Inflammation is a leading cause of pain. It can cause pain or other disfunction anywhere in the body. Common sites of inflammation are muscles, joints, respiratory system, arteries, digestive tract, or even widespread inflammation of body cells.

Everyone knows that inflammation of muscles and joints causes pain. People are only starting to realize that respiratory inflammation is associated with allergies and asthma and that inflammation of the arteries is associated with heart disease. Inflammation can be not only painful but also dangerous.

There are prescription pharmaceuticals for combating inflammation. But some of us prefer to try traditional remedies before resorting to drugs. And interestingly a group of naturally occurring rare antioxidants called betalains have been scientifically proven by medical research to fight inflammation.

Ancient traditional remedies used by native peoples often worked quite well. Some of them are still used in modern medicine, though some have been refined and updated to be even more effective. Some of them, though, work best in their wholistic original form. That is why so many people in our modern culture still use, and benefit from, traditional remedies.

For centuries, native peoples of the Americas have relied on the Nopal cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica) fruit for relief from inflammation and the pain it causes and to promote overall health. Nopal cactus fruit juice contains the scientifically proven antioxidants, betalains.

But not all of us live where the Nopal cactus grows. The juice of the Nopal cactus fruit is now available as juice in a tasty well wellness drink called Nopalea. The drink is said to help your body neutralize its inner toxins, reduce inflammation and promote optimal health.

Nopalea is provided by a 12-year-old company whose mission is to help people pursue physical, emotional and spiritual health. It contains no preservatives.

Over 3 million bottles of Nopalea have been sold. You can try it for free (if you pay $9.95 for shipping) by calling 1-800-203-7063.

Inflammation can be a serious problem, but so can many of the modern medical remedies for it. Inflammation is a leading cause of pain.

There are a number of kinds of inflammation, including muscle, joint and body, respiratory, arterial, digestive tract, and widespread body cell inflammation. And there are a number of causes for inflammation and its related health problems. That makes the problems sometimes hard to alleviate. Yet there are older, traditional remedies that can help—if you know about them.

For centuries native peoples of the Americas relied on the healing properties of the Nopal cactus. Now modern, urban people can benefit from it, too.

Nopalea (No-pah lay’uh) is a tasty wellness drink sourced from the fruit of the Nopal cactus (Opuntia Ficus Indica). Each 32–ounce bottle of Nopalea provides the health benefits of the Nopal fruit. Nopalea helps the body neutralize its inner toxins and reduce its inflammation naturally, without potentially harmful prescription drug side effects.