Nopalea and joint pain

When your joints hurt, it is a deep down pain that affects anything and everything you do. It can make the simplest tasks, such as opening a jar of pickles nearly impossible and painstaking.

Our joints are what allow our body parts to move and when they are stricken with pain, their motions are limited. Joint pain can affect our fingers, our wrists, our elbows, our shoulders, our necks, our back, our hips, our knees, our ankles, and our toes. There are so many areas of our body that can lose range of motion thanks to joint pain.

This debilitating pain sends us seeking relief in any form we can. While prescription medications may help, they come with their own side effects and dangers. More and more people are looking for natural treatment of pain.

The Prickly Pear Cactus - an ingredient in Nopalea Juice - is known as a natural anti-oxidant and natural anti-inflammatory. Because inflammation is often at the root cause of joint pain, anything that can relieve inflammation may help with the resulting pain.

Dr. Mehmet Oz spoke about the Prickly Pear Cactus on at least two episodes of his popular television show.

Nopalea Juice is growing in popularity everyday as people around the globe report back on its healing affects. As the word spreads, sales of the juice are skyrocketing.

Many people who have started a regimen involving daily intake of the juice are reporting back positive results. Some have found complete relief from joint pain. Some say their knee joint pain, hip joint paint, sacroiliac joint pain, facet joint pain and thumb joint pain, has been relieved.

A native of the Sonoran desert, the Prickly Pear Cactus has actually been used for centuries as both a food and medicine. It is believed that use of the plant dates back to the time of the Aztecs.

It is said that Spanish explorers readily recognized the benefits of the plant and brought it back to Europe where it also now grows.

The worldwide popularity of the cactus means that it is now planted and harvested as a crop around the world.

Some people eat the cactus pads by themselves. They remove the spines and then cook the plant as they would any other vegetable - grilling, boiling, steaming, and so on. The plant can be fixed just like any other vegetable, too, maybe with a little salt and olive oil to bring out the flavor.

A very popular dish with native South and Central Americans involves the plant cooked and eaten with eggs. In some areas, the plant is served as a very natural juice, but it may be an acquired taste as it is green and a bit slimy.

Once the plant is made into Nopalea Juice, it has a broader appeal. It is still all-natural, but it is sweetened with Agave nectar and fortified with extracts and concentrates from a variety of fruits.

In its finished product, it is tasty and a nice sunset color, which makes it lovely to look at. But best of all, it is good for you.