Best Supplements for Wrist and Hand Joint Health

When you suffer from carpal tunnel pain, or pain in any of the hand and wrist joints, there’s a possibility that you have a deficiency in minerals or vitamins that support your joints and muscles. Today we have a guest post by Victoria Cunningham just to give you a change of pace from what I… Continue reading Best Supplements for Wrist and Hand Joint Health

Help Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms with Vitamins and Minerals

Carpal Tunnel symptoms happen for reasons.  The reason could be because of muscle strain–muscle overuse, under use or incorrect use.  Or your symptoms could be caused by vitamin and mineral deficiencies or “insufficiencies.” A deficiency is more severe but an insufficiency (not enough) can also cause symptoms. Why? Because there are nutrients that your body… Continue reading Help Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms with Vitamins and Minerals

Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?

Does lack of calcium cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?  I was asked this very good question by a reader. I wasn’t aware that a lack of calcium can specifically cause CTS.  But I did know that many minerals work together with calcium; it’s not only calcium that we need. According to Drs. Travell and Simons MD’s,… Continue reading Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Caused by Lack of Calcium or Vitamin D?

Carpal Tunnel & Nutrition: Does Organic Food Fix Carpal Tunnel?

Does eating organic food help or hurt Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? I’m going to say YES! IT DEFINITELY HELPS! Why? Once upon a time, all we humans could eat came from the ground, animals or fish.  It didn’t come from factories.  It grew naturally. Our bodies knew what to do with the food we ate then.… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel & Nutrition: Does Organic Food Fix Carpal Tunnel?

Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief and Nutrition: Feed Your Whole Body

Is your carpal tunnel hungry?  If you have symptoms, it just may be starving! If you feed your whole body well, you feed your Carpal Tunnel.  No getting around it! The healthier you are and the stronger your immune system is, the easier it will be for your body to heal.  When you are healthy,… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Pain Relief and Nutrition: Feed Your Whole Body

Carpal Tunnel? Get Spice In Your Life With Natural Anti-inflammatories

Wanna spice up your life and possibly get rid of carpal tunnel symptoms at the same time? Ginger and pineapple both have anti-inflammatory properties.  They both help reduce inflammation (swelling) in your tissues. “Bev” asked me whether there is enough ginger in ginger ale to be helpful? I truly believe, in my heart, that ginger… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel? Get Spice In Your Life With Natural Anti-inflammatories

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? How to Eat to Heal Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

Your car runs on gasoline (probably.) You wouldn’t put milk in your car.  It wouldn’t work. Your pet needs food that will help it remain healthy.  You probably don’t feed your pet Snickers bars for lunch every day.  That would cause illness for your pet. You? Maybe you like Snickers candy bars for lunch every… Continue reading Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? How to Eat to Heal Your Carpal Tunnel Symptoms

Foods With the Most Vitamin B6 to Reduce Carpal Tunnel Inflammation

Vitamin B6 is just one of many necessary vitamins for all of us.  If you have a sufficient amount of this vitamin, it will help get rid of your carpal tunnel symptoms. To increase your intake of Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) you can eat the following foods: Red bell peppers (raw); boiled spinach; boiled turnip greens;… Continue reading Foods With the Most Vitamin B6 to Reduce Carpal Tunnel Inflammation

If Vitamin B6 Deficiency Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What Causes B6 Deficiency?

Doctors know that Vitamin B6 deficiency causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. But what causes you to have a deficiency? This is what the “Encyclopedia of Healing Foods” says about Vitamin B6 deficiency: Since 1950, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome has increased “in parallel with the increased presence of compounds that interfere with vitamin B6 in the body.”  In… Continue reading If Vitamin B6 Deficiency Causes Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, What Causes B6 Deficiency?