Painkillers — ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen sodium, or opioids — are, at best, like Band-Aids. They cover up the symptoms just long enough to allow us to ignore them.
One might be able to function temporarily. However, because they do nothing to address the underlying condition causing the pain, one generally must take them again and again and again during the inevitable recurrences of the pain. (more…)
You can hear a sufferer’s cough. You can see a sufferer’s eczema. But pain is invisible.
How many people do you know who are suffering from pain? It may be more than you think. Luckily, there is homeopathy. (more…)
One can’t help but notice that allopathic medicine has a distinct aversion to natural methods yet gets giddy over shiny new objects: a novel imitation food instead of breast milk, the up-to-the-minute new vaccine, the latest pain reliever. I call it magpie medicine. (more…)