The Food You’re Eating May Be Making Your Knee Pain Worse

The foods you’re eating may actually be contributing to your chronic knee pain. The foods that cause inflammation and can often lead to chronic knee pain include refined sugar, refined grains, and flour products (bread, pasta, bagels, etc.), refined oils and red meat.  These types of foods make up approximately 80% of the average American’s caloric intake.  Even eating only 30-40% of calories from these foods is too much.  A diet comprised of these types of foods creates inflammation that will affect the knee joint and surrounding muscles causing and promoting further knee pain and suffering.

An anti-inflammatory diet is one you should consider if you’re suffering with swelling and chronic knee pain (especially from arthritis).  An anti-inflammatory diet consists primarily of vegetables, fruit, raw nuts, and healthy proteins such as lean meat, skinless chicken, fresh fish and eggs. In addition, a little bit of dark chocolate and red wine in moderation are also anti-inflammatory in nature.  The best oils to use include olive oil, coconut oil, and real butter.  A very popular oil supplement that should be taken daily is fish oil that contains omega-3 fatty acids, which is well known for its anti-inflammatory properties.

Spicing your meals can also add a substantial anti-inflammatory boost.  For instance, ginger, turmeric, rosemary, oregano, garlic, coriander, have been proven to be anti-inflammatory in nature.  For instance supplementing with ginger was discovered to reduce chronic joint and muscle pain.

In summary, the food you’re eating may be promoting and exacerbating your knee pain so you may want to consider changing your diet as a natural way to help reduce swelling and pain in your knees.

If you are suffering with chronic knee pain, in addition to changing your diet you may want to consider undergoing Dr. Schnee’s Cold Laser Knee Program, which is considered to be a safe, effective, painless alternative to knee surgery, harmful medications and shots.

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Article by Dr. Alexandra K. Schnee, B.S.,D.C.-Your Cold Laser Professional of the Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Area-“Helping People with Knee Pain and Joint Pain in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area since 2001”