subject: Plantar Fasciitis, Diet And Biology [print this page] Plantar Fasciitis is a common disease that usually occurs after age fifty. Its major symptom is excruciating pain in the heels, caused by looseness and or inflammation of the plantar fascia, and is usually worse upon rising, especially first thing in the morning. Plantar Fasciitis is sometimes, misdiagnosed as heel (calcaneus) spurs, which are not always painful. Diet and or poor posture, misalignment tends to cause Plantar Fasciitis.
The plantar fascia is the ligaments and other tissues (fascia) that hold the heel, calcaneus bone to the balls of the foot. The foot is not one bone but many. The heel, calcaneus connects, forms a superior border, joint with the talus bone, which connects, forms a joint with the tibia, lower leg bone. It also connects, forms a lower joint with the navicular bone (connects to the remaining bones of the foot).
All joints (place where two or more bones meet) have the following symmetry, biology: Ligaments connect bone to bone. Tendons connect ligaments to muscles. Nerves, electrical impulses connect and stimulate all structure, function. The contraction and expansion (relaxation) of the muscles contracts (tightens) and loosens (relaxes) the tendons, which in turn, move, relax and tighten the ligaments, bones.
All structure, function is built, fueled, cleansed and moistened by blood, nutrients. There are only two kinds of nutrients: building and cleansing. Building nutrients: protein and fat build, fuel, thicken and heat. Cleansing nutrients: water, sugar, minerals, etc. reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten.
Too little blood or protein and fat, in the extreme, deficiency tends to weaken, dry, thin, loosen, pain and inflame the joints, bones, ligaments, tendons, muscles, etc. Blood, nutrients, protein and fat build, fuel, hold, moisten, cool, warm, etc. Many arthritic (inflammation of the joint) type diseases (Plantar Fasciitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, etc.) tend to be caused by blood deficiency and or stagnation. Blood deficiency (thin blood, low protein, low fat) and subsequent reduction in circulation) tends to attack women more than men. Blood stagnation (high cholesterol, swollen liver, plaque, hardening of the arteries,) reduces circulation, especially to the extremities (head, arms and legs) and is more common in men.
Many women tend to eat low protein, low fat (milk, yogurt, beans, etc.) and high carbohydrate (salads, fruits, juices) diets. They also menstruate; lose blood, three to seven days, every month for thirty plus years. This combination increases blood deficiency: anemia, poor circulation, thin skin, hair, nails and bones, infertility, miscarriage, short-term pregnancy, pain and many autoimmune illnesses. Coffee, caffeine can also be a contributing cause as caffeine is very weakening, drying.
Too much protein and fat (especially animal) can also be a cause. All blood passes through the liver. The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess protein, fat, cholesterol, impurities, etc.) and releases the blood. Protein and fat are thick, sticky nutrients. High protein and high fat diets, in the extreme, tend to thicken the blood, which in turn thickens clogs and weakens the liver, reducing its cleansing and distributing function. Less protein, fat and cholesterol are removed more stays in the bloodstream (high cholesterol), liver (congested, swollen) and arteries (plaque, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure) reducing overall circulation, especially to the extremities: head, arms and legs, hands, feet, bones, muscles, etc. producing varying symptoms of blood deficiency: pain, dryness, weakness, inflammation, looseness, etc. often diagnosed as arthritis.
Case history. At age 54, I developed excruciating pain in my heels (started in right heel). The pain was worse, especially upon rising, first thing in the morning and or after sitting or lying down for any extended period. It took 7-8 months of pain, suffering and limping to eventually figure it out and 2-3 additional months to cure, as in 100% no pain, no recurrence, just long satisfying walks (I walk 2-5 miles per day).
In the beginning, when I first started suffering, I thought I was doomed, just getting older (50's), and suffering what came naturally with age. Then I got stubborn, angry and reasoned it out, since my pain (a) was not fixed and (b) did seem to get better with movement, temporarily. I figured that there must be something wrong with my circulation because I certainly was not blood deficient. I was eating sufficient) protein and fat, and I were not weak in any sense of the word. It had to be blood and liver stagnation, as I was a typical male, high protein, high fat pathology, despite the fact that I had changed my diet, thirty years ago Apparently, the changes were not strong enough.
I reduced all animal protein and fat especially red meat, eggs, chicken, fish, etc. I did eat turkey once a day. My main source of protein was beans (tofu, black, adzuki, etc.), nuts and seeds. The rest of the diet, meal plan was rice (white), bread noodles, 3-5 vegetables, cooked, raw (cabbage, kale, cauliflower, celery, onions, carrots, with tops), spices, especially fennel, fruit (apples), tea (peppermint, chrysanthemum) and bitter herbs (golden seal, gentian, etc.) while avoiding the nightshade family: potatoes, tomatoes and eggplant, which tend to aggravate arthritis. I also ate less, by spacing and or skipping meals. Dinner was always small and no later than six P.M. Fruit became my nighttime snack
I changed my diet and my feet got better via improved circulation. It also lowered my blood pressure, improved my sleep and reduced weight. The cause for my Plantar Fasciitis was poor diet (too much building). The cure for me was the "colder" middle diet. Poor posture, misalignment of bones, tendons, high arches, inappropriate shoes, injury or chronic illness can also be a cause. The middle die meal plan, adjusted accordingly is recommended
by: Richard Heft
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