Ease Pain Naturally Part 1

Hey everyone. Today I will be doing a series of posts dealing with natural ways to ease pain. If you experience pain on a daily basis or a few days a week, hopefully this post will help you out. This is going to offer alternatives to pain killers and over the counter pills that you will find in drug stores. Lets get to it...

Chronic and recurrent pain is very common in today's society. Roughly 25 million Americans (more than 10%) of the population claim that they experience pain on a daily basis, according to a 2012 National Health Survey. This is leading to many Americans turning to opioids and OTC pills. Opioids are very addictive and can be detrimental to one's health. Instead of turning to these dangerous pills, lets try some healthier, natural products. Keep in mind that these methods may not be a cure for your pain completely, but they can help. Be sure to talk to your doctor first and listen to your body.

Today's natural ingredient is for Joint Pain. We will be looking at Capsaicin. What is capsaicin you ask? If you have experienced the burning sensation from cutting into a hot pepper, then you are already familiar with capsaicin. Capsaicin is the heat inducing, spicy component in chiles that can be leveraged to ease the pain of inflamed joints by disrupting the normal functioning of your nerve receptors, including their ability to process pain signals.

Capsaicin has been shown to relieve pain when used regularly in suffers of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and fibromyalgia by as much as 50%. You can find creams and gels that contain capsaicin. Strengths range from 0.025 to 0.075%, and it can be applied topically 3-4 times daily.

Well there you have it for now. Be on the lookout for the next natural pain easement ingredient. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you again soon...