| What exactly will you do when over the counter pain | | | | inflammation due to the activity of its active ingredient |
| medications are unable to help you? The only options | | | | curcumin. Turmeric is found in all curry powders and |
| that doctors can offer you are anti-inflammatory | | | | gives it its characteristic golden hue. You obviously |
| medicines or stronger drugs. You are right in being | | | | cannot eat enough curry to give you the required pain |
| wary of strong medications because of the risk of | | | | killing effect but you can get turmeric extract capsules |
| developing an unhealthy dependence on them. Many | | | | in most health food stores. This product is great for |
| drugs also have negative effects due to long term use | | | | treating inflammatory pains such as arthritis. |
| such as thinning of the blood and stomach problems. | | | | A surprising natural analgesic is fish oil. During the |
| You do have many other options if you are willing to | | | | digestion process it breaks down into chemicals called |
| consider alternative courses of treatment using natural | | | | prostaglandins that work like hormones to reduce |
| medications. If you have never used these options | | | | inflammation in the body. You cannot get sufficient |
| before, you will be amazed by how effective they are | | | | quantities of fish oil just by eating seafood; therefore |
| and that too without any negative side effects. | | | | you will have to dose yourself with cod liver oil which is |
| One of the most amazing natural pain killers available is | | | | easily available. You will be able to bring down your |
| Capsaicin. This is the active ingredient of chili peppers | | | | pain medication by half if you treat yourself with this |
| and while it causes the burning sensation that peppers | | | | health product. |
| are famous for, it also is able to desensitize nerve | | | | Ginger is another anti-inflammatory product available in |
| receptors for a short while. It is available in the form of | | | | nature. It can be used for treating anything from |
| creams for topical use and has a wide variety of uses | | | | headaches to sinusitis attacks. Brew a cup of tea with |
| from arthritis patients to migraine sufferers. If you have | | | | a lump of fresh peeled ginger in the pot and you will |
| a pulled muscle or a sore knee, this cream can help | | | | feel your discomfort melt away after you drink the |
| reduce the pain considerably. | | | | concoction. For serious ailments such as migraine or |
| White willow bark is known as the herbal aspirin. It | | | | arthritis you should make use of ginger extract |
| contains salicin as an active ingredient, which is what | | | | capsules because this drink will not be able to help you. |
| aspirin is made of. It is useful in treating joint pains, | | | | The next time you are in pain do not hesitate to reach |
| headaches and tooth aches. | | | | for one of these natural analgesics. Make sure that |
| Turmeric is another natural product that has very good | | | | you check with your doctor first just to make sure that |
| pain killing abilities because it can easily bring down | | | | you will not suffer from any adverse reaction. |