Natural Pain Remedy

Looking for a natural alternative to Advil for that post-workout muscle soreness? Here's one "remedy" for pain you won't hear about on the evening news...

Most people don't realize that every single living cell within the body has both a positive and negative charge. It's the balance of these charges that results in good health. On the other hand, an imbalance leads to malfunction and varying degrees of disease, including painful joints and muscles.

Here's how it works... when an area in your body has a predominantly negative charge, there will be decreased blood circulation to that area, resulting in lower temperatures and more alkaline tissues.

But if an area has a predominantly positive charge, it indicates over-acidity in the area. This is usually accompanied by excess acids in the tissues, along with swelling, heat, and pain. And this is where joint and muscle inflammation (like arthritis and tendonitis), and headaches come in. To relieve these conditions, you need to introduce negatively-charged particles (electrons) to the area. You do this with static electricity.

Think about it. As you walk across a carpet, the nylon fibers pick up and store electrons from your feet, leaving you "imbalanced." The when you touch a doorknob or other conducting object, you experience an electrical shock—that's what equalizes the charge in your body, resulting in you being balanced once again.

Your simple PVC pipe instructions

One of the easiest ways to create usable electrons (a.k.a., static electricity) to treat pain is with simple PVC plumbing pipe and a small piece of fuzzy material.

You can purchase PVC pipe from nearly any hardware store or plumbing supply company. All you need is an 18-inch piece of 1 1/2-inch pipe. Some plumbers would probably give you this scrap size for free. For the fuzzy material, one of the best seems to be that wild-looking polyester fake fur that's sold in fabric and craft stores.

To create the charge of static electricity, simply hold the PVC pipe in one hand and rub the fuzzy material back and forth along the pipe. Then move the charged PVC pipe slowly back and forth over the targeted area of your body, keeping the pipe about 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the surface of your skin.

It may sound crazy, but most people begin to feel relief within five to seven minutes. There's no set time for treating a problem, so you can treat an area as long as you'd like and as often as you need. It's simple, it does no harm, it's inexpensive, and it works.

PVC pipe not for you? Here's a "red hot" alternative...

If this method isn't for you (or it's not convenient to carry a PVC pipe around in your pocket or purse!), one of the best instant pain relievers is capsaicin. This red hot pepper stops pain cold. Look for a high quality pain relieving cream or ointment that contains at least .025% capsaicin. It can really help with back pain, arthritis, and muscle aches.

There are some drawbacks, however. One is the burning sensation many people experience with capsaicin, the other is an unpleasant smell. While some people can tolerate the drawbacks in light of the great benefits, others can't.