While some reach out to doctors and chiropractors for back pain relief, others prefer to seek more natural remedies they can access from the home. These natural remedies can be a lot less stressful on the wallet and just as effective. Nearly everyone can benefit from these natural remedies to back pain.

The first thing to do is start a regular exercise routine. This can be as simple as a 15 minute speed walk every day. It is always best to start out with light exercise and increase the intensity with time. Exercise helps keep muscles loose and builds strength. If these muscles are performing at their best, they will be much more resistant to injury. Always remember to properly warm up and stretch. The last thing you want to do is put more stress on your back.

The second natural remedy is to simply relieve your back of any unnecessary stress. The two main factors are posture and sleep position. Getting a good night’s rest can be extremely beneficial to improving all ailments, not just back pain. The best position to sleep in is on your side, with a pillow under your head. Sleeping on your back or stomach can put a lot of unnecessary pressure on the back. It is also recommended that you place a second pillow between the knees to guarantee a straight alignment of the spine. You also want to make sure to practice good posture at all times throughout the day, especially when sitting at your computer chair for a long time. If you have the urge to slouch or lean over, take a quick five minute break to move around.

The last thing to help your back pain is to seek natural medications. A lot of people feel safer feeding their body natural substances as opposed to manmade medications. Drinking hot tea has many different benefits. Ginger tea has anti-inflammatory compounds, which will help with any swelling or pain. Other tea flavors such as chamomile and green tea are especially helpful in relieving stress, which is usually carried in your lower back. Epsom salts and Eucalyptus oil are some other natural remedies you can look into for back pain relief.

Having constant back pain can be very overwhelming and lead to a poor quality of life. It is extremely important to take proactive steps to treat your back well. While you can visit your local doctor, this can become rather tedious if you visit them every time you experience some form of back pain. Thankfully, there are several natural alternatives that can provide you with the same amount of relief, for a lot less money. The services of the NJ’s Top Spine Specialists will be under the budget of the patients. The treatment of the pain will be done through natural ways that are cost-effective. 

First of all, this article isn’t meant to be a substitute for professional medical care and advice. If you struggle with depression and/or suicidal thoughts please seek help immediately.

No one need be ashamed of struggling with depression not should one be proud of it. Everyone struggles with something. The only good reason to write depression is to help other people; encourage those who live with it and perhaps give a little understanding to those who don’t.

Nearly everyone experiences situational depression at some point in life. That’s depression that comes with the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, or experiencing some other tragedy. Situational depression goes away, clinical depression doesn’t or at least rarely does but it can be controlled. Clinical (chronic) depression is a very real physiological (organic) disorder that has been linked to improper neurotransmitter functions in the brain (though that’s not the entire “cause” of depression).

Anti-depressants help control neurotransmitter function and allow the patient to think more clearly, to be more normal. At this point there is still some trial and error involved in finding the right medication for any particular patient. Each type of anti-depressant works on a different neurotransmitter. Some depressives, such as the author, require two different anti-depressant medications.

Do they work? For me the answer is yes; medications help. To what extent my personality is a function of depression and other “nature and nurture” factors is anyone’s guess. The fact remains my emotional and cognitive functioning has been better since I began medication many years ago than it was before.

Are there side effects? Again the answer is yes but for me they seem to be minimal. The sex drive is dampened somewhat but a little taming of that is a good thing. I’ve never had very good sleep patterns so it’s hard to say how medication has affected it. Overall I’ve not noticed any severe side effects.

Depression is a debilitating disease. Many college counselors across the nation are now aware of the debilitating nature and are trained to recognize it in students. It’s true that many of history’s bright people were depressives; Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, and perhaps St. Paul. Winston Churchill called his depression the “black dog.”

However, there’s no concrete correlation between depression and high intelligence. Celebrities with depression are of course better known than average people with depression. For that reason it’s natural that depression would be equated with intelligence.

Many celebrities today also struggle with depression; Terry Bradshaw, Marie Osmond, and Drew Barrymore to name a few.

If you struggle with depression and/or suicidal thoughts please seek professional medical help immediately. There’s no shame in it. The good thing is that it is now easier to inform the public through the presence of online platforms where there will be support for top healthcare practices to grow online leads and at the same time help those people who are in need.