Friday- WholyFit Helps - Neck Pain
Neck problems can be a life altering condition, but God can give us understanding on what to do to heal. God could certainly regenerate my spine to perfect condition in an instant, but then how would I learn to take care of my body? I have every confidence that He will heal me, but I also need to be a good steward of this temple.
OF FIRST IMPORTANCE TO SPINE HEALTH:
WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER!
6 bottles of water per day is my goal: at least 48 ounces. That means that I need to have hot herbal tea in my hand at all times. It’s so cold, maybe that’s why we don’t feel like drinking as much water in the winter.
Why did this acute pain start during the winter? Coincidence? I think not. Too much coffee, not enough water in cold weather, money issues that settled in the neck and to top it off no exercise during Holiday season= that’s a recipe for neck problems.
Why does deyhdration cause neck problems to worsen?
Because when the discs become dehydrated they shrink. I think I must have allowed my bones dry out! Not only that, but the spinal fluid needs to have enough water. My spine has bone spurs that poke into the discs and the sac around the spinal cord that contains the fluid. The flow is cut off to a certain degree in my spine and so it backs up at the top. That’s why I feel constant pressure behind my eyes, headache, face puffiness and brain cloudiness. More water will help this situation.
I can’t wait to begin exercising next week. The first thing we do when we don’t feel good and have no energy is to quit exercising- BUT THAT’S THE WORST THING WE COULD DO! Exercise helps control pain because it encourages endomorphins, natural pain killers and mood lifters! Also, even if you are struggling with chronic illness EXERCISE IS THE BEST THING WE COULD DO!
Exercise will help with circulation of all the fluids in the body, especially WholyFit exercise, because your body is turned in every position in gravity. Running and even walking is too jarring and biking is just not a good exercise position for me right now. WholyFit is perfect, making me concentrate on standing up tall for good posture, breathing and stretching.