Is there a relationship between correct anatomical posture and pain? “The answer is definitely yes!” Have you experienced acute (short-term), or chronic (long-term) pain in your major weight bearing joints or muscles? The joint areas that come to mind: Feet, ankles, knees, hips, back, neck. Do you experience muscular and/or join swelling, radiating pain, or nerve aggravation in these areas especially when you exert yourself (working, or exercising, etc.)? Have the doctors diagnosed you with “acute, or chronic body strains, or sprains?” Does the only answer for relief seem that your pain management program has a never ending supply of pharmaceuticals? Have you begun to experience other health issues since you’ve been taking pharmaceutical prescriptions [such as headaches, Irritable Bowel Syndrome “read IBS health article at our site,” upset stomach, racing, or irregular heart rate, sick more often, no energy, body weight out of control, etc., the list goes on!]. What would you say if I told you, “You could completely remove or significantly reduce the pain at the joint, thereby eliminating your only other pain intervention options: More pills and unnecessary health risks. No doubt surgical intervention “will” follow if nothing else changes as you age [conditions will turn chronic if not managed correctly!]. Do you really want to go this route? Or do you want an alternative and preventative measure to get your health back? I think the answer is 100% “Yes, I want my health!” To reduce or eliminate pain one needs to consider correcting the foot posture first as there is a high correlation with other posture pain. Poor posture is responsible for many strains i.e., overexerted muscle, ligament, nerve, disc, or tendon that has become overworked, overstretched around a joint [or where a traumatic impact has created a short-term injury]. The biggest difference with a strain vs. “sprain” is the severity of damage [sprains are typically long-term injuries]. The sprain injury is commonly substantiated and verified with MRI equipment (Magnetic Resonance Imaging can see muscular, tendon, disc or ligament tear(s), etc.). Postural pain typically begins at the feet and works its way up the major load bearing joints of our bodies creating many radiating pain centers as we age (back strains are common posture problems and can become sprained!). Follow my recommendations listed below to correct poor posture… “Look first at the foot, the most under diagnosed cause of postural pain.” Don’t live in pain! You don’t have to.  Recommendations:  Visit www.mirrorathlete.com, "Health Repository" click on "Posture and Pain" article to see recommendations.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) creates much discomfort for those that experience the symptoms causing havoc within the large intestine (colon). The symptoms include, bloating, gas, cramps in the abdomen with pain, constipation and diarrhea. IBS presents itself to 1 out of every 5 adults and is more prominently exhibited in women starting as early as 20 years of age. Although IBS creates a great deal of discomfort, it is not a serious health risk (does not lead to intestinal bleeding or cancer). Common pharmaceuticals prescribed for diarrhea (Lotronex) and for constipation (Zelnorm) to include over the counter medication, which can have serious side effects. What causes IBS? No one knows for sure, there is not one identifiable organic factor. Through clinical case studies and research, scientific consensus agrees the following various factors bring about IBS symptoms: Individuals with sensitive and reactive colons, immune system, reproductive hormones, diet, stress and emotions can strongly influence the colon. Since the colons reactive triggers are piped to the brain and are partly controlled by the autonomic nervous system, much like the heart and the lungs; the colon responds to stress (emotions and food intake stimuli) much like the heart and lungs (e.g., being freighted, fast heart beat and breathing, etc.). The colon reacts the same way by contracting too little, or too much, by removing too little water through the intestinal lining (diarrhea), or too much water (constipation). Both conditions cause cramping, boating and gas felt within the stomach. IBS “IS NOT” considered a disease. Natural Cure Recommendations, Visit www.mirrorathlete.com visit "health repository" click on IBS artcle link for the recommendations.