D.O. Certified Pain Management Physician Many of you probably do not think about the food you eat and how it can affect you physically as well as other important avenues in your life. A dramatic example is in observing starving people, some familiar advertisements, I am sure come to mind. A malnourished person who is starving will have sagging tissue, skin, muscle and fascia -all lose resilient tone. Every level drops making even simple physical tasks difficult.
Mental function deteriorates making concentration extremely difficult.
The body's immune system fails to fight off diseases it could normally handle. Malnutrition will exaggerate any health problem, but should especially be considered by those suffering from chronic pain and chronic conditions. This simply means you have enough to eat, but are not getting the essentials needed for constant repair of your body. Thus your body is subjected to the physical and mental stresses of the modern world. There are literally thousands of diets out there, but if it is not something that can be followed for life, it probably has little long term value.