References APRIL 2017

Prevent & Reduce Back Pain Naturally

• National Institutes of Medicine "Prevention and Exercises for Your Back" Reference Summary: https://2ndinnings.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/backpain.pdf
• American Chiropractic Association. Accessed 7 Feb 2016: "Back Pain Facts and Statistics" https://www.acatoday.org/Patients/Health-Wellness-Information/Back-Pain-Facts-and-Statistics , "Joint Injury Prevention: Use It or Lose It" https://oldsite.acatoday.org/JacaDisplay1.cfm?CID=5264&DisType=Text
• Green, Bart N et al. "Association Between Smoking and Back Pain in a Cross-Section of Adult Americans." Ed. Alexander Muacevic and John R Adler. Cureus 8.9 (2016): e806. PMC. Web. 21 Feb. 2017. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5081254/
• U.S. Institute for Health Metrics: Global Burden of Disease, various articles on back pain statistics can be found at: http://www.healthdata.org/search?search_terms=back+pain
• Hoy D, March L, Brooks P, Blyth F, et al,. "The global burden of low back pain: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study." Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 2014 Mar 24. http://ard.bmj.com/content/73/6/968
• NaturalNews.com "Top Remedies for treating chronic pain naturally." http://www.naturalnews.com/039092_chronic_pain_treatment_remedies.html
• Katzmarxyk, P. Lee, I. "Sedentary behaviour and life expectancy in the USA: a cause-deleted life table analysis" BMJ (2012) 2:4 Accessed 7 Feb 2017: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/4/e000828

Improve Your Health With Collard Greens

• HealthyEating.SFGate.com "What are the health benefits of eating cooked collard greens?" Accessed 5 Feb 2017: http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/health-benefits-cooked-collard-greens-4026.html
• WorldsHealthiestFoods.com "Collard Greens" Accessed 5 Feb 2017: http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=138
• Nutritionandyou.com "Collard Greens nutrition facts: Accessed 5 Feb 2017: http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/collard-greens.html

Magnesium: A Multi-faceted Nutrient

• Mazur, A, Maier JA, et al., "Magnesium and the inflammatory response: potential physiopathological implications" Arch Biochem biophys (2007) 458:1, 48-56. Accessed 3 Feb 2017: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16712775
• WorldsHealthiestFoods.com "Magnesium" . Accessed 3 Feb: 2017http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=75
• NutritionalMgAssocation.org "Nerve and Back Pain Treated with Magnesium" Accessed 3 Feb 2017: http://www.nutritionalmagnesium.org/nerve-and-back-pain-treated-with-magnesium/
• Appel, L.J., Brands, M. W., et al., American Heart Association. "Scientific Statement: Dietary Approaches to Prevent and Treat Hypertension." Updated January 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.HYP.0000202568.01167.B6
• Faloon, W. "Will Magnesium become the Next Vitamin D?" Life Extension (Dec 2016). 7-13.
• Davis, D.R. "Declining Fruit and Vegetable Nutrient Composition: What Is the Evidence?" Hort Sci (2009) 44:1, 15-19 Accessed 3 Feb 2017: http://hortsci.ashspublications.org/content/44/1/15.full.pdf+html
• Guerrero-Romero, F. and Rodriguez-Moran, M. "The effect of lowering blood pressure by magnesium supplementation in diabetic hypertensive adults with low serum magnesium levels: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial." J Hum.Hypertens. 2009;23(4):245-251. http://www.magtabsr.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Guerrero-Romero-Diabetes-HTN-jhh2008129a.pdf
• Jee, Sh, Miller, ER, Gualler, E. et al., "Effect of magnesium supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials." AM J. Hypertens. (2002) 15(8):691-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12160191
• Ryder, KM, Shorr, RI, Bush, AJ et al., "Magnesium intake from food and supplements is associated with bone mineral density in healthy older white subjects."J Am Geriatr Soc. (2005) 53:11, 1875-1880. Accessed 3 Feb 2017: http://www.mgwater.com/Ryder.pdf
• Ancient Minerals.com "The Bad News about Magnesium Food Sources" Accessed 3 Feb 2017: http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-sources/dietary/
• Thomas, D. "The mineral depletion of foods available to us as a nation (1940-2002)-a review of the 6th ed. of mcCance and Widdowson." Nutr Health (2007) 19:1-2, 21-55. Accessed 3 Feb 2017: http://www.mineralresourcesint.co.uk/pdf/Mineral_Depletion_of_Foods_1940_2002.pdf

Reduce Pain & Inflammation with Devil's Claw

• Alternative Medicine Review: "Devil's Claw: Monograph" (2008) 13:3 Accessed 4 Feb 2017: http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/13/3/248.pdf
• Johnson, R.L., S. Foster, Low Dog, T. and Kiefer, D. National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs: The World's Most Effective Healing Plants. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic, 2012. 189; 216-219.
• Hoffmann, D. Medicinal Herbalism. The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine. (2003) Rochester, Healing Art Press. http://vanveenorganics.com/ebooks/Medical%20Herbalism%20-%20D.%20Hoffmann%20(Healing%20Arts%20Press,%202003)%20WW.pdf
• University of Maryland Complementary and Alternative Medicine Database. "Devil's Claw" Accessed 4 Feb 2017: http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/devils-claw
• Pizzorno, Joseph E., Textbook of Natural Medicine. (2013). St. Louis, MO Elsevier. (chapter 174), 1475-1485.
• MedlinePlus.gov "Devil's Claw" Accessed 4 Feb 2017: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/984.html

Soothe Back Pain with Restorative Yoga

• Wieland, L.S., Koetz, N. Pilkington, K. et al., "Yoga treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain." Cochrane Library (Jan 2017) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010671.pub2
• Sherman, K.J., Cherkin, D.C., et al., "A Randomized Trial Comparing Yoga, Stretching, and a Self-care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain." Archives of Internal Medicine (2011) DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.524
• Brink, S. "Studies Show Yoga has Healing Powers" National Geographic Online. (2014). Accessed on 7 Feb 2017: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/02/140207-yoga-cancer-inflammation-stress/
• Carey, T.S., "Comparative Effectiveness Studies in Chronic Low Back Pain: Comment on 'A Randomized Trial Comparing Yoga, Stretching, and a Self-care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain'." Archives of Internal Medicine (2011) DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.519
• International Association of Yoga Therapists. http://www.iayt.org
• American Pain Society. "Yoga and chronic pain have opposite effects on brain gray matter." (May 2015) Accessed 2 Feb 2017: http://americanpainsociety.org/about-us/press-room/yoga-bushnell
• Ambrosini, Diane M., "Restorative Postures" as cited in Chapter 11: Instructing Hatha Yoga: A guide for teachers and students, 2nd ed. (2016). Human Kinetics: IL.