There are numerous causes of sacrum, or sacroiliac, joint pain. According to the Sports Injury Clinic website, the sacroiliac, or SI joints, are located near the tailbone and connect the hip bones with the sacrum, which is a large, triangular bone situated at the base of the spine.
The Mediterranean diet is one such diet. It emphasizes grains, but also emphasizes fruits, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt, and fish, all foods high in lysine and low in arginine. This is generally attributed to omega-3 fatty acids in fish. Fish have a high lysine to arginine ratio. Dairy products also have a high lysine to arginine ratio.
Tyrosine is an amino acid, which is a building block of protein that occurs naturally in the body. Tyrosine can also be found in certain foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, nuts, oats, and wheat. Some people have low levels of tyrosine in their bodies because of a hereditary condition called phenylketonuria (PKU).