Foods Painkillers milk and cookies, chicken soup, mashed potatoes with gravy, they are called "comfort food", because they are able to make you feel better, emotionally senggak2nya they make you more comfortable. But if true, the food can make you ease the pain?

The researchers are conducting this research with the hope someday there will be a recipe that tastes good ... "We have not reached a point where you can come to the doctor and get to know the recipe," says Jill Tall, PhD, professor at Youngstown State University, Ohio , who studied the mechanisms of how food reduces pain. "I believe, there is a relationship between medicine and traditional therapies."

Some foods that are sources of pain include:

Cherry.
Anthocyanins, which makes red cherries, have anti-inflammatory similar to aspirin, says Muraleedharan Nair, PhD, a food safety researcher at Michigan State University. Chery's capabilities have not been tested on humans, so until now the optimal dosage is unknown, but for reasons of health, those who have diabetes or excess stomach acid, just try eating cherries, rasperry, or strawberry ...

Soybean.
Soy helps reduce the pain of arthritis. In a study of 135 men and women, those who consumed 40 grams of soy protein daily for 3 months showed a good increase, where there is pain diminished, with the male gender is more receptive to these foods. It remains unclear how soy helps fight illness, but isoflavones are considered to have anti-inflammatory effect, says Srinivasa N. King, MD, a pain specialist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Satu2nya less enjoyable is how you can get 40 grams of soy protein. You may have to eat several pounds of soybeans, the solution is to use soy protein powder to be added in your food.

Sugar.
Sweet foods can reduce the pain acceptance, especially in anak2. Research shows that when we consume sugar: sucrose, ordinary sugar, the pain that we receive will be reduced. It seems that sugar indeed help improve the system of our bodies natural pain relievers. But we know that the effects of too much sugar are: obesity, so, do not be too much to eat this delicious food.