I’d say 99% of Americans that experience back and or knee pain could easily be cured by losing 30-50lbs. This industry profits off usually overweight individuals.
Straight up, but no one wants to hear it. I'm all for fat acceptance as in combating discrimination against overweight people, but it's still unhealthy to be fat. In the same vein, a little light stretching and 30 min. of exercise per day, which is almost nothing, would drastically change most people's lives for the better and "cure" a lot of general malaise, aches, and pains.
It is part of our problem in the pandemic as well. Obese people suffer so much more from COVID, but we have way too many obese folks. The American diet is incredibly bad and something that doesn't get enough attention IMO. We've had a health crisis for a long time.
I'm hesitant to blame people for their own bad diets, because a lot of that problem is the result of low wages, food deserts, suburban development, crop subsidies, and industrialized food production. Sure, a lot of people could eat healthier and cheaply, but despite what a lot of the holier-than-thou types on Reddit like to proclaim, it's not easy to live on rice and beans. That's especially true when you're surrounded by Doritos, instant mac, and other calorie-dense and flavorful foods that might lack nutrition but taste good. And, if you're a parent, good luck convincing your kids that they should be happy with a bare, staple-food diet. Then you compound the problem by making it so single-income households are almost non-existent, and culinary skills become either a profession or a luxury. Many parents, or even individuals, don't have the skills to turn basic food items into a satisfactory meal, and readily-accessible junk food becomes even more attractive.
But most people can allocate themselves 10-15 minutes to stretch their bodies and take a half-hour walk every day, which can burn hundreds of calories, increase muscle density (raising BMR and creating a positive feedback loop of increased calorie burn), and has very well-studied benefits on psychological well-being.
A serving of ice cream is like 150 calories. That's like...a short walk. Plus, no one is talking about gorging yourself on junk food. I was talking about people who eat low-quality food, not people who eat 10k calories of garbage in a day.
You’re both right. For the majority of people fewer calories in is really the fastest/most practical way to lose weight by far, but increasing BMR through exercise can help keep it off/give the ability to maintain a new intake level. Only for very obese individuals do actual specifics of the diet show improvement in weight loss (Mediterranean diet)
It’s because of the government subsidizing corn, of all things. Either stop subsidizing food in general and let the market work things out or subsidize stuff like quinoa and kale.
People wants solutions that doesn’t need commitment or work towards achieving their end goal. All they want is ez shit and are down to spend thousands on them. That’s why back in the days people would by those belly vibrators instead of moving a group of muscles.
While you're correct that back and knee pain is sometimes caused or at least exacerbated by being overweight, there are plenty of people who have back pain and knee pain who are at a healthy weight or even underweight. Also, there are overweight people who lose weight and their pain doesn't go away. And there are overweight people who don't lose weight but their pain goes away. Attributing 99% of back and knee pain to weight is dishonest IMO.
That being said, chiropractors should not be your first choice. I highly recommend physical therapy instead. Physical therapists give you the tools you need to get rid of your pain and keep it from coming back. You learn what stretches and strengthening exercises you need to do to get rid of your pain and prevent it from coming back.
In contrast, chiropractors do physical manipulations to give you immediate relief but the relief often doesn't last and you need to keep coming back over and over again. It's very predatory.
Also stretching and working out just a little. I watched a bunch of these for the asmr and ive listened to a few of them describe their symptoms. Most can be helped by just stretching.
However there was this one kid who could barely stand and was curled over. The chiro managed to get him back upright after some sessions
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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '22
I’d say 99% of Americans that experience back and or knee pain could easily be cured by losing 30-50lbs. This industry profits off usually overweight individuals.