Can Diet Help With Chronic Pain?
Almost a fourth of the U.S. population lives with chronic pain, with treatment options including medication and physical therapy. But where does nutrition fit in? Is it possible to reduce chronic pain with food and weight management?
In this episode of On Nutrition, Healthnix app founder Maja Mazur and registered dietitian Chelsey Hoffmann talk about the gut-brain connection’s role in pain, which foods trigger inflammation, and how supplements may or may not help.
Read the transcript: Maja Mazur: We are in a banana lovers camp, aren’t we, Chelsey?
Chelsey Hoffmann, PA, RD: Yes.
Tara Schmidt, RDN, LD: This is “On Nutrition,” a podcast from Mayo Clinic where we dig into the latest nutrition trends and research to help you understand what’s health, and what’s hype.
Excerpted from the Mayo Clinic
