Get Rid of Chronic Pain with Turmeric

If you are suffering from chronic pain and are looking to get rid of it, nothing could be more effective than turmeric. Used all over Asia for flavouring food, turmeric (also known as haldi) is a spice that is known to be really useful for easing aches and chronic pain.

Easing Pain With A Sprinkle of Turmuric

According to various studies, turmeric is actually three times more effective at easing pain than allopathic medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen. In addition to this, turmeric is known to relieve chronic pain for about 50 percent of people suffering from pain-intensive health issues like arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Turmuric being grated and powdered

This finding came out of a study conducted by Cornell researchers. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, nutrition researcher, turmeric has an active ingredient known as curcumin, which naturally shuts down cyclooxygenase 2. This is an enzyme that churns out a stream of pain-producing hormones. The dose of turmeric for getting rid of chronic pain recommended by the study is a ‘sprinkle of 1/4 teaspoon daily onto any rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dish’.

In India, we use a little turmeric in almost every dish we prepare for lunch or dinner time. In addition, turmeric is also used as an internal and external medicine. For aches and pains, it is usually mixed in milk and drunk in the night before going to bed. It may also be mixed with milk cream and other ingredients and applied on the face for a beautiful complexion. Tumeric may be bought at any supermarket or Indian specialty store.

If you got relief from using turmeric to get rid of chronic pain, please let others and me know about your experience by posting a comment below.

Curing a Toothache with Cloves

Well, both my grandmother and my mother recommended it, and now UCLA researchers have also proven that chewing on a clove can alleviate toothache pain.

If you have a toothache and are unable to visit a dentist for some reason, you can consider gently chewing on a clove to ease tooth pain. Cloves also reduce gum inflammation, which sometimes occur together with tooth pain. Take a few cloves , chew them a bit so that the medicinal properties come out, and keep them near the affected area for at least two hours straight. You could also buy a small bottle of clove oil, and apply it in the area of the toothache – this also works well.

Cloves and clove oil for toothache and gum pain

According to the experts, cloves have a natural compound called 'eugenol', which act as a powerful, natural anesthetic. However, according to experience, chewing on a clove not only anaesthetizes the affected tooth area, but also cures the tooth pain. My mother has used cloves to cure toothache a number of times (in different teeth of course). It always works as a quick fix and helps avoid the expense of having to visit a dentist. It’s a great solution if the toothache happens at night, and may also help you fall asleep.

In addition to cloves curing toothache, sprinkling a quarter teaspoon of ground cloves on your lunch and dinner meals also helps protect your heart. According to scientists, this simple tip helps stabilize blood sugar, in addition to reducing the production of artery-clogging cholesterol in as short a duration as three weeks.

Have you used cloves to cure a toothache? Please let me know about your experience with cloves/tooth pain, and whether you found this post helpful.

Curing Muscle Pain with Ginger

Ginger is a spice that you’ll always find in your kitchen. It is known for its many medicinal properties, of which curing muscle pain is one of its foremost attributes. This was also tested by Danish researchers in an experiment.

In this experiment, people who had various types of muscle pain were asked to add a bit of ginger to their food. The result: about 63 of these people said their muscle and joint pain, as well as swelling and muscle stiffness got better.

Ginger is believed to cure muscle pains and aches

According to the researchers, ginger contains certain potent compounds, which stop the production of pain-causing hormones in the muscles. These potent compounds are called gingerols. As I live in an Asian country, ginger (or ginger-garlic paste) is used in almost all dishes prepared for lunch or dinner. 

If you are suffering from any general muscle pain or ache for a long time, you could add about 1 teaspoon of dried ginger or 2 teaspoons of chopped ginger to your daily diet. The pain should slowly go away. If it does not, you may have to get in touch with a doctor. 

I tried this on my mom and it worked. If you decide to alleviate your muscle pains with ginger, please let me know about your experiences by posting a comment below.