By Elias Marat Medical marijuana is fast gaining credibility as a valid pain relief treatment, with data from various studies attesting to the medical and health benefits of cannabis as a viable alternative to pharmaceutical drugs. And now, researchers have uncovered a new reason why:…
A new study has shown how cannabis could be an effective treatment option for both pain relief and insomnia, for those looking to avoid prescription and over the counter pain and sleep medications – including opioids. The study, published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs,…
By Joe Martino In Brief The Facts: A DIY foot reflexology technique that promises to help you have a good night’s sleep. Reflect On: Are you sleeping as well as you want to be sleeping? If not, try out this quick technique to see if…
By Amanda Froelich Do you suffer from tennis elbow, Achilles tendinitis, osteoarthritis, and other chronic connective tissue injuries? If so, you may be experiencing the repercussions of living an unhealthy modern lifestyle. Low-quality foods and high stress levels increase your chances of suffering from chronic…
Kratom is a Southeast Asian tree with a long history of use in traditional medicine. In the region, the plant’s leaves are widely consumed for pain relief, treatment of opioid addiction and other uses. Though its efficacy and safety are unproven, kratom use has spread…
When it comes to sporting injuries, joint pain, and even arthritis, many of us will turn to over the counter (or OTC) medicines to help us work through the pain. Synthetic medicine has been a crutch to lean on for the vast majority of us…
DES PLAINES, IL — Intravenous, low-dose ketamine (LDK) is as effective as intravenous morphine in the control of acute pain in adults in the emergency department (ED). That is the finding of a study to be published in the October 2018 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), a journal…
By Susan Boskey Perhaps not your grandparent’s pain meds, medical marijuana is quickly becoming a favorite ‘go-to’ medicine for Baby Boomers and those ever-more elderly. Getting to this point of therapeutic use, however, has been quite the long and windy road given how the US…
By Anna Hunt There’s no denying it. We are in dire need for safe and effective treatments that could replace addictive opioids. As a result, researchers continue to examine how cannabis legalization impacts opioid consumption in the U.S. Can Cannabis Replace Addictive Opioids? In a…
By Ewa M Roos, University of Southern Denmark If you take up exercise later in life, as a treatment for joint or hip pain, you should expect a small, temporary increase in pain. But if you proceed sensibly, you will be rewarded with pain relief…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor “Our results indicate that long term opioid therapy does not effectively manage patient pain intensity any more effectively than not receiving long-term opioid therapy.” Washington State University researchers have found out that chronic opioid pain relief users can take hope that stopping opioid…
Susan Sered, Suffolk University The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee unanimously approved a bill in April 2018 designed to address the opioid crisis. The bill called the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 covers much of the same territory as the 138-page report…
By Anna Hunt Some are calling energy psychology “the most impressive intervention,” with the ability to defuse emotions built up after years of trauma. Also called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) or just tapping, this practice is quickly making its way into the mainstream. EFT is…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor The best natural pain relief might be what you remove from your cabinet, not add to it. “This would be incredible if we could impact chronic pain simply by making slight modifications to diet…” “Results demonstrated that when study participants cut monosodium glutamate…
By Natural Blaze A man “took the plunge” only to find relief from his constant pain. A medical case of pain relief after cold water swimming has just been documented by the journal BMJ Case Reports when conventional painkillers would not relieve him of his post-operative pain. BBC…
By Natural Blaze staff The Western world is blissfully unaware of the hazards of over-the-counter painkillers that continue to roll out in study after study. Americans have been led to believe that OTC painkillers are safe because they are FDA-approved and are on the commercial…
By Dr. Smith Vitamin D research continues to impress upon us the importance of appropriate sun exposure as the ideal way to optimize your vitamin D levels. Winter limits sun exposure for many up to six months of the year. During those times, your next best bet would…
By Adrian Newman, B.A. Sometimes one topic can steer an entire conversation. Recently, I was out to dinner with some friends. And when it came to ordering some wine, one of them—a wine lover—refused. You see, Kelly’s burning stomach pain was recently diagnosed as a stomach…
By Tina Lockhart The popularity of essential oils has made them the go-to natural remedies for pain, inflammation, infection, hormone imbalance, and to calm nerves without causing severe side effects. Knowing which oil works best for which ailment is key in having a good and quick…
By Sarah Cownley With many states making marijuana legal, there is no lack of discussion about the leafy green drug in the news lately. Unfortunately, it seems that the health benefits of cannabis are being overshadowed by the “drug” aspect of marijuana. What interests me about…
