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... The L5 disc takes a beating in modern life. Just the act of sitting for long periods is very stressful on the lower back. I know sitting doesn't seem like a stressful thing, but it is. It's very unnatural to tuck our pelvis underneath us and sit our body weight on top of it for hours at a time. And it's almost impossible to sit in a way that is not stressful on the lower back. ..
7 Activities You Should Avoid When Your Lower Back Hurts on GoodLivingDoc.com

... But what is pain? Pain is a symptom. Pain is an effect. Pain is not the actual problem that you're having, even though at that time it is dominating everything about your life. The pain is not actually the issue, just like when you've got a pain in your tooth because you've got a cavity, the pain isn't the problem. And if you just do something for the pain, if you just put some pain relieving gel on your gums or take an anti-inflammatory or pain pill and the pain goes away, that doesn't make the cavity go away. ..
Why Your Back Keeps Going Out on GoodLivingDoc.com

... Longevity isn't really enough. That's not really what we're after. Because if you live 30 years in misery, unable to have any kind of quality of life because you're wrought with disease and symptoms and pain, we haven't really achieved anything because we want to live long but we want to live well. And so we're going to talk about the concept that I spent my days trying to get people to understand and embrace when it comes to good living...
The Forgotten Key to Longevity and Good Living on GoodLivingDoc.com

...So the question has to become, if the body is intelligent, what is the body trying to do, and how can I help it? So something simple like high blood pressure, you can see how a different approach occurs whether you feel like it's a mistake, like the body is just broken and weak, or if the body's intelligent and is doing something intelligent, what do we do now? The approach is very different, and the outcome of those approaches are very different, too...
Science of Nutrition, Exercise, and Wellness on GoodLivingDoc.com

...There's plenty that we can do. Our bodies are not weak, sick, and stupid. We are not genetically designed for illness. We are genetically designed for health. We are programmed for health, innately from birth. It's how our bodies were made. Health is our natural state. So, if we learn the things that bring about health, we can take plenty of measures, do plenty of things to try and help our bodies work better so that we can have a better quality of life...
Weak, Sick, and Stupid on GoodLivingDoc.com