Pain Relievers May Be Damaging Your Hearing—7 Natural Alternatives

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'Pain relievers may help you get a good night’s sleep, but they could also lead to hearing loss.

Most people don’t like to rely on over-the-counter pain relievers, but sometimes it’s difficult not to. Regular aches and pains, headaches, arthritis, and more can all cause pain strong enough to interfere with work and daily life, say nothing of trying to get a good night’s sleep.

According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine, an estimated 20 percent of American adults (42 million people) have pain that disrupts their sleep a few nights a week or more.

We all know that lack of sleep isn’t good for us, so surely popping a few ibuprofen is better than lying awake suffering?' 

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The Health Benefits of Ginger

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Acupuncture Can Relieve Extreme Fatigue By 40 Percent

'Acupuncture safely treats a variety of ailments from morning sickness, circulation, back pain and even menopause. New evidence shows the treatment may also be beneficial for fatigue.

This was the first clinical trial using acupuncture to treat this particular symptom of the disease. 

Hundreds of thousands of patients overcoming the disease battle with fatigue.

But the three-year British trial showed acupuncture had across-the-board benefits, alleviating both mental and physical fatigue and improving overall quality of life.'

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Ginger Treats Cancer, Brain Inflammation, Radiation, Staph & Much More!

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'Not only is ginger a culinary marvel, its health benefits are stunning. It has been shown to be more effective against staph infections than antibiotics—and without the adverse effects.'


'Ginger’s culinary qualities are a delight, but its health benefits are simply stunning. It has been shown to be more effective against bacterial staph infections than antibiotics. It can kill cancer cells. Its anti-inflammatory effects are already famous. It can resolve brain inflammations, and ease or cure a variety of gut problems, such as ulcerative colitis and acid reflux. And ginger can even alleviate the effects of gamma radiation. What’s not to love about this incredible herb?

Standard in many kitchens and cuisines, ginger is the seasoning that gives life to a host of dishes. It’s been used medicinally for more than 2,000 years. Though best known for its gastrointestinal soothing effects, that’s just the beginning of its uses. The plant parts used for both culinary and medicinal purposes are the rhizomes, the root-like stems that grow underground. The primary plant used medicinally is Zingiber officinale.'


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Herbs from India’s Tribal Pouch: Ginger

'Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) is the member of family Zingiberaceae, locally known as Adrak or Ada in India. This plant is small, rhizomatous, erect and perennial. It is cultivated commercially for edible rhizomes in many parts of India and it has been part of various medicine systems across the world for time immemorial. Tribesmen in Patalkot (Madhya Pradesh) and Dangs (Gujarat) largely practice Ginger and its parts in preparation of traditional herbal formulations (Acharya and Sancheti, 2005; Acharya and Shrivastava, 2008).'


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Can Ginger Beat Out The Multi-Billion Dollar Acid Blockers?

'Did you know that the multi-billion drug category known as "acid blockers," despite being used by millions around the world daily, may not work as well as the humble ginger plant in relieving symptoms of indigestion and heartburn?

Ginger is a spice, a food, and has been used as a medicine safely for millennia by a wide range of world cultures. Research on the health benefits of ginger is simply staggering in its depth and breadth. In fact, the health benefits of ginger have been studied extensively for over 100 health conditions or symptoms, making it one of the world's most versatile, evidence-based remedies.'


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Refreshing Ginger-Lemonade w/Raw Honey Tea & Weight Control

'The Best 3 ingredients “Ginger, Lemon, & Raw Honey”, all superfoods loaded with antioxidants & nutrients! Excellent summer drink for energy & vitality! It’s detoxing, cleansing, & alkalizing, so refreshing & delicious, and easy to make. I make a 3 liter mix every other day! Lets start with the health benefits…


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Here is a list of medicinal properties ginger, lemon, & honey has been known to have throughout history.'


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Painkiller Addicts? America Consumes 80% World's Painkillers

'According to a congressional testimony by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 80 percent of the world's painkillers are consumed in the U.S.


BBC News reports that Americans consume enough painkillers for each of its citizens to have 64 Percocets or Vicodin.
The report said that prescription drug abuse leads to 14,800 deaths a year, which is more than what heroin and cocaine total combined.



The number of those who are taking painkillers is a 600 percent increase from where it was 10 years ago.' 

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Eight of the Worlds Healthiest Spices

 

'Modern science is beginning to uncover the ultimate power of spices and herbs, as weapons against illnesses from cancer to Alzheimer’s disease. “We’re now starting to see a scientific basis for why people have been using spices medicinally for thousands of years,” says Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D., professor at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and author of the upcoming Healing Spices (Sterling, January 2011). 

Aggarwal notes that in his native India, where spices tend to be used by the handful, incidence of diet-related diseases like heart disease and cancer have long been low. But when Indians move away and adopt more Westernized eating patterns, their rates of those diseases rise.'

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Ginger Reduces Tumors in Mice by 56%

'Ginger, a commonly consumed spice found in food products and beverages worldwide, has been found to exhibit many anticancer benefits. According to a new study out of Georgia State University, whole ginger extract has been found to reduce prostate tumor size by 56% in mice. In addition, ginger is a powerful source of several bioactive phenolics, including gingerols, paradols, shogaols and gingerones'

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The Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

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Health Benefits of Ginger and a Recipe for Real Ginger Ale

 

'Long before the creation of Canada Dry and other sugar-laden soft drink versions of ginger ale, people used to make and drink real ginger ale for its refreshing taste and health benefits.
Real ginger ale is made with...you guessed it, real ginger! And ginger has long been used by Asian cultures to treat and prevent a variety of physical ailments.'

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WARNING: When Over the Counter Turns Lethal

'There I was paging through my latest batch of Food and Drug Administration news releases when all of a sudden one of them caught my eye. Brace yourself…the FDA finally got something right. (I know, I was shocked too!)
I must warn you, however, to not get too excited, because it’s not a big victory, but, hey, at least it’s a step in the right direction. 

The FDA has at last “admitted” that acetaminophen products carry a serious risk for severe liver injury, and it has asked drug manufacturers of prescription-strength products to limit the amount of the drug to no more than 325 milligrams (mg) per tablet or capsule. In addition, they have to label their products with a black box liver toxicity warning.' 


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The Amazing Health Benefits of Ginger

'Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is native to Asia, and Arabian traders brought it to Ancient Rome about 2000 years ago. Chinese herbalists have used ginger since the 4th century BC for treating nausea, cold, coughs and a variety of other ailments.

Ginger was introduced to the West Indies and Mexico by Spanish explorers where it now thrives. Ginger is used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for treating inflammation and rheumatism.
The largest producers of ginger are India, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Australia.'


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