Back pain is often a result of inflammation in the body, but it can be easier to reduce inflammation in the body than you may have thought. In combination with visits to Premier Health Chiropractors, you can make delicious smoothies at home that contain inflammation fighting foods. Smoothies also provide you with necessary nutrients to help you feel your best on a daily basis.
Smoothies can be made in a variety of ways, but you want to make sure that your smoothie is targeting the right areas and will help to alleviate your back pain. To make the perfect anti-inflammatory smoothie, combine 3 tablespoons of hemp protein powder, 1 piece of ginger, 2 cups of kale (or any other leafy green), 1 cup of celery, 1 cup of frozen berries, ½ cup of filtered water or almond milk, and 2 tablespoons of chia seeds. Blend and enjoy as often as you’d like, or experiment with your own variations!
If you’re already suffering from back pain or an injury or some sort, you can easily take a natural approach to improve your symptoms through a pain reliever smoothie. While similar to the anti-inflammation smoothie, this variety contains 1 piece of ginger, 1 cup of cherries, ½ cup of blueberries, and 1 cup of filtered water. You can sip on this drink twice daily until your symptoms disappear.
When you’re looking for the perfect smoothie, you want to make sure that the smoothie is healthy, delicious, and beneficial. With this in mind, remember which foods are best for fighting inflammation in the body. These foods include turmeric, ginger, cherries, flax seeds, wheatgrass, and fruits and vegetables. When making the perfect smoothie, you want to make sure you include enough of these items, but that you don’t overdo it.
To create the perfect smoothie fit to your preferences, it will take some practice, but you must first know the basics. First, choose your base, whether it be filtered water, almond milk, rice milk, green tea, or coconut water. Next, choose your greens, which could include kale, swiss chard, collard greens, spinach, beet greens, or dandelion. To sweeten the smoothie, choose your fruit. If you use frozen fruit, you don’t need to add ice, but if your fruit is fresh, be sure to add about a cup of ice before blending. Choose from bananas, berries, mangoes, avocados, pears, peaches, melons, papayas, apples, kiwi, or pineapple. To make it even sweeter, add a little agave, honey, stevia, or maple syrup.
While these items alone make for an excellent smoothie, you also need your “superfoods” for maximum health benefits. These “superfoods” include chia seeds, ginger, turmeric, protein powder, flaxseeds, nut butter, raw cacao, wheatgrass, maca powder, or cinnamon. No smoothie is complete without these ultimate inflammation fighters!
If you would like assistance in nutritional planning and learning more about the healing benefits of foods, please contact your chiropractor at Premier Health. We are happy to assist you!