5 Tips to Overcome Morning Stiffness

Do you find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning, because of too much pain? Does it take you an hour or two for your body to warm up and your joints and muscles to loosen before you can tackle the tasks of the day? You are not alone.


According to the American College of Rheumatology, Fibromyalgia affects 3 to 6 million Americans. That's 1 in 50 Americans, with seven times more the frequency in women than in men.
Morning stiffness is one of the more common complaints doctors hear about from patients.

Don't let morning stiffness cut your day short, by starting it later... And while most people reach for muscle relaxants like Motrin and pain relievers like Aleve to get them going, you don't need to.

The basic causes of morning stiffness are lack of daily physical activity, being overweight, having a poor diet, not sleeping properly, and being in an environment that tends to be cold and/or damp.

Exercising on a daily basis (even walking while swinging your arms) is a great way to release those feel-good endorphins, get the blood moving and help clear nasty toxins from the body.

A poor diet that is high in simple carbohydrates causes weak muscles and bad posture.
Being overweight causes you to carrying unnecessary poundage, which puts strain on your joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Living or working in cold or damp environment causes muscles to stiffen because the cold or damp affects the blood flow throughout the body.

You can be happy to know that what is causing your morning stiffness can be avoided or corrected...

Here are 5 easy things you can do to make a big difference in your life.

1. Be sure to get ample deep sleep, so your body can repair and recharge. Also, be sure to sleep either on your side or on your back—as stomach sleeping causes unnecessary stress on the low back and spine.

2. Do some easy stretches while lying in bed, then sitting up in bed—such as bending to the front and sides. This will stretch and loosen the muscles and help flush them with more blood.

3. Drink the best water you can get. Often the tap water in our cities is not the freshest or safest. Even big cities  have traces of   estrogenic-like compounds in its tap water—and these toxins build up in our systems over time, causing pain. It is advisable to drink either bottled water.

4. Take a hot shower. This serves as a means to induce sweating, promote blood circulation and release muscle spasms. Simply stand under the hot water and... relax.

5. Get some regular exercise. The idea is to go out and do some something physical with your body. Even a simple routine of 10000 steps a day (buy a pedometer!) will greatly improve your health!

These simple tips followed with a little dedication, along with some minor lifestyle changes and changes to the living environment, can help you overcome morning stiffness in no time.

The Ugly Truth About Back Pain

Here’s a little-known fact.  The real cause of the pain is almost always overlooked.    Most doctors only treat the symptoms. They use "band-aid" treatments like:


•    Cortisone shots
•    Dangerous drugs
•    Physical therapy
•    Surgery
•    Chiropractic manipulation

These may work. When they do, it’s almost never long-term.
It’s not until you treat the “hidden” underlying causes that you get lasting pain relief. Back pain is almost
always caused by muscle imbalances which are a result of hip-dysfunctions.

What are “hip-dysfunctions”? In short, they’re the combination of tight and loose muscles in your upper legs
buttocks and hips that pull your pelvis and spine out of their natural alignment over the years.
This makes your back muscles work against the grain so they get hurt … it puts pressure on your spine,     discs and nerves and causes all kinds of back, neck, sciatic related pain.

The good news is, it’s VERY FIXABLE – without expensive and never-ending trips to a chiropractor,     without dangerous prescription drugs and without surgery.

Fixing the imbalances causing these dysfunctions returns your body to the natural, balance structure it was when you were young and didn’t have back-pain
Medical doctors and Chiropractors are finally catching on and using this method as a treatment with their back pain patients. The results are nothing short of impressive.

In this new book “The 7 Day Back Pain Cure” they do what no one else in the medical community does, and that is put together all of the pieces... see, most people when they have back pain usually get treatments that only mask the pain... and even then, the treatments only address the physical symptoms...
In this new book, it shows you:

•    Why traditional treatments always FAIL to deliver lasting relief
•     The 7 mistakes that most people make that keep them in pain
•    How to identify the real, underlying causes of your pain
•    Which treatments work, which ones don't and how to know which is right for you

So, if you suffer from any type of back pain, I highly recommend you go grab yourself a f.r.e.e. copy of my book now..

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I'm sure you'll find it helpful, especially if you are in pain now.
 









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Eliminate Back Pain Quickly: 5 Simple Steps for Ridding Yourself of Back Pain

Eliminate Back Pain Quickly: 5 Simple Steps for Ridding Yourself of Back Pain: "Millions of people suffer from back pain unnecessarily when there is actually a very simple solution. 'Unfortunately, many people are ..."

Break the Chronic-Pain Cycle: Walk Your Pain Away!

There are many causes of pain, and many contributors to the ongoing pain-pills-inactivity cycle. Your back hurts, your head is throbbing, your fibromyalgia is aching... so you swallow the meds and sit-out the day. Just like you did yesterday and will do tomorrow. You can't imagine doing otherwise.

This is a vicious cycle that many chronic pain sufferers get caught up in. You hurt, you need to get through your day, so you take what pills you need to mask the pain and "function" in the world. But part of the problem is your lack of exercise.

Believe me when I tell you, I was a chronic pain sufferer for almost 30 years, and I know that even basic chores like cleaning and laundry can be painful, let alone trying to do rigorous physical exercise.

Well, here's the deal. Exercise is necessary to reduce pain. Why? Because it gets everything moving: the heart, the lungs, the muscles and joints. The good news? All you need to do to start feeling relief is to get your body moving for 20 minutes per day. And low-impact walking is enough movement to help stop the pain-pill-inactivity-pain cycle. Here's why...

Walking is an aerobic activity, but since it is low-impact there is little wear-and-tear on the joints and little (if any) triggering of pain from the jarring action of the body—as experienced in high-impact aerobic exercise or jogging. Although it is a simple activity, walking actually utilizes most of the muscles of the body to propel you forward and keep you in balance while increasing respiration, heart and lung function, blood and oxygen flow, and the "burning off" of blood sugars and fats and removal of toxins and other wastes through sweat and improved eliminative functions. All this, of course, causes a vast decrease in... PAIN!

Walking is so simple and "ordinary," yet in one 20-minute session you can raise HDL good cholesterol levels, increase respiration within safe limits, sweat out toxins, release the endorphin feel-good hormone, improve heart function, begin reducing weight, reduce stress, promote relaxation and improve overall endurance and body tone. Amazing!


Many of the triggers that attack your health and cause pain can be reduced or eliminated simply by walking. And this activity only requires time, as no special place need be made to do it—although it is preferable to walk in a park as opposed to a busy city sidewalk.

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3 Simple Exercises for Back Pain

Perhaps you've had a hard day, you had to shovel the walk, dig your car out of the snow, mailed a few heavy packages, are carrying around some extra holiday weight, or had to take your in-laws around town. You're tired, and it feels like your back is about to go out.

To keep your back in supple working order, you can simply do a few exercises that will help loosen you up and restore your posture. You should do these before running to your pain relievers or muscles relaxants. You don't even need a personal trainer or gym membership to do them, and they will prevent a visit to the doctor. A few relaxed sets of these exercises can immediately make you feel better.

These golden exercises include knee bends, waist twists and hip rolls. Doing these three treasures is a great way to get the blood moving, release endorphins and help you detox, all of which keeps the back in shape and pain away.

Since these simple exercises deal with moving the major muscle groups including the core stabilizing muscles, you can do them anytime with varying degrees of difficulty--adjusting as you get more accustomed to doing them.

The exercises promote blood circulation and release muscle tightness and spasms. Done regularly, they will increase your health and fitness levels, helping to tone your body. You will feel warmer and they will even help aid digestion, as the exercises assist the moving action of the intestines to move your bowels to aid detoxing.

Detoxing is important when considering pain, as toxins in the blood and muscles creates inflammation and pain.

Exercise 1 — Knee Bends: Do some gentle, relaxed knee bends. If you have knee or back issues it is best to do them with the assistance of a chair, table or desk. Stand in a relaxed shoulder-width position and place your hands on the support. Tighten your stomach muscles and exhale while bending your knees and going down as far as you can without falling or straining your knees. Inhale while standing up. Do 10 of these, and then move onto the next exercise.

Exercise 2 — Waist Twists: With your hands relaxed at your sides and with feet a shoulder-width apart, simply start swinging your arms right then left, patting both hands on your lower back as they reach around. This will massage the kidneys. Be sure not to swing or pat too hard, just in a relaxed easy motion! Breathe naturally and relax. Simply do a count of 10, and then relax.

Exercise 3 — Hip Rolls: Stand back away from your support and stand with legs at shoulder-width apart. Tighten your abdominal muscles and put your hands on your hips. Imagine you have a hula hoop, or are doing the hula, and rotate your hips clockwise 5 times, then rotate them counter-clockwise 5 times. Be sure to relax and smile and breathe naturally with this exercise.

The complete series of these golden exercises takes about 2 minutes to complete. Initially, try to do the exercises 3 times a day. Take an exercise break, rather than a coffee or cigarette break, and you'll be delighted on how good your low back will feel.

5 Simple Steps for Ridding Yourself of Back Pain

Millions of people suffer from back pain unnecessarily when there is actually a very simple solution.  "Unfortunately, many people are led to believe that back pain is normal and were all supposed to experience it... well, thankfully, that's not the case. Eliminating back pain is not nearly as difficult as most people think or are led to believe... it can actually be easy!"

I know from expierience working at various jobs that required lots of physical effort, especially using the back. I have hurt my back so many times I even forget how many, and I am sure you have been in the situation and I can relate to your back  pain.

Here's the simple system that MUST be followed if you are looking for real, long-term, lasting relief:

 

1. Identify the cause - nearly all of the treatments people receive for back pain only focus on the symptoms and the healthcare professionals zoom in on only the problem area. The real key in eliminating back pain is to find out exactly what�s causing the problem... and most of the time it's not even the back!

 

2. Address both the cause and the symptom - the best approach is a combination of treating the symptoms for pain relief while also addressing the underlying cause.

 

3. Be aware - many people suffering from back pain are not in tune with their bodies and during their treatment they do not realize what is working and what is not. In order to achieve long-term relief you have to understand how your body works, what's causing the problem, and what changes have to be made to correct it.

 

4. Consistent Focused Action - achieving success in anything requires consistency and focused action. Most people with back pain won't make the time to work on their problem each day... instead they take pain killers which mask the pain and allow them to cause more damage while they continue with their life.

 

5. Don't do what doesn't work - we already know that most traditional treatments for back pain don't work.... why waste your time, energy, and money? The real key to eliminating back pain is to identify the true cause of the pain and then address it with a combination of treatments to treat both the cause and symptoms. Over 80% of all back pain is caused by muscle imbalances... NOT a lack of pain killers or surgery! Find out what's going on in your body and take action.

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