Why add vitamin C to a natural pain relief protocol?

by: | June 3, 2016
Why add vitamin C to a natural pain relief protocol?
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(NaturalHealth365) Instead of seeking effective options for natural pain relief like vitamin C, all too many Americans reach for over the counter medications when they are feeling even low levels of pain. Advil, Motrin and Aleve are a few of the top choices – however, the side effects of these painkillers could be deadly.

This class of pain relievers called NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) is widely referred to as “safe” despite overwhelming evidence of deadly side effects. A Danish study of 100,000 people reveals that around half of those who had a heart attack had taken NSAIDs for pain relief in the time leading up to their heart attack.

Side effects of painkillers include addiction and a deadly heart attack

Those taking NSAIDs have a 60 percent higher risk of dying from a heart attack than those who do not take them. A 2014 study also showed that stroke resulting in death was nearly 20 percent higher in patients taking NSAIDs. Side effects of painkillers apply to the drug ibuprofen, which can double the risk of a coronary event.

Stronger pain relief medications like OxyContin arrived on the scene more recently with the promise of giving long-lasting pain relief for up to 12 hours with just one dose. However, its effects do not last that long for many patients, and there are numerous other associated risks.

According to neurologist Dr. Lawrence Robbins, up to 80 percent of OxyContin users at his Chicago migraine clinic reported feeling pain relief for as little as only four hours. Add to that the severe withdrawal symptoms that many people experience along with its highly addictive properties (OxyContin is in the same chemical family as heroin), and this “pain reliever” is more of a recipe for disaster.

Vitamin C offers natural pain relief without the threat of negative side effects

There are far safer alternatives offering natural pain relief, and one of the most effective is vitamin C. Natural pain relief options like vitamin C relieve pain, but without the harmful and sometimes deadly side effects of painkillers like drugs and medications.

Studies have assessed the effects of vitamin C therapy on chronic, excessive pain (CRPS) and found it to be highly effective. Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, reduces inflammation and acts as a natural antihistamine and antibiotic.  A 2007 Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery study found that taking 500 milligrams of vitamin C daily over 50 days greatly reduced pain for those with bone fractures.

Higher doses of vitamin C given intravenously to terminally ill cancer patients (10,000 mg per day or more) has been found to significantly reduce pain and raise quality of life.  Some of these cancer patients even stopped asking for morphine and did not show any side effects or withdrawal symptoms. Even more amazing: 13 percent of these “terminally ill” patients on a vitamin C regimen fully recovered and were free of cancer five years later.

References:

https://eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/09/27/eurheartj.ehv505
https://www.doctoryourself.com/pain.html

https://jbjs.org/content/89/7/1424

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/patient/vitamin-c-pdq

https://health.cvs.com/GetContent.aspx?token=f75979d3-9c7c-4b16-af56-3e122a3f19e3..&chunkiid=225109

https://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/health-concerns/chronic-pain/page-06

Common painkillers linked to heart attacks

https://static.latimes.com/oxycontin-part1/#nt=oft12aH-1la1

https://www.medicaldaily.com/otc-painkillers-cause-increased-risk-heart-attack-stroke-fda-342550

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/261183.php

https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/atrial-fibrillation/news/20140409/certain-prescription-painkillers-tied-to-higher-risk-of-irregular-heartbeat-study

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