Everyone knows migraines, muscle pain, joint pain, heartburn or simply aches. These are sometimes unbearable and we don’t always know how to relieve them. However, sometimes solutions can be found close to you, in your kitchen. So, no need to invest in analgesic and anti-inflammatory essential oils! Discover here 20 natural painkillers to relieve you that you can find without having to travel.
Remember as always that these natural remedies, as wonderful as they are, should not prevent you from consulting a doctor. He will prescribe a suitable treatment to relieve your pain.
1) Muscle pain: Ginger
Add a teaspoon of dried ginger or 2 teaspoons of fresh ginger to each of your meals.
Some experts believe that gingerol (which is one of the components of ginger) prevents the production of hormones that trigger the sensation of pain. This is why this food is among the best natural painkillers! This tip could relieve up to 63% of muscle pain as well as swelling and stiffness.
2) Tooth pain: Cloves
Chew a clove to alleviate pain and reduce inflammation of the gums for almost 2 hours.
This tip is particularly useful when the pain becomes unbearable and you simply cannot go to the dentist right away.
3) Joint pain and headaches: Cherries
Eat a bowl of cherries (20 cherries) per day.
The components giving the cherry its red color are said to be ten times more powerful than aspirin or ibuprofen and what’s more, they do not cause heartburn.
4) Intestinal pain: Fish
Eat 500 grams of fish per week (preferably fatty fish: salmon, tuna, mackerel, trout, etc.)
The fatty acids in fish (EPA and DHA) are said to be powerful anti-inflammatories and natural painkillers with no side effects.
5) Chronic pain: Turmeric
Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric on your rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dishes.
Curcumin, which is the main active ingredient in turmeric, “puts to sleep” the enzyme producing the hormones that cause pain.
6) Endometriosis pain: Oats
Eat a bowl of oats a day.
A diet rich in oats would reduce (in less than 6 months) the pain of endometriosis in 60% of women. It is therefore one of the natural painkillers to know against menstrual pain which is unfortunately very common!
7) Back pain: Grapes
Eat 100 grams of grapes per day.
Very effective (less than 3 hours to act), grapes are natural painkillers which relax the blood vessels and improve blood flow to the damaged tissue of the back, thus providing relief.
8) Pain from injuries: Water
Drink 8 8-ounce glasses of water per day.
Who would have believed it? This action would relieve pain and reduce the healing time of injuries to just one week.
9) Breast pain: Flax seeds
Add 3 tablespoons of ground flax seeds to your yogurts, compotes or spreads.
This tip would relieve breast tenderness in less than 12 weeks.
10) Heartburn: Apple cider vinegar
Add a tablespoon of cider vinegar to a glass of water (200 cl) before each meal.
Apple cider vinegar accelerates the breakdown of fats and proteins, allowing the stomach to evacuate them quickly. This tip would be effective in less than 24 hours.