OT: article on pain relief

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I received this article today from the Health Sciences Insitute

(www.hsibaltimore.com):

Have drugs failed to relieve your chronic pain? If so, you're not alone.

On the Healthier Talk website, Dr. Blyweiss suggests an effective non-drug

alternative...

Dr. Blyweiss: " Most of the people I see who are suffering from persistent pain

tell me that they've tried every pain reliever in the drugstore—and nothing

seems to offer any real relief.

" I'm not surprised. Relying on OTC pain relievers can be both frustrating and

dangerous. Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen wear off after just a few

hours and can increase the risk of gastrointestinal and kidney problems with

continued use.

" So they come to me looking for a better solution. But many patients are

surprised when I don't whip out my prescription pad. In my opinion, prescription

pain relievers should only be used as a last resort. So what's left? If you

listen to conventional wisdom, not much. But there is a natural way to

permanently ease chronic pain that isn't on the radar screen of most doctors.

And you certainly won't hear about it from the pharmaceutical industry.

" Instead of popping handfuls of pills that don't give you lasting relief, I tell

my patients about a natural supplement that is such an effective solution to

chronic pain.

" An amino acid, DL-phenylalanine, which eases pain by blocking the enzymes that

break down the body's natural pain-killing chemicals.

" In 20 patients with longstanding pain, most reported that their pain was cut in

half after taking the amino acid for just two weeks. Other research shows that

DL-phenylalanine helps reduce chronic pain associated with migraines, multiple

sclerosis and fibromyalgia by stimulating nerve pathways in the brain that

control pain.

" It's so effective that a clinical trial by French researchers discovered that

it alleviates the pain often experienced by late-stage cancer patients. In my

book, that's pretty impressive! "

Dr. Blyweiss also discusses herbal treatments for alleviating pain in his

article titled " Amino Acid Can End Chronic Pain for Good, "

(http://www.healthiertalk.com/amino-acid-can-end-chronic-pain-good-2306) which

you can find on the Healthier Talk website.

The product can be found at

http://www.unisciencegroup.com/Pain-Relief/ES-1000.asp. I haven't tried this

myself.

deb