WONDERS OF ASPIRIN

Once just a treatment for arthritis, aspirin has become known as the world’s first-aid kit in a bottle. Discovered 110 years ago, this little pill has been working wonders on modern pains. plus, emerging science is exploring aspirin’s use in areas such as cancer, deep vein thrombosis and neurological/cognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

According to Dr. Michael Roizen, co-founder of RealAge and chair of the Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Management at the Cleveland Clinic, “More than 50 percent of deaths and disability due to heart disease and stroke can be prevented by following appropriate cardiovascular risk-reduction strategies, which may include an aspirin regimen.”

Here are some reasons doctors give for keeping aspirin close:

1· When taken during a heart attack, aspirin may save a life
2· Prevent a first heart attack with a regular aspirin therapy for 4 cents a day
3· Prevent recurrent heart attack and stroke
4· Manage pain associated with body discomfort due to use of computers, cell phones and PDAs
5· Tame a tension headache Alleviate the pain of sunburn, including headache and fever
6. Relieve pain caused by inflammation of the joints when used under a doctor’s

Flowers may benefit from a dose of aspirin as well. That’s because flowers react to a cut like the body reacts to a wound, sending a number of signals to protect themselves. Aspirin halts these signals and relieves the flower from stress and premature wilting.