Majority of the food we eat today on a daily basis are filled with artificial colors and additives, as well as chemically processed fats and sugars. All of that cannot do any good for your body, and it certainly won’t help you if you are experiencing some discomfort or pain. But food, real whole food, can help you relieve pain and stay healthy.
Indigestion, leg cramps, joint pain or headache, why take painkillers to relieve you of pain? Instead of infecting your body further, why not try natural foods. This is why it is important to pay attention to what you eat every day, because food can be your poison (e.g. junk food), but it can also be your medicine. Here are five foods that can act as natural painkillers.
- Fish
If you are experiencing indigestion problems, irritable bowel syndrome or inflammatory bowel diseases, one pound of fish a week could help you treat these conditions. The fatty acids contained in fish help fight intestinal inflammation and reduce cramping and stomach pain, and often provide more relief than some prescription medications do.
- Pineapple
This fruit helps in preventing digestive upsets and fighting gas and bloating. One cup of fresh pineapple juice or a bowl full of fresh cut pineapple a day can do wonders to your body. Pineapple naturally contains high levels of proteolytic enzymes which help break down the proteins that usually cause stomach pain and discomfort of the small intestine.
- Cherries
Cherries can help you relieve joint pain and headache. Without upsetting your stomach, you can freely have one bowl of cherries if you are experiencing pain in your head, gout or joints, they can also help you if you are struggling with arthritis. Thatanthocyanins contained in cherries act against pain 10 times stronger than ibuprofen, and they can both prevent and treat many different kinds of pain.
- Tomato Juice
If you need help for relieving leg cramps, tomato juice is your medicine. Cramping occurs frequently when there is a deficiency of potassium when it is flushed out by coffee and other caffeinated drinks, or through sweat. Drinking one cup of, potassium rich, tomato juice can help you deal with pain caused by these cramps, and prevent new cramps from happening.
- Yogurt
For women struggling with PMS, according to researchers from Columbia University, 2 cups of yogurt per day can decrease premenstrual syndrome symptoms by 48 percent. This happens because yogurt is rich in calcium which calms the nerves in a natural way, preventing pain regardless of the hormone levels.
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