Did you know that a spice that may be residing in your cupboard right now can help you prevent cancer - or help you recover and reduce the debilitating side effects if you are undergoing chemotherapy?
Not everyone uses it, but it's a staple in Indian cuisine. That spice is Tumeric. It's been used for centuries for pain relief - and that is, in fact, where I first heard about it. A friend who suffers from an old back injury recommended it.
Read the rest of the story at Natural Health in a Toxic World.
While you're there, look around - you'll find other cancer preventatives!
Showing posts with label pain relief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pain relief. Show all posts
Monday, December 14, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Rebound Headaches Caused by Pain Relievers
In our over-medicated society, people are now suffering from headaches caused by too much pain relief!
Anti-inflammatory drugs used to relieve arthritis pain are, quite understandably, being over used, since arthritis pain is more than a once-in-a-while thing. This is not just prescription drugs, but over the counter drugs such as Advil, Aleve, and Motrin IB.
The result, for many people, is headaches that occur just as soon as the medicine wears off. According to a report by Joe Saper,M.D., director of the Michigan Headache adn Neurological Institute, this is the result of brain receptors becoming overly sensitized.
Those who find themselves with worsening headaches may want to consider a topical medicine for arthritis pain, or non-drug approaches such as fish oil, boswellia, ginger, or turmeric.
Another recent report gives a second reason to cut back on these drugs. New studies are showing that continual use can lead to liver failure.
Meanwhile, because of recent deaths due to overdose, some are calling for stricter controls on over-the-counter drugs. While I do feel sorry for the families of those who over-do it, I sure don't want to see the day when we won't be allowed to keep a bottle of aspirin on the shelf!
I know my views on personal responsibility are not politically correct, but I just don't think I need Big Brother protecting me from myself.
Really, it's all ridiculous, since the same people who would limit our use of Tylenol or Advil are perfectly willing to approve drugs whose side-effects can kill, even when used according to prescribed directions.
What do you think?
Anti-inflammatory drugs used to relieve arthritis pain are, quite understandably, being over used, since arthritis pain is more than a once-in-a-while thing. This is not just prescription drugs, but over the counter drugs such as Advil, Aleve, and Motrin IB.
The result, for many people, is headaches that occur just as soon as the medicine wears off. According to a report by Joe Saper,M.D., director of the Michigan Headache adn Neurological Institute, this is the result of brain receptors becoming overly sensitized.
Those who find themselves with worsening headaches may want to consider a topical medicine for arthritis pain, or non-drug approaches such as fish oil, boswellia, ginger, or turmeric.
Another recent report gives a second reason to cut back on these drugs. New studies are showing that continual use can lead to liver failure.
Meanwhile, because of recent deaths due to overdose, some are calling for stricter controls on over-the-counter drugs. While I do feel sorry for the families of those who over-do it, I sure don't want to see the day when we won't be allowed to keep a bottle of aspirin on the shelf!
I know my views on personal responsibility are not politically correct, but I just don't think I need Big Brother protecting me from myself.
Really, it's all ridiculous, since the same people who would limit our use of Tylenol or Advil are perfectly willing to approve drugs whose side-effects can kill, even when used according to prescribed directions.
What do you think?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Relief for chronic migraines
Do you suffer from migraines?
Do you take vitamins? New information shows that for some people, the addition of Vitamin B-2 can ease or even eliminate migraines.
Other non-prescription remedies include magnesium, coenyme Q10, and the herbs feverfew and butterbur. Since every body is different, what works for one may not work for another, but since migraines are so debilitating, giving these safe and natural remedies a try seems like a good idea.
And here's something else well worth trying: A water filter.
My Mother suffered from migraines most of her life, and often lost days at a time to the pain - and the after-effects of the medications she took to ease the pain. Her doctors didn't offer any solutions except those heavy-duty pain killers.
Then she moved to Arizona for the winter to get my Grandmother out of the cold. And since the water in Arizona wasn't so good, they installed a water filter in the house. And the migraines stopped almost completely.
When she came back home for the summer, the headaches started again, so they installed another water filter and they went away.
This was a standard under-the-sink installation which at that time cost about $29. I suppose they're $69 now, but worth it even if you don't suffer from migraines. It's good to get the contaiminates out of your water as a preventative health measure. The filter she used was the charcoal one - "for taste and odor" is what it says on the label.
We have no idea what was in the water to cause the migraines, because it happened everywhere. City water both in Arizona and Washington and spring water in Idaho all gave her migraines if they weren't filtered. Perhaps it was really the charcoal - and filtering the water through it gave her body a nutrient that it needed to prevent the pain. It didn't matter - what mattered was that she no longer suffered from those terrible headaches.
Of course we wished we'd known sooner, but I'll always be thankful for that accidental discovery.
If you have migraines, try these simple remedies. You might even be able to toss your pain pills!
Do you take vitamins? New information shows that for some people, the addition of Vitamin B-2 can ease or even eliminate migraines.
Other non-prescription remedies include magnesium, coenyme Q10, and the herbs feverfew and butterbur. Since every body is different, what works for one may not work for another, but since migraines are so debilitating, giving these safe and natural remedies a try seems like a good idea.
And here's something else well worth trying: A water filter.
My Mother suffered from migraines most of her life, and often lost days at a time to the pain - and the after-effects of the medications she took to ease the pain. Her doctors didn't offer any solutions except those heavy-duty pain killers.
Then she moved to Arizona for the winter to get my Grandmother out of the cold. And since the water in Arizona wasn't so good, they installed a water filter in the house. And the migraines stopped almost completely.
When she came back home for the summer, the headaches started again, so they installed another water filter and they went away.
This was a standard under-the-sink installation which at that time cost about $29. I suppose they're $69 now, but worth it even if you don't suffer from migraines. It's good to get the contaiminates out of your water as a preventative health measure. The filter she used was the charcoal one - "for taste and odor" is what it says on the label.
We have no idea what was in the water to cause the migraines, because it happened everywhere. City water both in Arizona and Washington and spring water in Idaho all gave her migraines if they weren't filtered. Perhaps it was really the charcoal - and filtering the water through it gave her body a nutrient that it needed to prevent the pain. It didn't matter - what mattered was that she no longer suffered from those terrible headaches.
Of course we wished we'd known sooner, but I'll always be thankful for that accidental discovery.
If you have migraines, try these simple remedies. You might even be able to toss your pain pills!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Arthritis pain relieved - by dogs?
It's not too often that the same information posted on my doggie blog would belong here, on my natural health blog ... but it happened today.
An article in the Ladies Home Journal prompted it. They have some kind of good dog story every month, but this time they told about the Xolo dog- and its amazing ability to help relieve pain for arthritis sufferers.
But rather than repeat myself - I invite you to visit my doggie blog for the rest of the Xolo story.
An article in the Ladies Home Journal prompted it. They have some kind of good dog story every month, but this time they told about the Xolo dog- and its amazing ability to help relieve pain for arthritis sufferers.
But rather than repeat myself - I invite you to visit my doggie blog for the rest of the Xolo story.
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