for more than $150 billion spent on healthcare- and disability-related costs. - U.S. Census Bureau 1996
• Addressing chronic pain, a hard-to-treat yet highly common condition, costs the United States as much as $635 billion. - Reuters March 2012
• Lost productive time because of common pain conditions alone among workers costs an estimated $61.2 billion per year. - Excerpt from JAMA in 2003.

All of this is for the most part astounding but for those of us who are suffering it is like so what. The thing that has the greatest impression upon our minds is, why does it hurt?

Let me add another question to that one for you, why do babies cry?

I know that it sounds a little crazy to ask such a thing but I want you to think of an answer in just a single word. . . . Read on.
 
 
You Don't have to be medicated, nearly inundated, mostly unable to partake in strenous activity and  wax nastalgic about slimmer days.

The more and more I speak with people suffering from chronic pain is their discontent with the added weight that they have put on from being on their prescription and their lack of mobility.  I too know what this is like considering that I became a grand total of 200 pounds and rising when I was on medication when dealing with my condition.  I was not able to and still am not able to do any very extraneous activity but was able to drop down to about 164 pounds or so where I continue to remain.

Have you ever been frustrated with trying to count all those calories to keep off the pounds? Have you ever been just plain fed up because it seems like all that counting is just good for putting you to sleep? Well regardless of what the case may be it is my intent in this series to help bring you some clarity and sanity to effectively make the most use out of all of that calorie counting and see better results. . . Read on.

Possibly one of the greatest and overlooked reasons for some of those painful woes.

Our posture is something so easily taken for granted but yet so vitally important to our everyday health.  Just think of it this way:

  • Body-slouch
  • Health-slouch
  • Mind-slouch.

Just consider it somewhat of an ABC syndrome to the degradation of your well being.   This could really go in the reverse direction but the real take away here lies in the fact that one begets the other.

Good posture especially for men begins with:

  • Stand erect.
  • Chest well out (without forcing or straining).
  • Square those shoulders (do not draw them tightly).
  • Forcibly draw in that abdomen forcibly (the internal organs will be better supported in that position).
  • Hold that head squarely, so that the eyes look directly in front.
  • Do not tilt the head, or stick out the chin.
  • Keep your neck perfectly flexible but don’t stiffen it. . . Read on.