Preventing Rotator Cuff Shoulder Pain with Diet

What is the role of cholesterol and advanced glycation end products in shoulder health? Finally! Something we can actually do! Cholesterol loves tendons. In fact, that’s why we can diagnose familial hypercholesterolemia (extremely high cholesterol levels) by simply measuring the width of the Achilles’ tendon to see how much it’s swelled up with cholesterol. Isn’t that wild? The cholesterol isn’t benign either; it delays healing and increases the risk of tearing and re-tearing. So, we aren’t talking only about the importance of preventing rotator cuff degeneration in the first place, but preventing worse outcomes for those who already suffer from it. If fear of dying from heart disease, the leading cause of death for men and women, isn’t sufficient motivation to lower your LDL cholesterol as much as possible, maybe your shoulder health will be. How do you lower your LDL as much as possible? First, you go to your local library and borrow my book Lower LDL Cholesterol Naturally with Food (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/portfolio/), available as an e-book, soft cover, and audiobook. (As always, all proceeds from any of my books are donated directly to charity.) Second, you decrease your consumption of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). How do you do that? You go to your local library and borrow my book How Not to Age (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-age/), since glycation is one of the aging pathways. (That title is available as an e-book, hard cover, and audiobook, and, again, all proceeds go right to charity.) This is the fifth video in a six-part series. If you missed the previous ones, check out: • Steroid Injections for Shoulder Pain Relief May Do More Harm Than Good (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/steroid-injections-for-shoulder-pain-relief-may-do-more-harm-than-good) • Chiropractic Manipulation, Physical Therapy, and Exercise Therapy for Shoulder Pain Relief (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/chiropractic-manipulation-physical-therapy-and-exercise-therapy-for-shoulder-pain-relief) • Rotator Cuff Surgery May Cause More Shoulder Pain Than Relief (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/rotator-cuff-surgery-may-cause-more-shoulder-pain-than-relief) • Why Do Surgeons Continue to Perform Worthless Operations? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-do-surgeons-continue-to-perform-worthless-operations) Stay tuned for the final video, Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis): What It Is and How to Prevent and Treat It (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/frozen-shoulder-adhesive-capsulitis-what-it-is-and-how-to-prevent-and-treat-it). Check out my new book How Not to Hurt (https://nutritionfacts.org/book/how-not-to-hurt/), available now for preorders. (All proceeds received from the book are donated directly to charity.) New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/. Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-rotator-cuff-shoulder-pain-with-diet and someone on the NutritionFacts.org team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at https://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-rotator-cuff-shoulder-pain-with-diet. You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. View important information about our translated resources: https://nutritionfacts.org/translations-info/ https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: https://twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org