Finding Pain Relief - an Overview

One in five Americans suffers needlessly from chronic pain, even though most pain can be effectively treated. The challenge? Most physicians receive little to no training in pain management.

The key to understanding pain is recognizing that it’s not an enemy attacking from the outside. Instead, it’s your body’s way of signaling that something needs attention—much like the flashing red oil light on a car’s dashboard.

You have two choices. You can take the standard medical approach, which is like covering up the warning light or removing it altogether. Or, you can address the root cause—like putting oil in the car instead of ignoring the signal.

Our published research has shown that when the body gets what it needs, pain naturally decreases—and in many cases, disappears entirely.

General Forms of Pain

Pain comes in different forms, each acting like a unique warning light. While treatment should be tailored to the specific type of pain, here are some general principles that can help nearly everyone find relief.

The key factors behind pain:

1. Muscle pain: This is a component of nearly all chronic pain conditions. When muscles don’t have enough energy, they contract and become stuck in a shortened position, leading to persistent discomfort.
2. Inflammation: While inflammation is a natural and necessary process, it often becomes imbalanced due to the modern diet. Certain herbal supplements and fish oils can help restore this balance and support a healthier inflammatory response.
3. Brain pain: Chronic pain doesn’t just affect the body; it also amplifies pain signals in the brain and nervous system.

Nutritional Supplements That Keep You Feeling Well

My book, From Fatigued to Fantastic, provides step-by-step guidance for providing the support your body needs to help you remain healthy and free of avoidable pain. It show you how to support different specific areas of your body that, if not properly cared for, can become unnecessarily vulnerable to developing painful conditions. And it does so with clear approaches tailored to different specific concerns you may have.

To get started, try the below combination of supplements for three months—I think you'll be impressed by the results:

1. Curamin®: This unique combination contains highly absorbed curcumin, Boswellia, DLPA, and nattokinase, helping you balance inflammation while naturally boosting your body's own pain-relieving endorphins.
2. Fatigued to Fantastic™ Energy Revitalization Drink Mix: In my opinion, this is the best multivitamin and nutrient drink available, providing over 30 essential vitamins, minerals, and amino acids in just one serving per day. It gives your muscles and nerves the essential nutrients they need to energize and function optimally.
3. PEA Healthy Inflammation Response: PEA (palmitoylethanolamide) is well known for its support of pain relief, healthy mood, cognitive strength, mobility, and exercise recovery. Allow 2–3 months for the full effects to appear, since it addresses deep-seated nerve and brain-related pain. Benefits can be seen with as little as 600 mg a day, though key pain experts recommend 1,200 mg daily for the first month, followed by 2,400 mg a day for the next two months. After three months you'll have an idea of how to adjust dosage for optimal benefits.

When working with individuals, I introduce one new supplement every three days, adding these to any existing pain medications. Typically, noticeable improvement begins around six weeks, with full results by three months. Afterward, half of people choose to gradually reduce their pain medications and supplements, while the other half are so pleased to be pain-free they simply leave everything as is.