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Stopping The Pain PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 19 May 2006

Everybody is familiar with pain - you scream out loud, jump up and down, clench your teeth, close your eyes as if hiding from suffering. This common feeling is the signal produced by nerve endings and pain fibers found everywhere in the body. Pain signals are first send from the hurting part to the brain either directly or through the spinal cord. In response to pain body releases:
adrenaline increasing the blood pressure and heart rate
stress hormone ACTH that stimulates adrenal glands to produce cortisol
serotonin, epinephrine and norepinephrine to increase alertness
and natural painkiller beta endorphin.

Emotional responses to pain are extremely important and may dictate how well the person tolerates it.

Long-term chronic pain has the same effect on the brain and body as severe stress: physical exhaustion, depression, insomnia, fatigue, and even more severe psychiatric symptoms.

Reducing Pain

There is no quality of life when you live in constant pain. For that simple reason drug industry is successfully capitalizing on your sufferings. But you can go wrong while trying to help yourself. These are commonly used strategies that may worsen the pain or help you get rid of it for good.

Carbohydrates
Sugar raises brain serotonin levels which elevates mood pain tolerance and reduces stress levels caused by pain.

Aloe Vera
Topical application of Aloe vera is used to reduce inflammation and relieve pain due to an active compound alocetin B. Healing properties of Aloe vera juice has been found effective for gastro-intestinal tract as well as for minor cuts.

More cures to come soon...

 
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