Pain Relief Foods:
Certain Foods Can Increase or Decrease Pain
According to Neal Barnard, M.D., author of several books on the healing properties of foods, certain foods are excellent painkillers, especially green leafy vegetables and beans.
Foods That Decrease Pain
The following foods help cool the body's inflammatory response, act as analgesics on pain nerves and work within the brain to reduce sensitivity.
| apples | apricots | avocados | bananas |
| beans | beets | berries | broccoli |
| cabbage | cantaloupe | carrots | cauliflower |
| celery | chard | cherries | cucumber |
| currants | dates | figs | garlic |
| ginger | grapes | kale | lettuce |
| mangoes | melons | mushrooms | olives |
| papaya | parsley | peaches | pears |
| peppers | potatoes | pumpkin | radish |
| raisins | soybeans | spinach | squash |
| sweet | potatoes | turnips |
Foods That Increase Pain
Some foods may Increase pain (avoid or limit them). The worst include:
| alcohol | coffee | chocolate | citrus | fruits |
| corn | dairy | eggs | meat | |
| nuts | salt | sugar | wheat | |
| tea | barley | oats | rye |
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