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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Turmeric Prevents One of The Most Malignant Cancers In The World

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'Powdered turmeric has been used for centuries to treat a host of illnesses. Its active ingredient, curcumin, inhibits inflammatory reactions, has anti-diabetic effects, reduces cholesterol among other powerful health effects. A new study led by a research team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) in Munich now shows that it can also inhibit formation of metastases.'


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Curcumin Outperforms Pharmaceuticals and Prevents Disease Without Side Effects

'Adding to the wealth of research confirming that high antioxidant spices protect the body and prevent disease more effectively than drug based treatments, a Michigan State University researcher has found that curcumin, a compound found in the spice turmeric, is proving effective at preventing clumping of a protein involved in Parkinson's disease. 

One of the most comprehensive summaries of a review of 700 turmeric studies to date was published by the respected ethnobotanist James A. Duke, Phd. He showed that turmeric appears to outperform many pharmaceuticals in its effects against several chronic, debilitating diseases, and does so with virtually no adverse side effects.' 

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Is This Humble Plant Capable of Alleviating Most Human Suffering?

'Ancient Indians believed that turmeric contained the energy of the Divine Mother. Modern science now confirms that it has therapeutic properties relevant to well over 500 health conditions and may bestow on those who take it protection from many common causes of suffering.

The author has personally reviewed the majority of 4,000+ biomedical citations on turmeric and its primary polyphenol curcumin, available to view on the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic reference database known as MEDLINE (and searchable through engines like Pubmed.gov), and has been awed by how diverse, powerful and seemingly ideally suited this spice is for addressing the broad range of diseases and/or disease symptoms that commonly afflict our species.'



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Curcumin 'could slow liver disease'

Kayi korma curry Photo: YUKI SUGIURA

Tumeric which gives the curry spice

its bright yellow colour has been used

in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries

to treat a wide range of disorders.

Previous studies indicate it has anti-inflammatory

properties and that it's a powerful antioxidant.

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How to Incorporate Tumeric into Your Favorite Foods for a Health Boost

'When I was in my early 20s, I spent a year living in a small village near Bombay (now Mumbai), India. I learned a lot that year! One of the things I found so interesting was the culinary use of medicinal spices and the precise understanding of the uses of these spices for healing. Food is medicine – that was a given! I’ll always remember that when someone caught a cold, they were given hot milk (often Buffalo milk) with a small spoonful of turmeric stirred in.'


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