Here's a LOT of information for you! Re: Liver protection for longterm painkiller regimen

Greetings of health,

Well, you have three orders of business here (as I would address it for myself or husband)...1) to remove/heal the source & cause of the pain (all conditions ARE curable - the body has a magnificent capacity to heal itself when given the correct/natural conditions of health); 2) adequately control the pain through natural means while accomplishing the healing; 3) deal with the addiction. (Whether or not there is psychological addiction involved, there is a physical one at this point).

By doing a quick search on your user ID, I see no other posts here on Curezone, so I have no IDEA what your level of knowledge & experience is in the world of natural health and healing. I applaud your concern and inquiry! We all start somewhere down the pathway to true, vibrant health and living...and it's fantastic that you've done enough research to know how much of a negative impact the painkillers have on the liver (and every aspect of health).

Since I don't know what your level of knoweldge is, I'll start with a few basics. There are many ways to control pain naturally, however one of the most effective ones (which I'll get to later) will probably seem a bit "out there" for someone who's not 'been around & down' the pathways of natural (normal) healing & health.

First order of business (especially for back pain & conditions, AND as the first step to restore the body)...a complete and thorough colon cleanse. This is for two integral reasons. 1) the colon wraps directly around the sciatic nerve and impacts the spinal cord. If it is engorged, swollen or layered with rubbery mucoid plaque (a blend of mucous, toxins and old fecal matter), then one can have various pains & negative symptoms throughout the body - the lower back and sciatic nerve are particulary susceptible. (Note: if your husband has less than 2-3 bowel movements daily -or suffers with IBS, Crohn's or spastic colon-, OR is a normal adult that has never done a colon cleanse, there IS some level of congestion and mucoid plaque in the lower colon). The 2nd reason for colon cleansing is one of the basic foundations of health: no living organism can live if it cannot absorb nutrients and expel waste. When the instestinal tract is sluggish and layered with rubbery/toxic mucoic plaque, waste is not expelled efficiently, and maybe worse...every nutrient ingested has to soak through a layer of rubbery toxins BEFORE it hits the bloodstream. So very little of what is ingested actually nourishes the body, and what DOES get through is some level of toxic...which adds yet another burden on the liver & kidneys. What you want to do, is take away every burden on the body, so that it can heal itself...something it cannot do when all the organs are overwhelmed dealing with daily pharmaceuticals, chemical poisons in the food/environment, and not receiving adequate nourishment. Please read these two articles to see exactly how much of an incredible impact colon cleansing has on health:

http://thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.php?page=articles/journey_colon.php

Journey to the Center of your Colon - t h e d o c t o r w i t h i n

http://www.risingstarlc.com/schulzecolon.htm

Dr. Richard Schulze 's March 2001 Bowel Newsletter

If you have the resources, the absolute best/fastest and most effective way to cleanse the colon is a series of colonics with a qualified colonic therapist. Most of us don't have the resources to afford that or don't live in a major metro area where a colonic therapist can be found. I highly recommend Dr. Schulze s colon cleansing products (Intestinal Formula #1 & Intestinal Formula #2), as they far & away one of the most effective, safe and time-honored products on today's market. ( Dr. Schulze spent decades healing people naturally - he formulated his products and utilized them to heal thousands of people of incurable diseases. These are not products designed by a company that's out to make a quick buck on the latest natural healing fad - these products -when taken as directed- are extremely effective). There are many different ways to cleanse the colon, but if you don't have the time to research them all, you can feel safe with IF#1 & IF#2.

The second order of business is making sure that the body is getting adequate nutrition. This is virtually impossible on a typical grocery store/restaurant diet. Even organic foods are very low in nutrients (due to our sadly depleted soils and toxic environment). Anyone serious about natural health and healing knows they must supplement their diets with a food/plant based supplement that provides basic daily nutrition. The products are referred to as "superfoods"...and they basically do what the chemicalized "daily multi-vitamin" is supposed to do - but does not!. The body needs nutrition in a form it can easily utilize and assimilate; chemical copies of natural nutrients (with extremely low doses of very integral vitamins, minerals and nutrients) simply don't do the job. Also, these products must be organic and free of toxins & chemicals. You can read about Dr. Schulze s Superfood here:

//www.curezone.org/schulze/handbook/superfood.asp


//www.curezone.org/schulze/herbal_news_supplements.asp


We order our own organic herbs and mix our own Superfood (because it saves SO much money); we utilize Schulzes formula/recipe, but make some tweaks here & there as our diet requires. Again, there are many products that are similar on the market - Dr. Schulzes is as good or better than most. This is another thing that is imperative to get started as soon as possible...you can always do more thorough research after you learn more. Also, I know of a source that wholesales the Intestinal Formulas and the Superfood; if you're interested, just let me know.

Here is another short article that will help you to locate and understand the difference between typical 'health food junk' and truly effective herbal products:

//www.curezone.org/schulze/herbal_news_herbal_formulas.asp


There are many herbs & products that assist the body to relieve pain; these are not 'one size fits all' pain relievers...various types of pain require various herbs & protocols. Pain from shingles (and most all nerve pain) can be lessened incredibly by the use of cayenne pepper (both ingested and applied externally). When looking for products, you are looking for the hottest formulas on the market - these are acutally cayenne/hot pepper blends, the best having habanero & african bird pepper making up the largest percentage. You can determine "how hot" by the HU rating (which stands for Scoville Heat Units). You are looking for a tincture or powder that is at least 150,000 HU (typical 'straight' cayenne is 40,000). Cayenne works as a pain reliever because it increases circulation throughout the body, hence relieving swelling around nerves and providing blood flow. There are all kinds of various cayenne creams & gels on the market (I've never utilized any of them, so I have no recommendation except that the hottest will be the most effective). You do NOT want cayenne capsules (1. It takes too long for the cayenne to reach the bloodstream when a capsule has to be digested fully to release the herb; 2. It's hard on the stomach to have the cayenne capsules open up and all the cayenne is in one place in the stomach. This will NOT cause harm or damage, but it'll sure feel like it will. lol). One quickly builds up a tolerance to the "hot"...in only a couple of weeks of daily usage of even the best/hottest tincture, the 'heat' is barely an issue at all (besides, it only 'burns hot' for 30-60 seconds anyway).

Here are a few articles on cayenne and cayenne for pain relief. If you do a Google search using the terms: cayenne, pain -you'll get over 10 pages of 'hits':

http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/cayenne-000230.htm

Cayenne

http://www.healthy.net/scr/Article.asp?Id=866

Cayenne --This Popular Herb is Hot - Christopher Hobbs L.Ac., A.H.G. - HealthWorld Online

http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/cayenne.htm

Curing With Cayenne - Amazing healing power of cayenne pepper

http://healingtools.tripod.com/drschcay1.html

Cayenne Sam Biser: Curing with Cayenne - The Untold Story Part 1

Here is Dr. Schulzes website:

http://www.dr-schulze.com/abp_800x600.asp

DR. Richard Schulze 'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE
This company (Health Freedom Resources) has products that are virtual duplicates of all Schulzes product line (and they're a bit less expensive, too):

http://healthfree.com/index.html

Southern Botanicals//Health Freedom Resources

For back pain, muscle, joint/arthritis, and almost any kind of "swelling pain" (and some kinds migraines/headaches) and generall/overall pain relief: White Willow Bark!
White Willow bark has been used for CENTURIES for pain relief. It's the herb/plant from which aspirin was derived. However, since it takes 2-3 hours to be effective for pain relief, the pharmaceutical companies altered it's chemistry and added chemicals (ammonia) to create aspirin. White Willow Bark has NO NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS with other pain killers (the only drug interactions are basically the same as for aspirin). So if you find it effective for his pain, this is something you might be able to utilize to help him wean off the pharmaceuticals. You can buy oranic White Willow Bark Powder here:

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

Mountain Rose Herbs | Bulk organic herbs, spices & essential oils
(and at Mountain Rose Herbs you can also buy a little gizmo that you can put empty capusles into and then fill them with herbs to make your own capsules. I'm pretty sure they sell the empty capsules, too).

Here are some articles about White Willow Bark:

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/white_willow.php


http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/willow-bark-000281.htm

Willow bark

http://altmedicine.about.com/od/completeazindex/a/willow_bark.htm

White Willow Bark - What is White Willow Bark?

http://www.florahealth.com/flora/home/Canada/HealthInformation/Encyclopedias/...

Willow Bark, Herb Monograph - Flora Health Herb Encyclopedia

In order to support the liver, one needs to first cleanse the liver from a lifetime of stale bile, toxic debris and all variety of clogs made up up of various greasy/fatty cholesterol-like substances. You can learn about Liver Flushing at CZ's Liver Flush Support Forum :
//www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=447

This is absolutely imperative to liver health - especially when utilizing liver-damaging pharmaceuticals.

There are many various herbs that also provide liver support...and there's an enema that actually provides immense pain relief AND supports the liver - but I'm running out of time AND I have no idea if you're wanting to know all of this, or simply looking for a bottle of herbs or two that you can substitute for the pain killers. When one enters the world of natural health, most expect it to be exactly like the world of MD's...as in, you go to someone that knows, and they give you a bottle or two of something that is the equivalent of a toxic pharmaceutical - and that's all there is to it. But nothing could be further from reality when it comes to naturally healing the body.

Cayenne, Willow Bark and other various herbs are all useful even without doing the cleansing. But in order for them to be MOST effective, the organs need to be cleansed and the body given proper nutrition (devoid of toxins and chemical poisons), so that the body has the energy, healing strength and "ammunition" it needs to heal itself. Also, there are several herbs & protocols for healing nerve damage (the cause of your husband's back pain).

My husband and myself are self-employed artists (lapidary, stone cutter, jewelry design) and as such, we frequently suffer from 'starving artist syndrome'...and my time is very limited. However, I would like to offer my help in whatever way I can. If you'd like to email me, maybe we could arrange to chat on the phone a bit sometime this coming week. Today/Sunday is one of my busiest days, so please don't feel neglected if you respond and I don't get back to you until Monday. If you'd like to email me "off Curezone", my email settings allow that (just click on the link to email me).

I sure hope I've given you some information that you'll find useful & helpful for you & your husband. Again, kudos to you for looking outside of the world of allopathic medicine to find an alternative that can heal...rather than relying upon something that masks symptoms, puts toxins in the body, and destroys the liver (hence hurting the entire body AND causing new symptoms and disease).

Blessings,

Unyquity

P.S. I'm way past my bedtime, and I haven't taken the time to check this post for typos...so please forgive any there are (as there's bound to be quite a few). I really do know how to spell! lol




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