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Does body weight affect my pain levels?

Yes. Increased weight causes increased stress on weight-bearing joints and may cause poor body mechanics. Losing weight helps reduce foot, knee, hip and back pain. In addition, Diet Counseling often plays an important role in headache and pain management, for other reasons:
  1. Poor diet is a common (and frequently overlooked) factor in headaches, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Fibromyalgia;
  2. Poor diet can adversely affect ability to cope with pain by changing mood, sensitivity to pain, and sense of well-being.
 

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