{"id":13775,"date":"2016-08-15T22:02:12","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=13775"},"modified":"2024-07-03T01:26:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T15:26:56","slug":"ibuprofen-advil-kills-thousands-each-year-heres-what-you-should-be-using-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=13775","title":{"rendered":"Ibuprofen (Advil) Kills Thousands Each Year, Here\u2019s What You SHOULD Be Using Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prescription-Pills-Bottles-Capsules-Tablets.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-13776\" src=\"http:\/\/tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Prescription-Pills-Bottles-Capsules-Tablets-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Prescription-Pills-Bottles-Capsules-Tablets\" width=\"768\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nNowadays, NSAID drugs, such as Ibuprofen (Advil) or diclofenac (Voltaren), are widely (over-)used to treat pain and inflammation. Chronic inflammation has shown to be the culprit of many of our modern day diseases. It can easily be prevented through a healthy, whole food diet, regular exercise and reducing stress levels. But these approaches take time, energy, and discipline.<br \/>\nHere are 5 Evidence-Based Alternatives to Ibuprofen<br \/>\nGinger capsules (250 mg, 4 times a day):<br \/>\nA 2009 study found that ginger capsules were as effective as mefenamic acid and ibuprofen in relieving pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea or pain associated with their menstrual cycle (4)<br \/>\nHoly Basil (Tulsi):<br \/>\nAnother study found holy basil, also known as Tulsi, to contain anti-inflammatory compounds with similar effects as ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin. (5)<br \/>\nTurmeric extracts:<br \/>\nTurmeric extracts are as effective as ibuprofen for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, and cause fewer gastrointestinal issues, too. (6)<br \/>\nCherries and Berries:<br \/>\nAnother study found that anthrocyanins, extracted from raspberries and sweet cherries, were as effective as ibuprofen and naproxen at suppressing inflammation-associated enzyme. (7)<br \/>\nOmega-3 fatty acids:<br \/>\nA 2006 human study found that omega-3 fatty acids (between 1200-2400 mg daily) were as effective as ibuprofen in reducing arthritis pain and without side effects. (8)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.naturalnews.com\/ibuprofen-advil-kills-thousands-year-heres-using-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">http:\/\/blogs.naturalnews.com\/ibuprofen-advil-kills-thousands-year-heres-using-instead\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays, NSAID drugs, such as Ibuprofen (Advil) or diclofenac (Voltaren), are widely (over-)used to treat pain and inflammation. Chronic inflammation has shown to be the culprit of many of our modern day diseases. It can easily be prevented through a healthy, whole food diet, regular exercise and reducing stress levels. But these approaches take time, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=13775\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ibuprofen (Advil) Kills Thousands Each Year, Here\u2019s What You SHOULD Be Using Instead&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52884,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13775\/revisions\/52884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}