Have I ever suffered pain? Woo hoo! Enough that I looked for some way of finding relief.
There really can be significant relief from home remedies. I've tried various things. If it works I do it. Here are my recommendations.
1. Hot baths. There is a great deal of benefit to be had from hot baths. By hot, I mean hot. Just under scalding. About 110-112ºF.
I feel that at least once a week everyone should take a bath like this. At least everyone that is able to. Twice a week if one is ill. Try to elevate your temperature to about 103ºF, and maintain that for 20 to 30 minutes. This is very strenuous so be warned. Then maintain a temperature above 100ºF for an half an hour to an hour.
Why? Fever kills germs. A lot of diseases which are not classified as infectious diseases are believed by many to actually be infectious, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Some believe they have been cured by hot baths. Hot Springs, Arkansas is a place with geothermal water. Native Americans went to the hot springs for treatment of disease, and later, following the Civil War, veterans of the war went there for injuries and illnesses contracted during the war.
2. Broccoli sprouts. Recently broccoli sprouts were the subject of a study by Johns Hopkins to determine their anti cancer potential. The good news is that the active ingredient in cruciferous vegetables - sulforaphane - is 50 times stronger in the sprouts of the vegetables. This chemical is now being used IV as chemotherapy. But suppose one just ate broccoli sprouts? Half a cup can protect against numerous cancers. I am a sprouter and noticed that broccoli sprouts helped pain levels from a variety of causes due to the anti inflammatory properties of the sulfa. A word of caution - no more than a quart a day due to toxicity beginning above that level.
3. MSM. MSM contains sulfa. Somehow this is magic for pain and inflammation. When I found out how much it helped for pain, I started taking a lot. However, though I was in no pain, when I took six I developed insomnia. I guess it depends on the person.
4. Some doctors feel that tetracyclines can cure autoimmune disease on the theory that autoimmune diseases are caused by mycoplasma which is in a germ class like tuberculosis. Also like tuberculosis, the treatment is long term.
5. Marijuana. Although I actually have no marijuana experience, there truly is a place for marijuana in medicine. Besides pain management, many claim that it stops epileptic seizures.
6. TENS. TENS unit load up the electrical pathways that pain signals travel to the brain. When these pathways are busy with electrical signals, the pain signals don't have a path to the brain. The same principle is partly the reason that hot or cold applied to painful areas helps. The nerve pathway to the brain is crowded with signals about heat or cold.
7. Ultrasonic devices. These units can actually heal some problems because often the pain one feels is a result not of damaged cartilage or bone, but of scarring from injuries that prevent the smooth movement of joints. The ultrasonic waves break up the scar tissue which lies under the skin, in the muscles and tendons. This tissue will not show up on an X-ray and is not well treated by surgery, since surgery may cause more scarring.
8. Magnesium oil. Everyone needs magnesium, and most people don't have enough. Magnesium oil is magnesium in a form that is absorbable transdermally. A massage with magnesium oil can do wonders for muscle pain. A massage all by itself can to wonders for pain.
9. Vitamin C. Oh sure, we all know about Vitamin C, and we've probably all heard that studies have shown mega Vitamin C to do nothing for disease. Really? Define megadose. Studies have been limited to around 2000 mg. The megadose people, like the late Linus Pauling, recommend 18,000 mg. But, there's a problem. You can't absorb that much through the gut usually. So then there's IV Vitamin C. But that's expensive. Now there's another way - lypo spherical Vitamin C. This Vitamin C is coated with lethicin and travels much more readily into the bloodstream. Thus one can get a lot more Vitamin C into the system. Does it work? It helped me. It can be made inexpensively from lethicin granules and ascorbic acid powder (sodium type).
Well, that's my magic. Oh, one other thing. Oxygen therapy. LivO2. It requires an O2 concentrator, but this can be purchased rebuilt without a prescription.
I'm not a doctor. I'm a person who has tried many home remedies for pain and found that some work for me.
PS Fasting. Everyone should fast sometimes.
10. Almost forgot. A hypo allergenic diet. How do you do that? Well, something that I've tried is "mono meals." For one hour one eats as much as they want of one thing - pears, oranges, beef, pasta, whatever. Then don't eat the same food again for four days. For reasons unknown this helps the immune system cope with food. Another things that I've benefited from is low carb or specific carb. I love the specific carb diet because it's a lot more varied than low carb and does me as much good.
A happy immune system equals a less painful body. It usually helps with weight control too.
There really can be significant relief from home remedies. I've tried various things. If it works I do it. Here are my recommendations.
1. Hot baths. There is a great deal of benefit to be had from hot baths. By hot, I mean hot. Just under scalding. About 110-112ºF.
I feel that at least once a week everyone should take a bath like this. At least everyone that is able to. Twice a week if one is ill. Try to elevate your temperature to about 103ºF, and maintain that for 20 to 30 minutes. This is very strenuous so be warned. Then maintain a temperature above 100ºF for an half an hour to an hour.
Why? Fever kills germs. A lot of diseases which are not classified as infectious diseases are believed by many to actually be infectious, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Some believe they have been cured by hot baths. Hot Springs, Arkansas is a place with geothermal water. Native Americans went to the hot springs for treatment of disease, and later, following the Civil War, veterans of the war went there for injuries and illnesses contracted during the war.
2. Broccoli sprouts. Recently broccoli sprouts were the subject of a study by Johns Hopkins to determine their anti cancer potential. The good news is that the active ingredient in cruciferous vegetables - sulforaphane - is 50 times stronger in the sprouts of the vegetables. This chemical is now being used IV as chemotherapy. But suppose one just ate broccoli sprouts? Half a cup can protect against numerous cancers. I am a sprouter and noticed that broccoli sprouts helped pain levels from a variety of causes due to the anti inflammatory properties of the sulfa. A word of caution - no more than a quart a day due to toxicity beginning above that level.
3. MSM. MSM contains sulfa. Somehow this is magic for pain and inflammation. When I found out how much it helped for pain, I started taking a lot. However, though I was in no pain, when I took six I developed insomnia. I guess it depends on the person.
4. Some doctors feel that tetracyclines can cure autoimmune disease on the theory that autoimmune diseases are caused by mycoplasma which is in a germ class like tuberculosis. Also like tuberculosis, the treatment is long term.
5. Marijuana. Although I actually have no marijuana experience, there truly is a place for marijuana in medicine. Besides pain management, many claim that it stops epileptic seizures.
6. TENS. TENS unit load up the electrical pathways that pain signals travel to the brain. When these pathways are busy with electrical signals, the pain signals don't have a path to the brain. The same principle is partly the reason that hot or cold applied to painful areas helps. The nerve pathway to the brain is crowded with signals about heat or cold.
7. Ultrasonic devices. These units can actually heal some problems because often the pain one feels is a result not of damaged cartilage or bone, but of scarring from injuries that prevent the smooth movement of joints. The ultrasonic waves break up the scar tissue which lies under the skin, in the muscles and tendons. This tissue will not show up on an X-ray and is not well treated by surgery, since surgery may cause more scarring.
8. Magnesium oil. Everyone needs magnesium, and most people don't have enough. Magnesium oil is magnesium in a form that is absorbable transdermally. A massage with magnesium oil can do wonders for muscle pain. A massage all by itself can to wonders for pain.
9. Vitamin C. Oh sure, we all know about Vitamin C, and we've probably all heard that studies have shown mega Vitamin C to do nothing for disease. Really? Define megadose. Studies have been limited to around 2000 mg. The megadose people, like the late Linus Pauling, recommend 18,000 mg. But, there's a problem. You can't absorb that much through the gut usually. So then there's IV Vitamin C. But that's expensive. Now there's another way - lypo spherical Vitamin C. This Vitamin C is coated with lethicin and travels much more readily into the bloodstream. Thus one can get a lot more Vitamin C into the system. Does it work? It helped me. It can be made inexpensively from lethicin granules and ascorbic acid powder (sodium type).
Well, that's my magic. Oh, one other thing. Oxygen therapy. LivO2. It requires an O2 concentrator, but this can be purchased rebuilt without a prescription.
I'm not a doctor. I'm a person who has tried many home remedies for pain and found that some work for me.
PS Fasting. Everyone should fast sometimes.
10. Almost forgot. A hypo allergenic diet. How do you do that? Well, something that I've tried is "mono meals." For one hour one eats as much as they want of one thing - pears, oranges, beef, pasta, whatever. Then don't eat the same food again for four days. For reasons unknown this helps the immune system cope with food. Another things that I've benefited from is low carb or specific carb. I love the specific carb diet because it's a lot more varied than low carb and does me as much good.
A happy immune system equals a less painful body. It usually helps with weight control too.
I have a hot tub.
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