What a Pain!
One thing most of us have in common is pain. Pain is an important signal to let you know something has gone wrong and needs attention. It is important to understand what the body is asking for so that the best steps can be taken to address the problem and (hopefully) the pain as well.
The Dangers of Pain Drugs
You might be shocked to learn that more than 16,500 people a year die from the complications of using ibuprofen, and that the number one cause of acute liver failure is acetaminophen. The reason people keep buying them is because they reduce pain, but at what cost? And the opiate epidemic of narcotic pain relievers is incredibly damaging and shows little sign of abating.
As if these consequences weren’t enough, there is also another glaring problem: these drugs do nothing to treat the underlying cause of the pain. They do not facilitate healing. Finding a way to treat pain and inflammation that is both safe and powerful is incredibly important. It can even save lives.
Curcumin with Turmeric Essential Oil
Curcumin is a concentrated extract of the spice turmeric. For relieving most types of pain, addressing inflammation is key, and curcumin may be the most effective natural anti-inflammatory in the world. And rather than mask the pain signal, or drive down inflammation artificially, curcumin actually modulates inflammation, and reduces pain with relatively little risk. It also does what these drugs cannot do: it boosts the healing of the underlying cause of pain.
Unfortunately, curcumin is hard to absorb. There is a patented, clinically-studied enhanced absorption curcumin that uses turmeric essential oil, rich in ar-turmerone. It has been shown to reduce both pain and inflammation in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, performing as well as drugs.
Boswellia
The perfect companion to curcumin is the ancient herb, boswellia. In fact, this combination was shown to stop arthritis pain as effectively as celecoxib, with better reductions in pain and greater increases in walking distances. And unlike celecoxib, known for adverse effects that include increased risk of heart attack and stroke, the herbal group saw no serious side effects at all.
Hemp Oil
There has been a lot of focus on one compound found in hemp oil, cannabidiol, known better by its shorthand name of CBD. Though CBD has studies, more recent research has found that CBD on its own is not nearly as powerful as the full spectrum of phytocannabinoids in hemp. In fact, CBD has over 100 distinct brothers and sisters in this family that can provide even greater levels of benefits. Therefore, it is important to look for full spectrum hemp oil. For the cleanest source, European oil grown on land that is Ecocert certified is stellar.
Better Together
While all these interventions on their own are very useful, for serious pain relief, the combination is best. Pairing a clinically studied, powerful curcumin and boswellia based product with a premium European hemp oil addresses pain in two ways: reducing inflammation and activating the endocannabinoid system. These products are fine on their own, but even better together!
Cheryl Myers, RN, BA, is an integrative health nurse, author, and expert
on natural medicine. She is a nationally-recognized speaker who has been
interviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and
Prevention Magazine. Her many articles have been published in such diverse
publications as Aesthetic Surgery Journal and Nutrition
in Complementary Care, and her research
on botanicals has been presented
at the American College of
Obstetrics and Gynecology and
the North American Menopause
Society. Ms. Myers is the head of
Scientific Affairs and Education for
EuroPharma, Inc.
