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What are different home remedies for Back Pain? Part 1

Causes of Backache
- Sedentary living habits
- Hazardous work patterns
- Psychological conditions associated with emotional stress.
- Spasms of the muscles
- Bad posture or illness
- Overweight.
- Muscular Tension, Straining of the Joints, Poor Posture.
- Kidney or Prostate Problems, Female Disorders, Influenza.
- Sitting for a Long Time, High Heels.

Backaches can also originate from:
- the nerves
- ligaments
- tendons and joints
- the spine

Home remedies for Back Pain

1.) Backache Treatment using Garlic
- Two or three cloves should be taken every morning to get results.
- Oil prepared from garlic should be rubbed on the back which will give great relief.
- This oil is prepared by frying ten cloves of garlic in 60 ml of oil in a frying pan.
- Any of the oils, which are used as rubefacients, such as mustard oil, sesame oil, and coconut oil can be used.
- They should be fried on a slow fire till they are brown.
- After the oil has cooled, it should be applied vigorously on the back.
- It should then be allowed to remain there for three hours.
- The patient can take a warm-water bath.
- This treatment should be continued for at least fifteen days.

2.) Backache Treatment using Lemon
- The juice of one lemon should be mixed with common salt and taken by the patient twice daily.

3.) Backache Treatment using Chebulic Myroblan
- A small piece of chebulic myroblan should be eaten after meals.

4.) Backache Treatment using Vitamin C
- About 2,000 mg of this vitamin should be taken daily.
- Improvement will be noticeable within two days.
- Vitamin C is also known for its ability to boost the immune system.

5.) Backache Treatment using Potato
- Raw potato is an ancient home remedy for incapacitating pain in the lumbar region.
- Application of raw potato in the form of a poultice has been found very effective.

6.) Avoid Smoking and Tobacco Intake
- Smoking or taking tobacco in any form should be given up.
- They affect the proper functioning of the body.

7.) Hot Fomentation and Alternate Sponging
- Application of heat to the back will also give immediate relief.
- A hot bath is also known for its ability to relieve stress as well as ease muscular tension.
- Allowing hot water to flow down the back is known to be beneficial.

8.) Yogic Asanas are also Useful
Yogic asanas which are beneficial in the treatment of backache are
- Bhujangasana
- Shalabhasana
- Halasana
- Uttanpadasana
- Shavasana

9.) Sleep as Natural Remedy
- Sleep will relax you and give your body the chance to recoup from the day before.
- It will revive and help stimulate the circulation in your back
- It will also give a chance to heal any damaged tissue or muscle.

The diet of those suffering from backache should consist of:
- a salad of raw vegetables such as tomato, carrot, cabbage, cucumber, radish, lettuce.
- at least two steamed or lightly cooked vegetables such as cauliflower, cabbage, carrot, spinach.
- plenty of fruits, except bananas.
- patient should have four meals daily.
- fruit and milk are advised for breakfast.
- steamed vegetables and whole wheat tortilla for lunch.
- fresh fruit or fruit juice in the evening.
- a bowl of raw salad and sprouts during dinner.

Avoid Fatty, Spicy Fried foods and Processed Foods
- fatty, spicy, and fried foods
- curd, sweetmeats and sugar
- condiments
- tea and coffee
- processed food for preservation

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Walk Around – The best exercise to live a life free of illness and have an ideal body weight

Walking is considered to be the best exercise and medicine for slowing the aging process, reducing the chances of illness and slashing down body fat. Walking is the best no stress, no sweat answer to lifelong conditioning. All you need is a good pair of shoes, a little time, a few guidelines from some fitness expert. Walking has always been one of the best ways to strengthen the bones, control your weight, tone your muscles, maintain a good posture and eventually improve your self image.

- Walking involves almost every muscle of the body. Blood circulation to joints is improved and massages the blood vessels keeping them more elastic.
- Walking helps to maintain efficient metabolism.
- Walking in convenient too as you do not need a gym or any special equipment.
- Weight loss from low calorie and especially low carbohydrate diet consist mostly of water and muscle. When the weight returns, it comes back as fat. To avoid getting fatter over time, you must increase your metabolism by exercising daily.
- Walk at a steady and brisk pace as it burns more fat because it burns more calories. Increase your pace over time.
- To lose weight, it is ideal to alternate the walking sessions between high intensity and lower intensity days. Walk on the first day with a steady and moderate pace. Increase your speed the following day. You can also break up your walk with some sets of squats, lunges, bench push ups or other body weight exercises to make it a real cardiovascular and muscle blaster of a workout.
- Make walking a fun and keep it up consistently.
- Slow and casual walking has benefits but you will not get as much out of walking at a very slow pace because we all have a built in mechanical advantage for walking long distances at normal speeds.
- Always walk after each meal. It prevents from building up of fat.
- Climbing two flights of stairs a day burns off half a pound of body fat in a year.