Pillar 8.1 – Eat Right, August 2021
12 Pillars of Wellbeing for Managing Chronic Pain
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If you would like to learn more about the benefits of nutrition for managing chronic pain, take a look at the resources below:
Nutrition and Diet Resources
- 2020 European Year for the Prevention of Pain Factsheet: Nutrition and Chronic Pain Factsheet
- Webinar: IASP Webinar: Why, what and how of nutrition for people experiencing chronic pain (link)
- Website: University of Newcastle: Free Healthy Eating Quiz, Report and Recommendations (link)
- Article: NPC: 12 Quick Tips for Improving Your Nutrition (link)
- Article: NPC: Guide to Healthy Diet and Weight Management (link)
- Article: PPM: A Diet for Patients with Chronic Pain (link)
- Article: NHS: Improving health and fitness (link)
- Factsheet: HNEHealth: Nutrition and pain (link)
- Factsheet: ACI: Pain: Lifestyle and nutrition (link)
- Website: Eat for Health (link)
- Website: The Australian Dietary Guidelines (link)
- Website: The Australian Healthy Food Guide (link)
- Article: Health Engine: Pain and Nutrition (link)
- Article: Dietician’s Australia: Smart eating for you (link)
- Article: My Joint Pain: Healthy Eating and Arthritis (link)
- Article: My Joint Pain: Nutrition (link)
- Article: Find an Accredited Practising Dietitian (link)
- Article: Back to Basics: Recipes (link)
- Article: AIHW: Food and Nutrition (link)
- Article: NHMRC: Nutrition (link)
- Article: Healthdirect: A balanced Diet (link)
- Article: IPSI: Diet & Pain: Part 1: Which diet works best for pain (link)
- Article: IPSI: Diet & Pain: Part 2: Which diet works best for pain (link)
- Article: Future Medicine: Diet therapy in the management of chronic pain: better diet less pain? (link)
Gut Health Resources
- Article: NPC: 12 Quick Tips for Improving Gut Health (link)
- Article: NPC: Gut Health and Pain – Part 1: Know Your Gut (link)
- Article: NPC: Gut Health and Pain – Part 2: The Gut-Brain Connection (link)
- Article: NPC: Gut Health and Pain – Part 3: Your Gut and Stress (link)
- Article: NPC: Gut Health and Pain – Part 4: Changing your Gut Health (link)
- Article: Harvard Health: Can diet heal chronic pain? (link)
- Article: Science Daily: Gut bacteria associated with chronic pain for first time (link)
- Article: PPM: Gut Health: A look inside reveals what you eat can affect your pain (link)
- Article: IPSI: Chronic Pain Treatment by Healing the Gut (link)
- Article: PBHC: The Gut-Brain Connection to Chronic Pain, Anxiety and Depression (link)
Smoking Resources
- Factsheet: Australian Government: How to quit smoking (link)
- Factsheet: NSW Health: Smoking, your health and quitting (link)
- Article: NPC: Benefits of Quitting Smoking (link)
- Article: Pain Science: Smoking and Chronic Pain (link)
- Article: Cancer Council: Quit Smoking (link)
- Article: The Lung Foundation: Quitting Smoking (link)
Alcohol Resources
- Factsheet: ACI: Standard Drinks (link)
- Website: Drinkwise (link)
- Website: Alcoholics Anonymous (link)
- Article: NIAAA: The Complex Relationship Between Alcohol and Pain (link)
Recreational Drugs Resources
- Article: NSW State Library: Drug Information (link)
- Website: Reach Out: Addiction (link)
- Website: Alcohol and Drug Foundation (link)
Free Worksheets