(Natural News) Acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, is one of the most commonly used over-the-counter painkillers today. Many people take it without giving it a second thought, popping one every time they feel a headache coming on and giving it to their kids at the slightest sign of fever. Don’t let the fact that […]

(Natural News) From over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers like ibuprofen, naproxen, and aspirin to prescription drugs like tramadol, morphine, and hydrocodone, these meds are omnipresent in modern American life. They have become more widely used than tobacco, according to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration report. In 2015, more than 36 percent of Americans, aged 12 […]

(Natural News) Knowing about various medicinal plants can help you survive in a post-SHTF world. Preppers often use arnica or wolf’s bane, an herb with anti-inflammatory properties, to create natural remedies for pain relief. (h/t to SHTFPlan.com) What is arnica? Arnica is an herb with potent healing properties. You can use this plant to make […]

(Natural News) America’s opioid epidemic has now become so bad that doctors and patients alike are starting to look more seriously into alternative medicine. As it turns out, there is one promising solution, and it has been around for more than one thousand years. Acupuncture, which is said to have originated in ancient China, is fit […]

(Natural News) When it comes to medications, many people think of Tylenol as being relatively harmless. Because it’s sold over the counter, even those who would balk at the idea of taking a stronger painkiller, like opiates, usually don’t think twice about popping a Tylenol or two for a migraine. Unfortunately, adopting a blasé attitude […]

(Natural News) Chronic pain often pushes people to use opioid painkillers such as morphine and Vicodin, which may leave sufferers with an increased risk of prescription opioid addiction. Millions of Americans see their doctors for chronic pains, and doctors, in turn, resolve to prescribe these medications for immediate relief. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are […]

(Natural News) Shocking statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that 91 Americans die from opioid overdoses every day – four times higher than the number back in 1999. Most of the more than half a million deaths from drug overdoses between 2000 and 2015 involved opioids. Now, the legal availability […]

(Natural News) The country’s opioid epidemic involves not only current prescription opioid users, but their immediate family members as well. According to a report from Marissa J. Seamans of the John Hopkins Univeristy Bloomberg School of Public Health, living in a household with a prescription opioid user may cause others in the household to become […]

(Natural News) Auriculotherapy, also known as ear acupuncture, has been used as a therapeutic technique for treating a wide variety of conditions. Researchers from the University of Porto in Portugal carried out a literature review to test its safety and effectiveness. Authors found that auriculotherapy is a safe and effective therapeutic technique for insomnia and […]

(Natural News) Even as diehard prohibitionists continue to spew utter nonsense about the “dangers” of cannabis sativa (marijuana), open-minded researchers are keeping busy uncovering the plant’s many safe and effective health benefits, including its ability to naturally quell the often extreme pain associated with diabetic neuropathy. A team of researchers from the University of California, […]