{"id":551,"date":"2018-04-30T10:50:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/?p=551"},"modified":"2018-04-30T10:50:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T15:50:49","slug":"3-tips-to-prevent-chronic-pain-by-anna-forlitti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/3-tips-to-prevent-chronic-pain-by-anna-forlitti\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Tips to Prevent Chronic Pain by Anna Forlitti"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I put together these simple yet potent tips to which will help you to avoid chronic pain:<\/p>\n

Movement and Postural Alignment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Making time to move throughout the day to essential to keeping your body healthy and functional.\u00a0 It helps to prevent pain.\u00a0 Two things people often do not realize are:<\/p>\n

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  1. How your postural alignment relates to overall health, chronic pain, function and performance.<\/li>\n
  2. What to do to realign your posture and prevent chronic pain<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you would like to try a short sequence of posture exercises, please go to www.posturalhealing.com<\/a><\/strong> to access a FREE exercise video you can use to re-balance your body.<\/p>\n

    Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Stress is a common piece that can contribute to chronic pain.\u00a0 One way to help reduce stress is through meditation.\u00a0 One easy way to begin is to start with a 5 minute silent meditation.\u00a0 Start by sitting up tall legs crossed in front of you or on the floor if you are in a chair.\u00a0 Close your eyes and begin breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth.\u00a0 Continue breathing allowing yourself to be still and relax.\u00a0 Another option is to start with a guided meditation.\u00a0 Here some you could try:\u00a0https:\/\/chopra.com\/articles\/guided-meditations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Healthy Whole Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It is helpful avoid foods that contribute to inflammation in the body.\u00a0 Some common ones include sugar, dairy and gluten.\u00a0 Here is a delicious recipe you can try.<\/p>\n

    Curried Butternut Squash Recipe \u2013 serves 4 – David L. Thomas, Jr. https:\/\/internationalintegrators.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n

    1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or water for saut\u00e9ing<\/p>\n

    1 medium onion, diced<\/p>\n

    2 stalks of celery, diced<\/p>\n

    2-3 tsp mild curry powder<\/p>\n

    4 cups diced butternut squash<\/p>\n

    5 cups vegetable broth<\/p>\n

    Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste<\/p>\n

    1 tbsp agave, to taste<\/p>\n

    1\/2 – 1 cup coconut milk<\/p>\n

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    Instructions<\/em><\/p>\n

    Saute the onion, celery and curry powder in olive oil or water; stir and cook until the onion softens.\u00a0 Add the squash and broth.\u00a0 Cover the pot and bring to a simmer.<\/p>\n

    Simmer until the squash is very soft and fork tender (maybe 30 minutes).\u00a0 Add a bit more water if you need to keep the squash from sticking to the pot.<\/p>\n

    Puree the soup until smooth.\u00a0 Stir in agave and coconut milk.\u00a0 Season with sea salt and pepper.\u00a0 Warm through gently and serve.<\/p>\n

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    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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    Postural Health adn Healing<\/p><\/div>\n

    Anna Forlitti is a Postural Alignment Specialist who coaches people to eliminate chronic pain and feel great in their bodies. Learn more about Anna including how to schedule your first session at http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/providers\/anna-evans-bio\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    I put together these simple yet potent tips to which will help you to avoid chronic pain: Movement and Postural Alignment Making time to move throughout the day to essential to keeping your body healthy and functional.\u00a0 It helps to prevent pain.\u00a0 Two things people often do not realize are: How your postural alignment relates […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,67,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-nutrition","category-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":556,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions\/556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bhakticlinic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}