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Sciatica is a whole other level of pain. I experienced it once in my life. I woke up one morning 25+ years ago and could not move even my pinky without yelling in pain. It came out of the blue and I hadn’t done anything in particular. I did have small children and was carrying my littlest one who was getting heavy on my hip. I was also eating everything I don’t eat now and the Ray Peat clip below sure explains a lot. I am also posting here my best suggestions for sciatica and other back pains…
This short sciatica chair exercise (linked below) works wonders to relieve sciatic pain…
I work heavily in my fruit garden a lot and times when I think I overdid it and my back seems like it might give me trouble I get out and lay flat on the ground in cotton clothes and bare feet and it relieves my knotted back…
”Grounding or earthing refers to direct skin contact with the surface of the Earth, such as with bare feet or hands, or with various grounding systems. Subjective reports that walking barefoot on the Earth enhances health and provides feelings of well-being can be found in the literature and practices of diverse cultures from around the world.1 For a variety of reasons, many individuals are reluctant to walk outside barefoot, unless they are on holiday at the beach. Experience and measurements show that sustained contact with the Earth yields sustained benefits.”
”Our main hypothesis is that connecting the body to the Earth enables free electrons from the Earth’s surface to spread over and into the body, where they can have antioxidant effects. Specifically, we suggest that mobile electrons create an antioxidant microenvironment around the injury repair field, slowing or preventing reactive oxygen species (ROS) delivered by the oxidative burst from causing “collateral damage” to healthy tissue, and preventing or reducing the formation of the so-called “inflammatory barricade”. We also hypothesize that electrons from the Earth can prevent or resolve so-called “silent” or “smoldering” inflammation. If verified, these concepts may help us better understand and research the inflammatory response and wound healing, and develop new information on how the immune system functions in health and disease.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/
When all medications failed to relieve my husband’s back pain, all natural Rus Tox worked well…
“Rhus toxicodendron is a homeopathic remedy. It’s also known as poison ivy. Other names include Toxicodendron pubescens and Toxicodendron radicans.
Poison ivy may seem like an unlikely remedy. But it’s used to treat several conditions, including:
cramps
strains
sprains
restless leg syndrome
flu
viral infections
arthritis
This remedy has mostly been studied for its effectiveness as a treatment for arthritis pain. But research shows its effectiveness is still unclear.“https://www.healthline.com/health/rhus-toxicodendron
It seems walking is also good for back pain.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/06/240620152321.htm
A very interesting thing I have learned about pain is that taking pain killers to take the pain signal makes the immune system think all is well. Pain is the signal to the body that there is a problem and to kick in to high gear to defend and heal the body. Taking Ibuprofen is even more problematic than that and is explained in this one minute clip…
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7wHqcnI_k6/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Here are a few non-prescriptions remedies to help muscle spasms…
“Pickle juice. Drinking a small amount of pickle juice reportedly relieves cramping muscles within 30 to 35 seconds. This is thought to work by restoring electrolyte balance.
Supplements. Salt tablets, vitamin B-12, and magnesium supplements are used by some people to treat and prevent muscle spasms. It’s important to note that there’s limited evidence to show that these are effective.
Natural muscle relaxers. Natural muscle relaxants include drinking chamomile tea, adding capsaicin to foods, and improving your sleep.”
https://www.healthline.com/health/muscle-spasm-treatment#oral-remedies
“What vitamin deficiency causes sciatica?
Vitamin B12 helps in synthesizing the fatty (myelin) sheath that covers the nerves, which is important in nerve function and conduction of impulses. Sciatica may occur due to vitamin B12 deficiency and may be more common in elderly people, above 60 years of age.”
“These sciatica exercises may help you reduce your sciatic nerve pain in your low back and leg. Each low-impact exercise includes written instructions to help you fine-tune your sciatica home exercise program.”
https://www.healthcentral.com/condition/sciatica/exercises-sciatica-degeneratve-disc-disease
My e-mail to Ray Peat…
Me – “My father’s girlfriend broke her hip a month ago and has been bed ridden since. She has now texted me that she is experiencing numb feet and is asking me if “400 mg twice a day of magnesium might help with the numbness including my fingers.”
What could I suggest to her?”RP – “Magnesium supplements are usually irritating to the intestine; milk provides both magnesium and calcium in a safe way. Increasing her blood sugar helps with pain and might help numbness too. Is she using drugs for the pain? Concord grape juice, alternating with milk, helps to increase blood glucose and decrease inflammation and pain.”
Me – “She said, “Yes using Norco plus Tylenol every 8 hours.” I did not expect Concord grape juice and milk. You always surprise me with your answers.”
RP – “I think it could be a toxic effect of the drugs. Besides the antiinflammatory foods, thyroid and progesterone can have restorative effects in nerves.”
“Seymour and Bolling, in their study conducted on mice in 2016, found that grape juice might possesses anti-inflammatory property. It is hypothesised that the compounds in grape juice might interfere with the pathways of inflammation and might help reduce inflammation.”
“Minerals present in grape juice:
Iron
Magnesium
Calcium
PotassiumPhosphorous
Sodium
Zinc
CopperVitamins present in grape juice:
Vitamin B3 (niacin)
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)”It is odd that I created this thread and two days later I got this very issue. I realized that this meant that I am suppose to learn something more about it by going through it myself.
My issue started a couple of weeks ago when I started fishing in the evenings with a friend. When I got home on those three nights I would have to shower and every time I caved to the desire to take a bath instead. I knew I shouldn’t be doing that since fluoride has been a root to many of my past health issues, but I thought I was healthy and this little spurge I could get away with and I did with the first two baths, but the morning after the third was not good. I woke up with my lower back killing me and my torso looked swollen. I felt terrible! As the morning went on and I moved around it still hurt. I thought I had to cancel my day’s plans, but I pushed through the pain moving around and stuck with my plans and went to lunch with a friend. Though I ate my pastrami sandwich without the bread I pushed my luck with the onion rings. When I got back home I lifted some REALLY heavy boxes from my house to the car and felt ok the rest of the day, but the next morning my back pain was even worse! I could hardly walk without enormous pain. I surmise that my intestines were so swollen that it was putting pressure on my spine. I was a mess and my girlfriend was coming to town to stay with me for three day, but had to cancel or keep on doing things that weren’t good for my situation. I had a 5-hour round trip in the car which aggravated it more as well as more daily restaurant outings and then more company after she left. I could not find time to focus on getting my inflammation down and kept adding to it instead. Finally when my obligations were met and I could then focus on myself.
I didn’t take any meds except an aspirin once a day and one day three times. I discovered that my duvet cover, which is synthetic made it worse so I regretfully got rid of it. I loved that bedspread. I thought the cotton sheet between me and it was enough to protect me, but it wasn’t. Interestingly every time my friend would come into my room to watch some television together she would get hot flashes that she wasn’t getting anywhere else in the day. We thought it was strange and we couldn’t figure out why, but I think it was my bedspread. On one of my fitful nights with discomfort I noticed lots of sparks coming off of it in the darkness when it swished against the cotton sheets. That is when I knew. I have slept so much more comfortably since getting that duvet off of my bed. M, and so have a new organic cotton one I ordered on the way.
Alternating milk and Concord grape juice as Ray Peat suggested for nerve repair and pain was my first course of action. I don’t like the grape juice, but I dislike the pain more so I drink it. I drink the two with an hour in between throughout the day as a meal replace the.. It was very helpful, as was CEYLON cinnamon in my ORGANIC coffee with cream and sugar, twice a day. I only had one meal a day. I avoided all starches to keep inflammation away from my body especially my intestines, and added in homemade bone broth soups instead. I have been keeping my eating simple. I used cascara tea in the beginning to keep my intestines light. I also added in some exercises which I do three times a day. I have been doing two particular ones, side leg lifts and one on my hands and knees entending each leg out. I started with ten reps of each and have since graduated to 30 reps each. They relieved a lot of the pain in my haunch that went down my leg, and feel good. Resting during this ordeal was counterproductive making the pain worse while movement was helpful in the long run, though uncomfortable in those moments. I grounded outdoors several times a day as well and felt immediate relief from it. I still feel a little something, but I am continuing all of these better things from now on.
It has been a scary experience and sometimes I felt discouraged, scared and hopeless, but I know that our natural immune system is designed to heal itself. Numbing the pain receptors with pain killers tells the body that everything is alright when it is not, so healing never happens with pain killers. Pain is a signal to the body that something is wrong and to kick in to high gear and fix it. Adding things to my body that aids in that defense was the way to go. It was tough to not take an Advil or even drink some tequila to feel better, but I am glad that I didn’t because I got over this quick where it could have turned into a chronic disability that might have lasted my lifetime if I didn’t change my ways or had gotten myself into the medical system of pills and their downward domino effects.
It was interesting just sticking to 4 foods and feeling the improvements and then adding a new thing and feeling pains from it again. I never want to be in that debilitating situation again so I will keep moving, keep on avoiding fluoride with no more baths ever again, eating my broths, the milk and grape juice organic coffee with Ceylon, as well as doing some simple extra movements daily to keep those less used muscles in play. Sunshine and grounding have been important in my happy health and I will continue that till I am no more. I am really grateful to Ray Peat for the knowledge he shared on how to take matters into my own hands to heal and find my youthful energy. My health is my most prized possession and I am going to protect it with all I know and have in me and keep on making better choices.
“The simplicity of things such as supplementing thyroid, progesterone, and sugar, avoiding an excess of phosphate in relation to calcium, and avoiding polyunsaturated fats, makes it possible for people to take action themselves, without having to depend on the medical system.” -Ray Peat
Today is the first day I have no hint of the the pain that was in my lower back and down my left leg for two weeks. Interestingly I brought some of my homemade coffee orange peel ice cream over to my elderly friend last night and after having it my discomfort disappeared and hasn’t returned since. I am assuming it was from the orange peels. Ray Peat talked highly about orange peels calling them a super drug and I’m thinking so myself. I haven’t had any pain to ever try them out to know until now. So this morning I made up a batch of sugar and orange peel syrup to use in my tea and homemade sodas or even to sweeten a bowl of not so sweet fruit with…
“When I get sour oranges I make marmalade from the peels, if they are organic. Shred, soak, cook slowly simmering in water for about an hour before adding sugar, and letting that simmer without boiling until it thickens a little. When it’s cool it thickens more. The peels are rich in antiinflammatory chemicals, more than the juice, and the marmalade is a good way to get sugar with the cottage cheese or parmesan.“ -Ray Peat
My email to Ray Peat…
Me: “Per your recommendation, I have been using orange peels in many places.(I attached pics of some of my places for them). Are other citrus peels beneficial too?”
RP: “I think they are all good, as long as they are organic.” -Ray Peat
Here is another between us…
Me: “You have referred to marmalade as a “super drug”, what are some of the ailments it is good for?”
RP: “Inflammation, which is a component of practically all ailments.”
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