Natural pain relief

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e and others,

In the past I said I would look for natural ways of pain relief, and wanted to share with you a paragraph from "the Gerson Therapy".

It says, " Caffeine taken rectally stimulates liver's action, increases bile flow, and opens bile ducts so that one's liver can excrete the toxic products of metabolic improvement more easily. Coffee enemas are excellent for preventative medicine as well as for treatment. They also bring about remarkable pain relief."

We have discussed coffee enemas many times on this list, and the directions for doing this are in the files section on Healing Therapies. If you have not yet tried this form of therapy, I highly encourage you to do so. I know it sounds dumb. I thought so when my naturopath first told me to do coffee enemas. I thought he was off his rocker. That was until I found out more about it, and became more educated. I made the mistake of being biased against something without having the knowledge to back up my position. I found out I shouldn't do that anymore!

God bless....hope some of you with major pain issues will try this and let us know how you feel after a fair trial of this therapy.

Patty

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Thanks so much for the awesome post, !

From: " Gammill " <vgammill@...>

> With an aggressive alternative therapy the pain usually resides in a

few days.

> ....DLPA or high dose menadione. 75% of the time it works as well

as morphine

Do you know of any over-the-counter/nonprescription supplements or

alt. therapies that help w/severe cancer pain?

Might a cancer patient ask their conventional doctor for DLPA or

menadione? Or anything else?

What might a cancer patient in severe pain ask their HOLISTIC MD or

naturopathic physician for?

Below are the natural supplements I've read alleviate cancer pain.

Anything I might add to or delete from the list?

(CAPITALIZED items are reportedly most effective)

HERBS

YAN HU SUO--from Chinese fumewort; " HAS BEEN COMPARED TO MORPHINE "

www.naturalhealthconsult.com/Monographs/yanhusuo.html

FLOR-ESSENCE/ESSIAC

NONI JUICE

mushrooms-- MAITAKE (alleviated pain in 83% of patients), CORDYCEPS,

shiitake & reishi

PURPLE CONE FLOWER-- www.theherbfinder.com/index

LOBELIA-- www.theherbfinder.com/index

angelica

Pau d'Arco

goldenseal root poultices

echinacea

mistletoe (e.g., Iscador)-- use only under medical supervision

chaparral--check with a practitioner on hazards before using it

Pain caused by inflammation can be reduced by anti-inflammatory herbs

(e.g., turmeric/curcumin, burdock, ginger)

FOODS

flaxseed oil mixed w/cottage cheese (FSO/CC) or yogurt

cherries

tempeh & FERMENTED SOY products-- reduces inflammation

VITAMINS

Vitamin B-3 (Niacin)-- 50 mg, up to 6x/day (in Gerson therapy)

Vit. C-- I've seen 500 mg, 6x/day recommended

Vit. K

AMYGDALIN-- relieves pain, nausea, and vomiting. Available in the form

of ground apricot pits. Do NOT exceed recommended oral dosage. Do NOT

take megadoses of Vit. C while taking Laetrile/amygdalin (unless

directed by physician), and do NOT use Laetrile/amygdalin at times of

fever. Take it with food, in several small dosages throughout the day

(NOT 1 large dosage). Use a good brand.

MISC.

fish oil

homeopathic remedies-- particularly Aconitum (1M or 10M dose)

poly-MVA

CoQ10-- at least 200mg/day

protease (bromelain & pancreatin)--reduce inflammation if taken on

empty stomach

hydrazine sulfate

germanium-132 (Ge-132)-- very effective pain reliever; take moderate

to large doses ONLY under supervision of physician

alkalinzing one's body

CESIUM-- use ONLY under medical supervision. May take up to 3 days to

be effective. For more info on cesium for pain relief, see " The Pain

of Terminal Cancer on pp. 313- of Painfree in Six Weeks by Sherry

; reprinted at

www.getandstaywell.com/archive32.shtml

dental detox-- elimination of dental infections (consult a holistic

dentist)

castor oil packs

coffee enemas and other detox methods

MAGNETS-- see Diamond et al. (1997, pp. 1032-1046)

Rife machines

HULDA CLARK'S " ZAPPER "

Reiki & other energy healing

prayer

VISUALIZATION/IMAGERY, MEDITATION, & RELAXATION TECHNIQUES

exercise

For more info on mind-body approaches,

www.annieappleseedproject.org/annieappleseedproject/painfordealw.html

PAIN CONTROL and SURGICAL SUPPORT series audiotapes by Hemi-Sync

(www.hemi-sync.com/catalog)-- I've been told they can be powerfully

pain-relieving.

acupuncture

neural therapy

polarizing treatment (GKI)

" Dr. Rowen in his newsletter Second Opinion, wrote about the

remarkable results obtained by simply exerting a slight pressure on

the edge of a muscle or tendon...applied in a 90 degree direction

perpendicular to its line of force. This results in a relaxation of

the muscle or tendon....originated by Tom Bowen....can be used for

Muscle sprains, carpal tunnel..., elbow problems, PMS, menopause,

fibroids, prostate problems, sciatica, migraines, ear

problems...TMJ...respiratory problems and even organ

dysfunctions....Bowen Registry...866-862-6936....USBR@...)

For more info on cancer pain relief, see www.alkalizeforhealth.org

www.stopcancer.com/pain.htm

www.painsupport.co.uk (natural methods; not specifically cancer)

www.mercola.com/2003/dec/20/pain_relief.htm

For healing cancer, it's best (if possible) to AVOID/minimize the use

of opiates and chemical painkillers other than (possibly) aspirin and

naltrexone.

Leonard

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> Below are the natural supplements I've read alleviate cancer pain.

> Anything I might add to or delete from the list?

Hi Leonard,

add the following empirically determined helpful recipes:

cayenne-lemon drink (in hot water, and very strong, with enough

cayenne to make it almost on the " impossible " side but still

possible to sip, with great caution. This will require some

experimenting.) I used to mix it and hold the cup in one hand and

the doctor's prescription for prednisone in another and tell the

person suffering from pain, " if you drink it and in twenty minutes

it doesn't help, I'm going to fill in this prescription. " I had to

do it many times. I still have the prescription.

Tai chi or chi kung (aka taiji or qigong) -- not only relieve the

pain but lower the fever within fifteen to thirty minutes, sometimes

up to two degrees, in our experience.

LBG was very efficient the first two or three times, then the

effects gradually tapered off.

Most of the remedies on your list, with a few exceptions (a few of

those we didn't try) didn't work for us (during an inflammatory

phase of Hodgkin's disease that is; some or many of them might work

better in other situations though).

Best wishes,

Elena