‘Pain molecule’ secret to TURNING OFF chronic pain
If pain is just a fact of your everyday life…
And your doc has told you that you need to “learn to live with it”…
I’ve got good news for you today.
Because brand-new science is REVOLUTIONIZING the way we think about treating chronic pain.
You shouldn’t have to risk becoming HOOKED on pain pills…
Or getting so KNOCKED OUT you no longer have your wits about you.
Here’s what scientists in Europe have discovered about pain relief… and a little-known ingredient that could help keep you sharp and pain-free.
Changing the pain game
The pinwheel flower (Tabernaemontana divaricata)… a.k.a. crepe jasmine… has been used for its pain-killing powers in Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine for AGES…
But now, modern medicine is starting to catch up!
In 2004, scientists first isolated an analgesic compound from the plant’s bark… called conolidine…
And now they’re starting to figure out EXACTLY how it works.
Now, this isn’t the first time that people have sought pain relief from plants.
After all, white willow bark inspired the creation of aspirin… and the poppy plant gave birth to codeine, morphine, and other opioids.
But conolidine appears to be DIFFERENT…
Because although it’s nearly as potent as morphine…
It DOESN’T seem to exhibit the same detrimental side effects as those other painkillers!
It’s NOT an opioid… and it DOESN’T affect your levels of the “pleasure hormone,” dopamine…
Which means it’s likely NOT addictive.
That makes it an EXCITING candidate for chronic pain patients… who need something to take the edge off over the long term.
Most opioids are only INTENDED for extremely short-term use… just a few days… to treat acute pain…
But too many folks end up taking these dangerous drugs for months… or even years!
The way conolidine works could be a GAME-CHANGER…
Because as a new study out of Luxembourg reveals, it actually helps RAMP UP your body’s own ability to TURN OFF pain.
You see, your body actually produces its own pain-relieving substances as part of its endogenous opioid system – an INNATE aspect of its ability to defend itself.
One example you’re probably familiar with is how endorphins can reduce pain.
The science gets a little complicated here…
But what you need to know is that your body’s mechanism to ERASE its own pain doesn’t always work as planned…
Because your body contains DIFFERENT types of receptors that can bind to these pain relief molecules like a lock and key.
A problem arises when one receptor in particular, called ACKR3, binds to them first… and TRAPS them and keeps them AWAY from the other receptors.
ACKR3 doesn’t influence pain signals. The other receptors DO – but ONLY when they’re “unlocked” by the natural painkiller molecules they fit with.
Here’s where conolidine steps in…
Because this pinwheel flower compound ONLY binds to the ACKR3 receptor… and not the pain relief receptors.
And when it does, it helps FREE UP your body’s pain-relieving molecules so they can go where they’re SUPPOSED to go — to the pain relief receptors.
THAT’S when your body is able to “turn off” its own pain.
OF COURSE researchers are trying to create a synthetic version of conolidine… which they’ll be able to patent and CASH IN on.
In the meantime, you can consult a certified Chinese herbalist or Ayurvedic healer about whether pinwheel flower is safe for you to try.
Other options for chronic pain that involve your endogenous opioid system include green light for migraine pain… wild lettuce for inflammatory pain… and capsaicin for nerve pain.
To better pain relief options,
Sarah Reagan
