Frankly, until I stumbled onto the Healthy Back Institute and their Heal n’ Soothe natural back pain reliever (in capsules), I didn’t think there were “all natural” pain relievers for back pain.

I generally prefer herbal remedies for treating ailments over prescription drugs, so I was interested in learning more about the Heal n’ Soothe Product.

Does this Natural Back Pain Reliever Work?

There are many testimonials here saying it does. I’ve spent some time researching the Healthy Back Institute (seller of this product) and I see no evidence the testimonials are fake. I take those testimonials as being genuine.

That said, for every success story, there may be a person for whom Heal n’ Soothe did not work. That information we’ll never know.

I don’t presently have a need for pain relief, so I haven’t tried Heal n’ Soothe.

Here’s my take on this product and ingestible treatment remedies in general.

It may OR may not work for you. You simply don’t know unless you try. One reason I like “natural” or “herbal” remedies is side-effects are generally minimal. Therefore, there’s little downside to trying. Given your first bottle of Heal n’ Soothe is free, there is pretty much no downside.

I caution you, however, that when you order your free bottle of Heal n’ Soothe here, you’re agreeing to receiving a new bottle each month UNLESS you call the Healthy Back Institute’s toll free number to cancel your automatic subscription. That number is 1 800 216-4908. If you don’t cancel, you’ll receive a new bottle of Heal n’ Soothe each month AND be billed the regular price in month 2 and every month after that until YOU cancel.

I Dug a Little Deeper About the Purported Effectiveness of this Back Pain Reliever

These are capsules. It’s not a topical cream.

It contains only natural ingredients. Those ingredients are:

• Vitamin E
• Enzyme Blend – Protease AM, Bromelain, Protease 6.0, Alkaline Protease, and Papain
• Citrus bioflavonoid complex
• Rutin
• Boswellia serrata extract
• Ginger extract
• Mojava yucca root
• Turmeric extract
• Devil’s claw extract
• L-glutathione

The pain relieving approach to this product is called “Systemic Enzyme Therapy.” What’s this?

Systemic Enzyme Therapy approaches pain relief systematically, or throughout the entire body.

Enzymes defend against inflammation. Together, the theory goes, systemic enzyme therapy endeavors to prevent inflammation throughout your body.

The claim is that inflammation is a major cause of pain, including back pain. The theory then is by reducing or preventing inflammation, you reduce or eliminate pain.

In Europe, Systemic Enzyme Therapy has been studied for the treatment of breast, colorectal, and plasmacytoma cancer patients – with preliminary studies revealing reduced side effects of chomotherapy.¹

The Million Dollar Question:

Is There Any Real Support for This Theory / Claim?

Actually, Yes.

Whenever I encounter any medical claims, including natural remedies, I do some searches in PubMed and Wikipedia (including reviewing the sources cited in Wikipedia).

It turns out that protease, the main enzyme in Heal n’ Soothe, does in fact have anti-inflammation properties.^{2 and 3}

Wikipedia’s entry on protease also supports the claim that protease is a natural anti-inflammatory.

What about the other ingredients?

Bromelain is also featured in Wikipedia as an anti-inflammatory. Bromelain, according to Wikipedia, is obtained from the pineapple stem tissue. The Wikipedia entry characterizes Bromelain as a “potential anti-inflammatory agent” that is currently undergoing clinical studies as an anti-inflammatory.

Boswellia serrata is an ayurvedic herb used to treat arthritis and improve joint function.⁴

Wikipedia’s entry on Ginger states that studies have been inconsistent about the effectiveness of ginger treating arthritis.⁵

Presently Turmeric is being studied for treating arthritis and other clinical disorders.⁶

The British Herbal Pharmacopoeia recognizes Devil’s Claw as having pain-killing properties.⁷

It appears, based on the completed studies and studies in progress, that many of the ingredients in Heal n’ Soothe do in fact treat pain, and in particular, inflammation. This is a natural back pain relief product worth trying if you have back pain. Just remember you’re signing up to a subscription format. Therefore, if it doesn’t work for you, you must cancel your automated monthly renewal.

Click here to get a free order of Heal n’ Soothe.

Endnotes

1. Wikipedia Entry on Bromelain as of January 9, 2011 – citing: Beuth J. (2008). Proteolytic enzyme therapy in evidence-based complementary oncology: fact of fiction? Integr Cancer Ther. 7:311-316.
2. Grant A, Amadesi S, Bunnett NW. Protease-Activated Receptors: Mechanisms by Which Proteases Sensitize TRPV Channels to Induce Neurogenic Inflammation and Pain. Cascades. Boca Raton (FL): CRC Press; 2007. Chapter 31. PubMed
3. Petäjä J. Inflammation and coagulation. An overview. Thromb Res. 2011 Jan;127S2:S34-S37. PubMed
4. Wikipedia Entry on Boswella serrata as of January 9, 2011.
5. Wikipedia Entry on Ginger as of January 9, 2011.
6. Wikipedia Entry on Turmeric as of January 9, 2011.
7. Wikipedia Entry on Devil’s Claw as of January 9, 2011

The Internet is great, but I’ve spent many hours reading garbage. I’ve also downloaded many e-Books that were not worth the 15 seconds it took to save them to my computer.

That’s why I’m skeptical when I read about yet another “free” book that tells me everything I want to know about a particular subject.

One book in particular I was skeptical about is the “7 Day Back Pain Cure” offered for free by the Healthy Back Institute. I’ve seen this book advertised all over the place, so I had to take a closer look. I grabbed my own “free” copy.

I say “free” with a grain of salt because if you order the print version, you pay shipping and handling. Getting a digital copy costs nothing – but you must back out of the sales page in order to get the free digital copy offering.

The good and bad about this book

You aren’t going to get a concrete back pain treatment action-plan in this book.

BUT, you will learn about a progressive approach to treating back pain. This approach is called “Muscle Balance Therapy.” If the principles and concepts discussed appeal to you, then you can get the real back pain treatment the “Lose the Back Pain System” (click here to read my article about the Lose the Back System).

Some people criticize this book expecting all techniques revealed. But there is no free lunch. Instead, this book, throughout 200 plus pages, simply gives you a lot of information about back pain and an approach for treating many kinds of back pain.

Let’s Face It – Back Pain Treatment Is Expensive

One thing I know first-hand (having suffered a neck injury myself) is treating neck and back pain is expensive – whether you buy medication and/or get para-medical treatment such as physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, and/or other treatment. Of course, if it works, it’s worth every penny.

Then of course there’s surgery, which is extraordinarily expensive (unless you’re fortunate to have insurance that covers the entire cost including recovery treatment).

There is no doubt that pursuing all your medically recommended treatment options is wise, but learning more back pain treatment options – whether lower back pain, neck pain, chronic back pain – may help you on your road to a pain-free life.

Here’s a Video Telling You More About this Book

Click here to get this book for free

The video is a little hyped in my view. The Book is not that valuable. However, the information is worth reading if you suffer back pain. The fact is, the Healthy Back Institute has helped many people with their Muscle Balance Therapy.

You can pay more than $10 on Amazon OR Get a FREE digital copy by clicking here.

To get the no-shipping digital version, remember to back out of the page (before signing up) and a pop-up box will give you the “instant access digital version.”

See the Table of Contents and my no-nonsense review of this resource below.

The reviews of this free resource are reasonably impressive (as of the date this post was published):

Most reviews are positive, but as with most products there are some scathing remarks.

Good Reviews on Amazon

• Relieved my back pain! I wish that I had found this book earlier. It has helped me more than the pain management doctor. I really did not want to manage the pain – I wanted rid of it and wanted to get back to my normal activities. The exercises have helped greatly…
• I found this inexpensive book a good resource. It has helped relieve my back pain from a recent fracture. A very simple but important element no physician or therapist ever discussed. Adequate water intake.
• I ordered this book for my boyfriend , who has severe back pain and is looking at a second surgery. He has been reading it and says it makes so much sense and he has been putting the suggestions to use and they have helped. It may not keep him away from another surgery, but he feels that it will help his healing speed.
  thank you.

Bad Reviews on Amazon

• This is nothing more than a long form advertisement. There is NO useful information here. Inversion therapy can relieve back pain. The author would love to sell you one. Muscle balance therapy is also proven to relieve back ailments, if you perform the correct stretches and exercises.
• While it may be true that many of the products you can buy through this book may help you, this book itself is a waste of time – I don’t understand why they put themselves into a position where they will alienate so many of their readers by offering page after page of advertisements and calling it a cure – don’t waste your money on the shipping fee – this left a bad taste for the whole website.

The range of opinions are great; however there are far more positive reviews than negative.

The take-away point from these reviews is understanding that the 7 Day Back Pain Cure merely informs you about “Muscle Balance Therapy.” It does not give you the actual program – that you must buy separately.

Are the negative reviews warranted? Yes, from the perspective of someone expecting to get the entire program in the book for free. But these days free information is given to inform with an inducement to buy something. This should come as no surprise if you’ve downloaded free books online.

Again, you need not buy this book through Amazon. You can get a free copy here if interested.

This Book’s Table of Contents:

Table of Contents for the “7 Day Back Pain Cure” PART I: THE HIDDEN CAUSES OF BACK PAIN The Seven Back-Pain Mistakes Pain is Only a Symptom the Three Hidden Causes of All Back Pain The Body: the Physical Causes of Pain The Mind: How Emotions Cause Physical Pain The Diet: How Dietary Balances Cause Pain How the Body, Mind, and Diet Interact PART II: SOLUTIONS FOR A PAIN FREE LIFE Why Most Back Pain Treatments Fail The Solution For a Pain-Free Life Lifestyle Changes That Help Eliminate Pain Muscle-Balance Therapy Trigger-Point Therapy Inversion Therapy Balance Your Emotional State of Mind Balance Your Nutrition PART III: PAIN RELIEF ACTION PLANS Getting Started: Seven Day Action Plans Summary of Treatment Options Lower Back Pain Herniated Disc Sciatica Scoliosis Spinal Stenosis Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction Other Conditions Your Pain-Free Life

TOTAL PAGE COUNT: 200 +

My No-Nonsense Review of the 7 Day Back Pain Cure (Continued)

There’s No Free Lunch

I ordered this book and was reasonably impressed with the information. But there is a catch … it’s clearly more informational than a solid back pain treatment action-plan. The book explains in great detail about back pain and a particular approach to treating back pain.

What you don’t get is a clearly defined action plan to treat your back pain – for that you must purchase the “Lose the Back Pain System”.

Some people claim (the negative reviews on Amazon) this book is no more than an ad for the “Lose the Back Pain System.” There’s some truth to this criticism. However, in my view, the book goes into a lot of detail explaining how the “Lose the Back Pain System” works. It just doesn’t reveal the system’s action plan.

The real value of this book is you become informed about the “Lose the Back Pain System” so you can make an informed decision whether the “Lose the Back Pain System” is for you. This is important to understand and in my view is still valuable. In fact, I wish more products offered up-front information explaining exactly what I get if I purchase something.

In a Nutshell

Don’t expect the “7 Day Back Pain Cure” to give you a back pain treatment action plan. Instead, it’s a back pain resource which teaches a particular approach to treating back pain. If you want the detailed back pain treatment action plan, you must then buy the “Lose the Back Pain System”. If you want to learn about a progressive back pain treatment approach, then the 7 Day Back Pain Cure is worth checking out.

If you’re interested in learning the treatment approach detailed in the 7 Day Back Pain Cure – then click here to get the “7 Day Back Pain Cure”.

In case you’re wondering, the cost of the “Lose the Back Pain System” is $79 for an online version or $$97 (plus $14.95 S & H) for DVD delivery. You can try it free for 30 days, at the end of time you’re billed the purchase price. Click here to learn more about the “Lose the Back Pain System”.