Dr. Mercola November 24 2007 98,649 views
Chronic headache sufferers may soon have some new alternatives. The active ingredient in cayenne peppers, capsaicin, is believed to bring headache relief by depleting Substance P, a neurotransmitter that helps send pain signals.
Although some are still skeptical, a number of studies have tested the claim, and most have found evidence to support it. One prominent study on capsaicin for pain relief was published back in 1998 in the Clinical Journal of Pain. Their review of 33 previous studies found that capsaicin worked better than a placebo for cluster headaches.
Most studies suggest that the capsaicin needs to be applied topically, such as swabbing the inside of your nose, in order for it to be effective.
Cayenne pepper, also known as chili pepper, is definitely one of your more multi-functional spices, so if you’re a lover of hot and spicy food, that’s great news. Some of the research into the health benefits of capsaicin (its active ingredient) has found that it may:
When it comes down to it, all this research into the benefits of food products really points out the importance that your diet plays in your overall health – even though they are narrow-mindedly focusing on picking out the active ingredients to be able to patent it and put it in a pill.
Other Natural Treatment Options for Your Headaches
Headaches can generally be divided into two types, tension and migraine. Migraine can be extremely debilitating, and many of the drugs used to treat migraines are effective in relieving this severe pain, offering welcome relief. Unfortunately, they do absolutely nothing to treat the cause and in fact actually contribute to your problem as after a short while they might cause rebound headaches themselves.
Fortunately, many natural treatment options exist that can help treat migraines. These should always be considered first, as drugs to treat migraines can make your problem worse, and often come with other serious side effects.
Natural Solutions Are Your BEST Option
Following my eating plan, which is designed to take your personal biochemistry into account, so that you’re eating the right foods for your nutritional type, seems to reduce headaches and migraines by about 80 percent.
Avoiding wheat, grains, sugar, artificial preservatives, and all fluids but water seem to be particularly effective.
However, your customized eating plan does take some time to work. In the past, I have used intravenous magnesium to relieve the headache pain, but now I find that the Emotional Freedom Technique is incredibly effective. Oftentimes it can remove your pain in as little as a few minutes.
I am sure it won’t work for everyone, but I have yet to find that person. I have found it to be truly amazing. And, as time goes on, more and more people (including some more open-minded medical professionals) will begin to accept the truth about energy medicine, as the facts about the “New Biology” becomes more widespread.
The New Biology is based on the science of epigenetics, which literally means that your mind is in control over your genes – nothing in your medical history is preordained. In essence, your mind is in total control over your physical body, and the ailments you develop. This is not a very popular truth as of yet, as most people are not willing to accept that they carry the responsibility for their health.
But, it may very well explain why energy psychology tools, such as EFT, are so effective, and can be used for such a wide variety of ailments. EFT can also be used to eliminate food cravings, which can help you stick to your eating plan.
One final, simple tip to free yourself from migraine pain -- start an exercise program. This will help to improve your response to stress along with the underlying inflammatory conditions that can trigger migraines.
Remember, your pain typically serves a very useful purpose, signaling that something is not right -- prompting you to resolve your problem at its root level.
Unfortunately, most are brainwashed and resort to a drug model to cover the problem up. So I take the position of embracing and loving pain for the important warning signal it can provide. Once you understand what is causing your pain you can start using natural therapies to address the underlying cause.
Dear Foxtrot:
I agree with you...that lots of pain being it is psychological...coming from within a person's memory banks...can't be detected or traced, unless the person is willing to reevaluate their life...
Like Dr. Phil would say, "until first a person acknowledges the problem, the solution will never be found or discovered."
There is a great book called, "Feelings Buried Alive, Never Dies." The author escapes me at the present time.
Just my thoughts
Love, Light and Peace
Tonie Wallace
www.onlinetoniewallace.com
Of course it can. There's already a series of cayenne products made by SinusBuster that uses hot peppers. They have a headache formula and a separate migraine formula.
I've seen it work in two minutes. A customer came into my store with a significant headache. He tried the SinusBuster. He came out of the bathroom two minutes later. He said it was working, that his headache was much better already.
I've heard of it working for a horrible migraine in mere seconds!
Btw, I cured my own Stage 4 CANCER using habeneros, garlic and emulsified cod liver oil. That was nine years ago. It took all of two weeks.
A year or so ago, UCLA helped to confirm my experience. They shrank tumors by 80% just with the hot peppers alone. My way is better and more effective with the combo treatment.
Still it's nice ot see UCLA catching up with me. ;-)
Habeneros, garlic and emulsified cod liver oil? Amazing what our bodies can do when we give them what they need, isn't it? What proportions and how often did you take it? Did you crush the peppers and garlic into the oil and drink it?
Luckily I don't get migraines often, but when I do they can lay me low for a day. I will definitely have to try SinusBuster or just the peppers.
Hi Kelley,
I can't imagine curing stage IV cancer in as little as two weeks with only that, especially since it takes years for most cancers to grow in the first place. That's great if you did. May I ask you what kind of cancer yo had?
I too have used Sinus Buster, but for sinus symptoms. It really works! I'm not sure if it's available in stores, I bought it online a couple years ago, don't even remember how I heard about it. Not sure what's different about the headache formula, it's been a while since I checked their site. I'd definitely recommend the basic product for sinus problems though. It's the first thing I thought of when I read the part above about "swabbing the inside of your nose"!
Heidi
If you have someone close to you, have them do some surrogate tapping for you. If you can concentrate enough go through the tapping sequence using your mind instead of your fingers. Good luck! I suffer from migraine headaches and EFT always comes through for me.
The most common form of Headache is Tension Headache; diagostically the same as Cervicogenic Headache (caused by the cervical spine). The research group that formulated guidelines for Chiropractic care for Low Back Pain, AHCPR, started research for Headache Guidelines. Forces in Government promptly dismantled that guideline group. Their research wasn't giving the results that those in power want to see. Most Headaches improve or are cured by appropriate Chiropractic care. You won't see that on any front page. Good luck on getting the rest of the story.
Perception trumps Reality. Marketing beats Truth.
PS contrary to popular belief, a more severe headache isn't necessarily a migraine and may very well be cured by Chiropractic care.