Research shows that when you lack certain minerals your muscles get unhappy.  When your muscles are ‘unhappy’ they complain by giving you back pain.   Your muscles don’t function as well as they could if you have mineral deficiencies.

You only need very small amounts of minerals to make a big difference in your health.

Magnesium, potassium, calcium and, for some people, iron are the minerals that help muscles function their best.

What’s the best way to get these minerals?

Eating a very healthy diet (not the conventional American diet with lots of highly processed foods) is a good start.  Dark green veggies, nuts and seeds, and other real foods have minerals and vitamins, too.

Processed foods may not provide you with what your muscles need and some of the ingredients actually steal the minerals you do have in your body!  (Yellow #5, I’m looking at you.  It has several different names.)

An additional way to promote muscle health and reduce muscle pain is to take a potent mineral supplement or a vitamin-mineral supplement.

The best place to find supplements is at health food stores.

An employee at a health food store can help you decide on a good multi-mineral supplement.  I like the liquid-based ones (but they tend to not taste so good.)

The drug store stuff is perhaps enough to keep you from illness but not get you or your muscles into wellness.

You can also find good quality supplements online but you have to be comfortable with the ingredients and manufacturer.

Your goal is to be pain-free and well, and not just cover up symptoms with pain medicine.  Give your body what it needs to help get rid of the muscle pain in your back.

Minerals are a good start to having less back pain.

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