Pain seems to be a delicate subject these days. Not just with my patients. When you’re suffering, it can be difficult to express just how much it hurts.
But the FDA also has an issue with my even mentioning pain in my letters to you. It’s a huge “no-no” these days, and they’re cracking down on doctors who offer pain solutions to their readers.
It’s why, when I discovered a new dangerous side effect from one of their “approved” pain drugs, I knew I couldn’t mention it to you. I had to write about it in this month’s issue of my Confidential Cures newsletter.
I’m not talking about a new experimental drug, either. This is one of the oldest and commonly considered “safest” drugs, acetaminophen. Turns out, acetaminophen has a terrible side effect no one ever told you about and you can read about it in my Confidential Cures newsletter.
If I mention it here, the FDA will come down on me and censor me. But what I can tell you is that even though acetaminophen is widely sold as Tylenol, you might be surprised at some of the tricks that are going on. You could find a pain reliever branded as something else, but then they put acetaminophen in it.
Bayer and Motrin are just brand names, and they can put anything in them they want to. “Bayer Migraine” has acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine, for example.
These brand names have become very clever and interchangeable. Aspirin upsets your stomach. So Bayer will make something with acetaminophen. Because ibuprofen is tough on your stomach, and they didn’t want to limit themselves, some brands that we think of as being synonymous with ibuprofen have forms with acetaminophen.
Even Tylenol has non-acetaminophen products. So they make it very hard for you to protect yourself. It’s shocking how much they’ve manipulated those in recent times. You don’t always know what’s in something that might be named “Tylenol.”
And I know you don’t want to take a pain reliever and have the side effect be worse than the original pain. And over-the-counter drugs for pain have some pretty awful side effects.
But again, the FDA has failed to protect you. Yeah, they require these pain remedies to come with a clear warning label making consumers aware of the risks … but the point is, what does the label warn you of? On the FDA’s approved warning label you’ll find nothing about this side effect.
It’s just one more reason to be careful of drugs, even ones considered safe.
Fortunately, one thing I’ve noticed in traveling all over the world is that Americans are tough. We don’t mind a little pain. As long as we can fight through it, we don’t let it slow us down.
So here are a few natural pain relievers that will help you get going again and get right back in the action, no drugs necessary.
You probably won’t hear about any of these from a standard medical doctor. But I can tell you from years of use in my practice, they’re safe and effective – and completely free of dangerous side effects. You’ll also see the science backing up these natural solutions.
Ginger – A study in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine looked at ginger along with traditional pain medications. They found that ginger can reduce pain in the muscles and joints by as much as 25 percent.1
Ginger contains 12 different compounds that fight excess inflammation. Some block the enzyme which triggers it. Some lower pain-receptor and nerve-ending sensitivity. Together they work as well as any over-the-counter remedy you can find.
Yucca – At one time, there were at that time more than 100 universities and institutions around the world investigating the natural healing properties of yucca. It contains anti-inflammatory nutrients like vitamins A, B, C, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, manganese and copper.
Yucca also has protective plant nutrients called saponins, which may elevate the body’s production of anti-inflammatory cortisone. When you ingest saponins, they seem to block release of toxins from the intestines that inhibit normal formation of cartilage.
Yucca is mostly used in pain relieving combinations for arthritic and joint pain, and for sediment caused by excess inflammation. Adding the yucca plant to your diet will act as a natural cortisone, and will wash out the harmful poisons that cause pain.2
Papain – This is a proteolytic enzyme that comes from Carica papaya fruit. Papain can help you if you suffer from excess inflammation and pain.
It helps increase your body’s own pain threshold, helps you recover more quickly from injury and reduces circulating free radicals that lead to a painful inflammation.
Papain helps relieve non-inflammatory pain, too, because it helps remove the cellular waste products that build up in the joints and cause pain. I recommend 250 mg a day.
L-glutathione – Glutathione in your body is like an oil filter in a car. It filters out the bad junk and keeps you running in tip-top shape. Over-the-counter pain relievers like acetaminophen reduce glutathione in your body, stop this process and stop working over time, and that’s when the pain takes over.
Fortunately, boosting your levels of glutathione is easy. Eat horseradish, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale and Brussels sprouts. The root turmeric will also boost your glutathione.
You can take also GSH supplements (1 to 2 grams per day). The latest reports show that up to 80 percent of most GSH supplements are absorbed and used by your body. For best results, I recommend using a combination of all four ways to boost GSH.
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1. Ozgoli, G., Goli, M., Moattar, F. “Comparison of Effects of Ginger, Mefenamic Acid, and Ibuprofen on Pain in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea,” J. Altern. Complement. Med. Feb. 2009;15(2):129-32
2. “Yucca Root.” IPD. www.jeunesse-eternelle.com. Retrieved Nov 7, 2011.