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: