Neck Pain In A Nutshell
If you have chronic neck pain you can try: Acupuncture – to relax the muscles and improve blood flow Magnesium glycinate – to help your muscles relax Bromelain – natural pain reliever Glucosamine sulfate – helps to rebuild the discs if you need it White Flower oil or Boswellin cream applied topically more
How Soft Drinks Can Cause Neck Pain
It is not very well known that soft drinks have phosphoric acid in them. Phosphoric acid has to be buffered by your body to prevent it from damaging you. Do you know how your body buffers acid? By using minerals such as magnesium and calcium. If you drink soft drinks, please be aware you are… more
Topical Pain Relief For Neck Pain
There are a lot of things you can use for neck pain. One of my favorites is white flower oil. This is an oil that is very popular in China to relieve pain. It has a lot of essential oils in it and it quickly penetrates to relieve neck pain. Some people say it smells… more
What Causes Neck Pain?
In my experience, the most common causes of neck pain are tight muscles and disc problems. Many people have neck pain due to stress. Once they get tight muscles from stress, it is hard to relax them. Stress causes you to tense up your shoulders, which then pulls on your neck muscles. You can easily… more
Glucosamine Treats Neck Pain
If your neck pain is caused by a disc issue, that is your disc is worn down or has prolapsed, you can take glucosamine sulfate. Even if you just think it is tight muscles, it might not be a bad idea to take the glucosamine just in case. If your neck muscles are tight, it… more
Bromelain For All Types Of Pain
Bromelain has become one of my favorite natural pain relievers. You do not have to take very much of it. It is very effective to relieve inflammation. Bromelain is derived from pineapples. It is an enzyme that is proteolytic. That means it dissolves protein. Your body makes its own enzymes. Your body makes enzymes to… more
Disc Problems Can Cause Neck Pain
As we get older, our discs can wear down. There can be a variety of causes. You can have a car accident and feel no pain from it, but on the inside, the disc is being worn down after it was damaged. Car accidents can cause a lot of trauma and most people discount how… more
Acupuncture For Neck Pain
Since neck pain is often caused by tight muscles in the neck and shoulders, acupuncture is the best thing to do for that. Acupuncture will relax the muscles and improve circulation the first time you get it. It will normally take a month or so to address your neck pain. If you have had your… more
Neck Pain Can Cause Migraine Headaches
Migraine headaches are one of the most painful things you can have. They are usually very simple to treat with acupuncture. I have treated many migraine patients. They almost always have very tight neck muscles and the muscles that connect to the base of the skull are very tight. When these muscles get tight, they… more
Stiff Neck
Stiff neck is the sudden problem of not being able to move your neck. It is not usually related to a chronic condition, but it could be. It is often related to sleeping with your head in a bad position. You wake up in the morning with a very tight neck. I DO NOT RECOMMEND… more
How Magnesium Could Treat Your Neck Pain
Your body uses magnesium to relax your muscles. If you do not have enough magnesium, you cannot relax your muscles. It is as simple as that. Magnesium deficiencies are epidemic right now. Some say that between 70 to 80% of people do not have enough magnesium. If you do not have enough magnesium, it sets… more
Systemic Enzymes – How They Work
There are two different ways to take enzymes. There are systemic enzymes, they are taken between meals to heal inflammation and tissue damage. There are also digestive enzymes, they are taken with meals to help you digest your food. When you take enzymes on an empty stomach, they are absorbed through your intestinal wall and… more