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Table of contents :
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING PAIN
Pain is necessary
Pain is personal
Do we learn to feel pain?
The financial burden of pain
How pain affects our quality of life
CHAPTER 2: THE MEANING OF PAIN
How pain makes us suffer
A lesson from Buddhism
A road we must travel, and a road to nowhere
The duty of empathy
The power to change
CHAPTER 3: WHY AM I IN PAIN?
Biological and environmental causes of pain
Pain and our emotions
CHAPTER 4: PAIN TREATMENT STARTS ON YOUR PLATE
Addicted to sugar
Eat well for your health
The diet–pain connection by Natasha Azrak, Nutritionist, RD, IFMCP
Take care of your teeth and gums
Go veggie or eat meat?
CHAPTER 5: NATURAL PAIN-RELIEF SOLUTIONS
The power of natural supplements
Medical cannabis for pain relief
Stay active, stay healthy
Detoxify now
CHAPTER 6: WAYS TO TREAT PAIN
Pain medications
Manipulation techniques
Injections
Acupuncture
Magnetic field therapy
Reflexology
Thermal treatment
Hypnosis
Surgery
CHAPTER 7: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PAIN
Pain and depression
Where stress fits in
Let there be light!
The importance of sleep
Using neurobiofeedback
CHAPTER 8: MAKING PAIN EASIER TO LIVE WITH
Think creatively
Free yourself from toxic thoughts and guilt
Think your way out of suffering
Why is it so hard to detach yourself from pain?
Learn to think bright, healing thoughts
Creative visualization
Meditation
The opportunity of pain
Conclusion
Appendix: Pain Guide
Arthritis and osteoarthritis
Scar pain
Fibromyalgia
Headaches
Neck pain
Neck trauma (whiplash)
Scoliosis
Herniated discs
Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Algodystrophy
Sciatica
Sprains and pulled muscles
Peripheral neuropathy
Morton’s neuroma
Plantar fasciitis and heel spurs
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
About the Author