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| proanthocyanidins they contain, grape seed extract, bilberries, blueberries and pine bark extract sedate the nervous system and successfully reduce pain, muscle spasms, nerve sensitivity and prickly skin and prevent legs from cramping at night. |
| Dr. Peter Behan, M.D. and his colleagues at the Glasgow University in Scotland compared the effects of evening primrose oil and a placebo in clinical trials involving CFS patients. GLA relieved the symptoms of 33 to 39 of the participants far better than those who got a placebo, and with no adverse side effects. Most felt better within a month, but experienced even more pain relief after three months. It also alleviated their fatigue and depression so much that many were able to return to work. 27 |
| Aromatherapy For Pain |
| Essential oils that relieve inflammation and headaches include muscle relaxants such as lavender, chamomile, frankincense, ylang ylang, rosemary and marjoram. Physicians used lavender to relieve muscle spasms, nervousness and headaches until the 1940s and prescribed a lavender tincture called "Palsy Drops" for over 200 years. In a recent study, researchers showed that oils to increase circulation also relieve headaches. They sponged diluted oils of peppermint and eucalyptus on the foreheads of people with severe headaches, and their sensitivity to pain was reduced much more than that of people in a control group.28 |
| If you are in pain and on the run, simply dab diluted essential oil or an aromatherapy massage oil on your temples or apply a compress to my pan of the body that aches. It is a snap to make: add four |
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