Certain drugs and processed foods can cause muscle pain. A reader asked me what to do for muscle pain that has continued even after she ended her course of medication. I’m not a detox expert or a doctor (and I can’t play the piano, either) but I will share what knowledge I have.
1. Certain medications affect the endocrine system. Endocrine systems get damaged and unhappy when we put certain things (including certain food ingredients and medications) into our bodies. We need our thyroid and all of the other endocrine glands to be healthy and function well so that WE can be healthy and function well, too. You might need the help of a naturopathic doctor.
2. Minerals bind with toxins in our bodies and then we flush them out through the normal route–the kidneys and bladder. Taking a very good vitamin/mineral supplement and/or a good liquid mineral supplement will supply your body with minerals to replace and bind with the residue from the medication.
You can find a good multivitamin-mineral and also liquid minerals at a health food store. If you go to one with a knowledgeable staff, they will help guide you. You can also find detox products there but I don’t have any personal knowledge about them. The staff could help you more.
There are also some doctors who can do a detox procedure by infusing minerals into your blood. That may be quicker than taking a good multi and minerals, but no doubt costs more.
It may take several months before you get the residue out of your system and feel really peak again. About 7 months after I first started taking liquid minerals I noticed several major health differences in my own body.
Take tiny doses if you get minerals from a health food store and be sure to dilute them to avoid a temporary “heavy” feeling in your tummy.
4. Drink lots of pure or filtered water to help flush the drug out. Plastic water bottles aren’t the best. Some have toxins, too.
5. Massage can be helpful as it moves metabolic wastes and toxins from the tissues to be flushed from the body. Have general relaxation massage that is deep enough to move the soft tissue and muscle.
6. Support your body with lots of fruits and vegetables and, if you can, some organic meat and eggs. They will supply you with lots of minerals, too, to help you recover. Muscles have nutritional needs. If you don’t give your muscles what they need, muscle pain can result.
If I wanted to do a detox program these are all steps I would take. In fact, even if you are not detoxing, these steps will help you have happier muscles and muscle pain relief.
