Hi, Dr. Yu again So NSAIDS AND NARCOTICS ARE THE 2 MOST COMMON MEDICATION THAT WE ARE USING. Nsaid is usually over the counter and Narcotic will always require a prescription. What are NSAIDS? You may have heard that some drugs, like Ibuprofen and Aspirin, are NSAIDS. The term NSAID means non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. These medications are not steroids, hence the term non-steroidal. They work, instead, by impacting certain enzymes that are involved in the inflammation response. NSAIDs act to block the action of enzymes called COX-1 and COX-2. You may not know what enzymes are and what they do. I will explain this quickly to you. An enzyme is basically a molecule that helps a chemical reaction...
Introduction Many of my patients have enquired about remedial therapy for arthritis, so today, I will answer their queries. Hi, Dr. Yu again, and today I am going to shed some light upon a much-discussed topic and, i.e., arthritis. Are you gulping a lot of pain killers and other pills to get rid of gout? Are you feeling like you cannot imagine a painless life without taking those pills? Well, then you have no idea how you are damaging your body and poisoning it slowly. Yes, you read it right. All these anti-pain pills have a fatal side effect on your system. So stop taking them and try an alternative treatment that is Turmeric. But before diving deep into the...
You may be wondering what anti-inflammatory medications are and how they work and why these medications are not advisable over the long-term Hi, Dr. Yu here. If you are like most people, you have no doubt been told by your doctor to take an anti-inflammatory medication or some other type of pain killing drug. What I would like to do is really tell you what exactly these medications are and how they work in the body. I also would like to explain why these medications are not as safe as many people think and why they are not a good idea for you to take continuously or over a long time period. Pain medications help to block the feeling of...
