Avoiding foods that cause inflammation will help reduce arthritis pain, Santa Clarita Chiropractor / Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Thomas Polucki explains.

By Dr. Thomas Polucki

Suffering arthritis pain? Here are some things your medical doctor may not tell you.

Medication may reduce arthritis pain and inflammation. But at what price?

Over-the-counter pain and inflammation medicine is responsible for approximately 20,000 emergency room visits every year.

Why?

Because side effects of various prescription arthritis medication include heart attack, stroke, a type of AIDS, and/or cancer.

It’s right in the commercials: “Ask your doctor if this is right for you.”

So instead of going straight to the painkillers, which just mask the pain and load up your body with toxic substances, how about addressing the cause or causes?

How about reducing or eliminating what’s causing your pain so you can kill the painkillers?

Arthritis Pain Is Not Just About Aging, It’s About Eating

One simple, natural way to get arthritis pain relief is to avoid eating foods that cause the inflammation.

Now, whether or not you choose mainstream medicine as your primary healthcare, wouldn’t it be helpful to know how to change your diet?

Absolutely.

But there are countless lists out there with many common “usual suspects” for arthritis pain. How can you tell what’s causing your inflammation?

• A blood test?

• Allergy testing?

• Applied Kinesiology?

And what happens if you have sensitivities to everything?

• Allergy shots?

• Benadryl?

• Plastic bubble?

Addressing the why and not just the what is the main difference between conventional and functional medicine.

I have great respect for most of my conventional colleagues, but they rarely have the time to get to the cause and they are excessively pressured to treat the symptom and move on.

If you need more from your doctor-patient relationship, maybe it’s time to add a functional doctor to your team.

Is it covered by my insurance? 

Probably not, but it should be.

More and more people are increasingly dissatisfied with paying more each year for less medical coverage, and/or doctors who just prescribe a pill for your symptom, and then charge insurance companies more.

Of course, those increases in healthcare get passed on to you.

You can be like most Americans who pay more and get less than the healthiest 30 countries in the world.

We haven’t been in that group for the past 50 years.

SANE Relief from Arthritis Pain

Or you can start focusing on getting healthy in the first place, making a few simple, affordable, naturally effective – very SANE – changes in what you eat.

Your result will be more energy, less pain, and more enjoyment from all that’s really important to you in life.

You can get more information at our free classes in our Newhall Office Wednesday nights at 7.

Class size is always limited to eight people for the best interactive experience; classes are less than an hour.

But you must call 661-753-9340 now to save the next available seat.

The nutrition class, while targeted toward weight loss, shows you how to determine the best foods to support your unique nutritional requirements.

This is critical in getting a handle on arthritis pain relief.

The foam-rolling class teaches you how to take the stress off aching joints and muscles in the comfort of your own home.

The exercise class shows you how to get oxygen and lymph moving through your entire body to flush out and breathe new life into aching joints, without any special equipment and in only 20 minutes a day.

The learn basic acupressure class is another home therapy class, designed for couples to spend some quality time together, learning how to melt stress and tension throughout the entire body with about five minutes.

And if you’re ready for a customized complementary treatment plan that includes your arthritis diet, home therapies to improve pain free movement and no-twist, no-crack chiropractic care to take the pressure off aching joints and restricted energy, take the confidential survey. You may qualify for a free consultation.

About Santa Clarita Chiropractor Dr. Thomas Polucki

Dr. Thomas Polucki is a Board Certified Doctor of Chiropractic, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Certified Metabolic Typing Advisor and Certified Upper Cervical Chiropractor.

Dr. Polucki provides Functional Medicine services in most cities via remote labs and Internet consultations. He sees patients by appointment at 25050 Peachland Ave., Suite 105, Newhall, Calif., 91321. Visit Dr. Polucki Online for more information or call 661-753-9340 to schedule a visit.

Dr. Polucki also hosts the “Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour” on AM 1220 KHTS radio in Santa Clarita, California Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon. Click here to listen to the podcasts.

The information in this article is not intended to diagnose or treat any disease.