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Natural And Nurturing: 3 Holistic Pain Management Tips

Pain management, pain relieve, photograph of woman's back with flowers by Hadis Safari

Photograph by Hadis Safari

Before reaching for pharmaceutical pain relievers, try these holistic, natural pain management treatments

Did you know that a third of all Americans have taken to alternative medicines to manage episodes of pain or other health problems?

As CNN reports, it’s not at all uncommon for people to return to the basics of the natural world to help themselves get through tough health times. Fish oil is the most popular of these holistic medicines, but there

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