People did not begin to experience heart disease and cancer in such great numbers until advent of our more modern diet and lifestyle customs.

These “advances” included: •growing and eating more grains •discovering how to ‘refine’ and ‘preserve’ foods to extend shelf-life •consuming sugar and ‘simple‘ carbohydrates •pasteurizing and homogenizing dairy products

With human tampering of food overall health took an undeniable turn for worse.

Almost exclusively we now eat, even in so called ‘healthy‘ or ‘organic‘ foods, following: refined products, products with added sugar, preservatives, additives, petroleum products, animal products laden with antibiotics and hormones, and animals that are fed diets that they would never eat in wild (wild cattle do not eat other cattle, poultry by-products, or even grains; cattle eat grass).

Native cultures worldwide, before being indoctrinated with more westernized food choices, eat remarkably similar diets.

Since many food products spoil without refrigeration or freezing, most people fermented their foods. This supplies necessary probiotic bacteria, which many people supplement with today since we eat natural fermented foods so infrequently.

Whether or not they inhabited same regions, most people ate a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and animal products in season. Very few societies tip scales by eating mostly animal products (Inuit cultures) or mostly vegetarian (a few tribes in Africa and South America).

The similarities that bind historical human diet together are: •A diet based on fresh or fermented whole, unrefined foods •A diet high in essential fatty acids with an omega 6 to omega 3 ratio of 4:1 (current US diets have a ratio of 16:1) •A diet where spirituality around food is more meaningful than material •A diet with 10 times level of fat soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) •A diet lower in total calories overall

Wisdom passed down through ages says that a varied diet with foods found abundant in nature is best. In almost all cultures this means a diet, as available, of fresh or dried wild meats and fish, fermented cheeses, fresh whole or fermented milk, butter, eggs, fresh, dried, or fermented fruits, fresh or fermented vegetables, whole grains (these were fermented normally, even if dried), some beans, and water or fermented beverages to drink.

It is interesting to note that instead of eating fresh foods or those naturally fermented, we chose to cook or destroy what could spoil in our foods then add additives and preservatives. Are these ‘foods’ as digestible? Do they supply same nutrients? Does magic number of carbohydrates versus fats or proteins really matter? What if answer lies in ancient wisdom and thousands of years of knowledge?

Something to think about.

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Many people agree that when it comes to pain behind knee, best plan of action is Control, Avoid, and Rehabilitate.

Control:

Cryotheraphy which involves putting ice on area for 5 minutes at a time. This will help reduce pain. Do not continue to apply ice if a burning sensation is felt.

Heat from a heating pad for 10-20 minutes on a lower setting may help reduce pain. Alternative methods include creams that create a heating sensation like Icy-Hot or AST BioFreeze gel.

Bracing from a comfortable knee brace can provide some needed relief and stability to area, reducing pressure on area and thus; reducing pain. There are many knee braces available that can be worn during activity or at any time where area becomes bothersome.

Avoid:

There's nothing special about this old saying. Simply avoid activities that aggravate pain and participate in ones that seem to help it. Making a list of things NOT to do and a list of things TO DO will be helpful in determining what makes pain worse. Avoid activities that continue to make pain worse or no better. This is typical advice. Pain is a warning signal.

Rehabilitate:

Talk to a Doctor and make a plan of action to rehabilitate knee thru controlled motions. Rehabilitation includes motivation to do prescribed exercises. The correct exercises as prescribed and proper equipment to keep motions in controlled.

Pain behind knee is very common in some many sports that you can suffer from this by doing almost anything from snowboarding to racquetball. By taking precautions in your sports and understanding what might cause this, will allow not only enjoyable sports activities, but a lifetime of activity.

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