Managing acute and chronic pain with nutritional supplementation.

Believe it or not, the first place to start, when it comes to pain, is with a good optimal daily allowance multivitamin (that's a high dose multivitamin formula). All the B-Vitamins play a role in reducing pain.

B-1, or Thiamine, is particularly helpful for patients with neuritis (nerve pain) or pain that radiates to the legs and/or arms and hands. One study, which used B-1 in patients who suffered from headaches, joint pain, or neuritis (nerve pain), and who had not responded to traditional medical drug therapy, showed that 78% of headaches improved, 71% of of joint pains improved and 62% of those with neuritis improved.

B-3, or niacin (niacinamide), is a powerful anti-arthritis supplement. Some arthritis sufferers report a drastic reduction in their pain within 2-3 weeks of starting high-dose niacinamide (as found in Essential Therapeutics Arthritis and CFS/Fibro Formula). B-3 helps make joints more mobile; immobile joints are a major cause of inflammation and pain–especially in osteoarthritis.

B-6, or pyridoxine, helps increase pain thresholds (reducing pain). B-6 helps make serotonin, a brain chemical that increases a person’s pain threshold. This vitamin is often all that is needed to stop the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

B-12 has been shown to be a potent weapon in reducing pain. One study demonstrated that adding B-12 reduced pain levels by 50% within 3 weeks of beginning the supplement.

Vitamin E helps to block chronic pain by increasing natural pain blocking chemicals called endorphins. One study showed participants had a 52% reduction in pain compared to those taking placebo.

Magnesium act as powerful muscle relaxants. Magnesium is especially good at reducing the frequency and intensity of headaches, including migraines. I find it to be very helpful for the tight achy muscle pain associated with fibromyalgia. PMS sufferers often find relief when taking additional magnesium.

Boron helps reduce osteoarthritis pain by a whopping 90% in some studies.

All of the vitamins and minerals work together in a synergistic way. Therefore taking a good optimal daily allowance multivitamin (opposed to taking singly) ensures that you’ll get the most from supplementation.

Other nutritional supplements that help combat pain include ginger, tumeric, glucosamine, DL-Phenylalanine, Cat’s Claw, Boswellia, and SAMe.

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