The Ultimate Guide to Natural Pain Relief: Natural Solutions for Headache, Migraine, Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Cancer Pain, Sports Injuries and Much, Much More…

Freaky Frequencies
It’s a 5 star book but it is not a “Self-help” book. The book describes the health benefits of the earth’s energy field and the disruption of that field by being constantly surrounded by harmful microwave frequencies and “Electrosmog” at home. The solution is to buy a PEMF generator to restore beneficial frequencies at[…]It does recommend that you get rid of cordless phones, limit cell phone use, turn off Wi-Fi if possible, get rid of compact fluorescent lights (CFL), stay away from hair dryers, microwaves, plasma TV and other electric appliances. If you have chronic health issues you may find this information helpful.

Holistic Therapies for Pain but not a self help book
HOLISTIC THERAPIES for PAIN is the focus of this book. Not what causes pain. It is not a self help book. Rather it tells about various therapies that cn mitigate ones pain without addressing the cause. Having said that I will say I learned a lot from this book so I am giving it 4 stars. Dr Mumby mentions enough different therapies to be very comprehensive. What is not discussed is why some of them work or how to determines which of these holistic therapies is the most effective for you.Given how much a holistic therapy session costs one wants to know if the holistic therapy is going to work for you at the earliest possible moment. Most practitioners who do only one modality will tell a patient that they should try 2-3 sessions to see if it helps because this is how they make their living.As a practitioner of acupressure, I can tell in a minute or two if acupressure or acupuncture will help by reading the meridian pulses. Dr Mumby does not say that. One of my clients with poor meridian pulse balance (some were normal some were very weak) felt improvement from one acupressure session but after 8 sessions she was free of fibromyalgia pain for the first time in 15 years. If its going to work you should feel better after the first session. I talked to a acupuncturist and he helps over 75% of people with pain. But he worked with a group of pain oriented chiropractors and learned some of their approaches. Likewise a cranial sacral practitioner can quickly asses the cranial sacral rhythm of a patient to know if this therapy would be effective for pain control. If they have had a head injury (even many years before), they always get some benefit from cranial sacral therapyALLERGIES However, it is only the last chapter of this book that is focused primarily on cause rather than the treatment of pain. Allergies cause inflammation, which is a cause of pain. The allergy chapter is long enough to introduce the various approaches Dr Mumby uses with patients to help them control their allergies. However, it is not long enough to enable most people to use it as an allergy self help guide. Dr Mumby has a book on allergies I have not read. Reading other books like the “Food Intolerance Bible” would be necessary for most people to get sufficient instruction to improve their allergies without the help of a practitioner.OMISSIONS ON ALLERGIES No mention of the relationship between Leaky Gut syndrome, Candida yeast, unhealthy bacterial flora/microbiome and allergies was included in this chapter. No mention as to how nutritional deficiencies or excesses are related to these conditions that cause allergies. Correcting poor digestion to alleviate allergies is not discussed even though it is the first place to start in the opinion of some allergy specialists.MAJOR DISAGREEMENT.The only chapter of the book that I find major disagreement with is his discussion of the cannabinoids. Dr Mumby lumps them all together and is opposed to them in general, However, recent research has indicated that the CBD fraction does not have the same effects that the whole herb or some of the other fractions have. Possibly Dr Mumby’s negative opinion is effected by the method of administration that most people use. Getting all that tar and heat damaged oils into the lungs is not healthy in my opinion. But CBD oil is usually taken orally or rubbed into the skin or can be administered into the lungs by a heat free nebulizer. CBD is anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, bronchial dilator, muscle relater, sedative, and reduces mucus secretions. In some people it is more effective than aspirin as an anti-inflammatory agent and does not cause intestinal bleeding like aspirin. Mike Adams the Health Ranger is supplying a high potency CBD oil from Native Hemp Solutions that he tests with the latest state of the art equipment. This is important because there is a tremendous variation of over 1,000% in the CBD content of the worst to the best CBD oil products. The vast majority of CBD on the internet is of low potency and does not contain what the label says making it uneconomic as a pain reliever. CBD oil has to be low in THC to be legal in all 50 states. What Mike Adams sells doesn’t contain enough THC to register on most test equipment making it free of an ingredient Dr Mumby may be opposed to.OMISSIONS Dr Mumby claims that he discusses inflammation thoroughly in this book. I do not think its importance was emphasized sufficiently. In most cases of pain, a part of the body is malfunctioning due to injury, a toxin or some other factor (like allergic reactions). The body uses inflammation as a part of the way it gets the person to immobilize that part of the body until it can heal. Pain signals to the brain help to get the person to not move that part of the body until it is healed. The chronic inflammation usually is accompanied by a pH imbalance in that part of the body. Testing can determine the acid or alkaline pH imbalance in the painful tissues. Taking the right acidifying or alkalizing supplements can help reduce the pain significantly. My new book “Asthma Relief Naturally” discusses testing for pH imbalances so that one can take a supplement that will work to reduce inflammation. What works to reduce inflammation will also reduce pain. Both asthma and pain have inflammation as a important factor. My book also discuss the correction of leaky gut, bacterial flora imbalances, constipation and Candida infections that are often the cause of allergies.SUGAR /CARBS A diet high in sugar/carbohydrates is very inflammatory. But Dr Mumby doesn’t even mention these and other dietary items that are the cause of over 75% of the inflammation most people suffer from.NUTRITION Certain vitamins and minerals are strongly anti-inflammatory. There is no discussion of them in this book.As a practitioner I learned a lot from this book. But it is not a self help book. I strongly recommend that other books on low sugar/carbs, nutrition, and other means of lowering inflammation be also purchased to round out ones pain control program.

Three Stars
somewhat ok

Love this Book on pain forget Drugs and Big Pharma

A friend recommended this book. What an eye opener! I think everyone should get the chance to read this book which will help them to take control of their own health and more importantly understand how so many ailments/illnesses can be prevented or cured. Thank you Dr Keith Scott-Mumby!