How To Deal with Headaches: Alternative Pain Killers

Pain is a telltale sign that there is something wrong going on in your body. Pain reliever medications,can only do just that..relieve the pain. They dont tackle why there is pain,they just target the pain.

There are alot of medications that relieve pain but if your not the type who pops pain relievers for even the slightest twinge of pain or a natural health fan,what is there for you to use?

Health practitioners have come up with a list of herbs that are known for their "pain fighting abilities" for you.

1. Ginger Root - This herb not just offers pain relief and stomach settling qualities but it also has high anti-inflammatory properties. Fresh Ginger Root works best when steeped in boiling water and used as a tea, but it can also be grated for use as a vegetable juice.

2. Bromelain - An enzyme found in pineapples is high in anti-inflammatory properties. Best taken in a supplementary form, eating alot of pineapples will also do the trick.

3. Evening primrose,borrage and black currant oils - Known to be uselful in treating arthritic pain as they contain a high percentage of the essential fatty acid known as gamma linolenic acid (GLA).

4. Boswellin - Also known as Indian Frankincense, this herb has been known to work on relieving pains of many rheumatiod arthritis patients.

5. Cetyl Myristoleate (CMO) - It helps relieve ganglion cysts and mild carpal tunnel syndrome. This oil found both in fish and dairy butter,has both anti-inflammatory and joint lubrication properties.

6. Cayenne pepper - Made from dried hot peppers is also called capsaicin cream. It helps combat pain by depleting the body of its supply of substance P, a chemical that is used by our nerve cells in sending pain signal to our brain.

 Besides the stuff listed above, I have always found that the human touch is also a great source of pain relief... So start holding hands with your significant other, it may just relieve your pain too.