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I had some chronic back pain for a while. I went to see a specialist and they basically told me - hard to diagnose, the discs in the back do degrade over time,

I had some chronic back pain for a while. I went to see a specialist and they basically told me - hard to diagnose, the discs in the back do degrade over time, the primary solution is to strengthen other muscles, especially core muscles, to support it. I went to PT for a while and basically exacerbated whatever the issue is - badly. However, I took prednisone. This solved the issue temporarily, but allowed a reprive so that I could do muscle strengthening exercises. This solved my issue for about 5 years until recently with COVID and kids and I stopped working out. Now the issue seems to be resurfacing. I do think the primary solution is to work out more and strengthen my body.

godDLL 5y ago
I've gotten through something like that. The solution should be to rebuild your body, using strengthened core to support yourself after. The rebuild starts with autophagy, which is achieved by fasting. To get into 3 days every three weeks (which is what you'll need to clean up old tissue, to have place for new tissue) you'll want intermittent fasting. IF will normalize your perception of hunger. After a couple of months of eating only after 14:00 and before 16:00 you'll be ready to go into a three-four day water fast. You stretch when you fast, and you exercise every other day in the week coming off of a fast. In four months from your first three day water fast you'll know you want to keep it up. I did. Don't go beyond four days of fasting, no matter how good you feel after day two. The idea is to give your body direction, not to force it into a condition. Don't overdo it. Cheers!