Tag: nutrition

Chronic pain management

A high fat diet worsens post-operative pain and inflammation

Ananda Mahony

Obesity commonly correlates with increased pain. One of the mechanisms for this is relatively straightforward; having central adiposity (fat around the stomach region) or being obese is associated with low-grade chronic inflammation, and this, in turn, is associated with a greater incidence and severity of chronic pain conditions. In the recent study authors (Song. et… Continue reading A high fat diet worsens post-operative pain and inflammation

Chronic pain management, neuropathy

A new culprit in Type 2 Diabetes

Ananda Mahony

Fat rather than sugar may be the most significant culprit in the development of diabetic neuropathy in Type 2 diabetics. Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes. It can occur anywhere but commonly in legs and feet leading to symptoms such as numbness, loss of sensation and pain. The accepted understanding of peripheral… Continue reading A new culprit in Type 2 Diabetes

Chronic pain management, neuropathy, nutrition, pain psychology

Holistic Pain Management Podcast 2

Ananda Mahony

This podcast is a follow up to Holistic Pain Management Part 1 and in it Andrew Whitfield-Cook and I discuss some of the treatment strategies that are employed as part of a holistic approach to chronic pain. Holistic Pain Management Part 2 From FxMedicine: "Chronic Pain affects around 15-20% of the population, with huge monetary… Continue reading Holistic Pain Management Podcast 2

Acne and diet, Skin Health

Dietary Influences on Acne

Ananda Mahony

A recent Australian trial conducted at RMIT University, Melbourne, has shown that a low glycaemic index (GI), high protein diet improved symptoms of acne including the number of facial lesions. It also reduced the causative factors associated with acne such as high androgen levels and insulin resistance. The diet consisted of 25% of energy from… Continue reading Dietary Influences on Acne