if this finding isnt reason enough to go mediterranean keep in mind that the diet has been linked with a whole host of mediterranean diet might decrease inflammation sleep and pain exist in a complicated relationship to one another pain can interfere with sleep making it harder to fall asleep and to stay asleep poor quality and insufficient sleep contribute to pain in several ways decreasing tolerance for pain increasing its intensity and discomfort and in some cases raising the risk for the development of chronicpain conditions poor sleep increases pain risk especially as we age now is the perfect time to start taking advantage of the warmer weather whether you opt for the stationary bike or your mountain bike this spring i commend you for continuing to exercise and encourage you to get outdoors once in a while to enjoy nature while getting a stellar workout lets take it outside