Drugs will fix joint pain.
No, they don’t—and they can’t.
Drugs can relieve pain and reduce inflammation, which can slow further damage.
And that’s
great but drugs can’t repair that damage and the pain it causes.
I’ll also share with you a few medications that, over time, can degrade your mobility or…
even worse… confine you to a wheelchair.
Here’s a few you might recognize…
Aspirin and other NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can be very hard on both
your gut and your kidneys.
Aspirin, the most common NSAID, can cause upper GI tract
bleeding.
Other NSAIDs can increase your risk of heart attack and stroke.
Acetaminophen , or paracetamol, the active ingredient in Tylenol and other over-the counter
pain medications, can easily cause liver damage if you exceed the recommended
dosage.
Especially if you drink—which is a pretty normal way of coping with chronic pain.
Opioids, which are very effective for some types of pain, like cancer pain, can actually make
other types of pain worse.
There’s also the risk of addiction… the reality of constipation… and
an increased risk of falls.
Who wants that?
Now, if you’re like most people, you’ve probably suffered from back pain at some point or
another, maybe even asked your doctor for help with it.
So tonight, I’d like you enjoy a very warm bath adding 3 teaspoons of Aztec sea salt.
It’s full
of minerals that help the very warm water deeply relax your muscles, ligaments and tendons,
much better than any heating pad or compress.
If you have it, go ahead and add some lavender essential oil to that water.
Guys, do the same
—trust me, lavender doesn’t smell sweet.
It’s actually a classic ingredient in men’s colognes…
that both men and women find calming and soothing.
Which is seriously important when you’re dealing with chronic pain.
When you’ve relaxed in the deep heat, place your feet flat against the wall of the tub and,
keeping your legs flat on the bottom, lean forward as far as you can.
You should feel strain in
your leg muscles and lower back—not pain.
You especially want to feel your glutes—those are
the big muscles in your butt that support your lower back—and hamstrings, the muscles in
back of your thighs.
Hold this for 20-30 seconds. Relax for about a minute, then repeat once or twice more.
Congratulations: you’ve just begun a code sequence that can unlock your lower back. (Your
spine is a long series of joints.)
Even more important codes are coming.