M.Sc. in Dietetics and Food Service Management , Post Graduate Diploma In Computer Application, P.G.Diploma in Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics , B.Sc.Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
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Consuming which of these foods can lead to chronic pain?
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Nightshade vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. are known to cause inflammation. These vegetables contain an alkaloid called "solanine", which builds up calcium deposits in your tissues. Mackerel and spinach are rich sources of purines (a chemical compound forming a uric acid). Consuming foods rich in purines leads to a condition called gout (a kind of arthritis with stiffness, pain and swelling in a joint).
Women can handle pain better
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Studies hold testimony to the fact that women can certainly handle pain better than others. One simple instance would be their excruciating pain enduring capacity during childbirth. Men and women handle pain in different ways. Women seek medical attention more often than men do and hence, they recover faster.
Which of these are common causes of muscle ache?
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Muscle tension can be felt in one or more areas of your body and can lead to muscle aches and muscle pain. If you overuse your muscles during any physical activity, it can cause muscle pain as well. Injuring your muscles during a physically demanding task or exercise can be a common cause as well. Systematic muscle pain (pain throughout your body) is often the result of an infection, illness or side effects of certain medicines.
A cup of coffee before a workout session reduces muscle soreness
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Studies reveal that an early morning cup of coffee can do you the world of good. A cup of coffee prior to a workout session reduces the chance of muscle fatigue and soreness by almost half. It is advised by some experts to have two cups of coffee prior to a workout session if you want to avoid muscle pain. Caffeine also helps boost up your endurance levels among other benefits.
Weather and other climatic conditions can affect pain
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This is absolutely true. Some people experience more joint pain when it's raining or cold outside. Though studies have had mixed results, but it has been observed that joint pain in few people (especially with arthritis) can worsen with changes in barometric pressure. Experts have concluded on the fact that a change in barometric pressure brings about a change in joint pressure.
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