DMSO is the first non-steroidal anti-inflammatory discovered since aspirin.

In 1961 Dr. Jacob of the Oregon Health Sciences University noticed that DMSO quickly and easily penetrated the skin leaving no damage. This amazing phenomenon captured his attention. So much that he did extensive research to discover a wide variety of useful therapeutic properties. Since, this property has been verified by numerous researchers.
Dr. Jacob also noticed that DMSO did many things very well:

DMSO is:
• An antioxidant
• Free radical scavenger
• And effective “ferry” that carries many other substances directly into the body, thus reducing the possibility of infection when the skin is broken.
• DMSO has been used as:
• A pain killer that works right through the skin.
• An anti-inflammatory when the condition is not infection or tumor related.

DMSO is used for:
• Cuts, burns and sprains, relief is fast and noticeable and can last up to 6 hours.
• Conditions that fail to respond to conventional therapies.

“Dr. Jacob said at a hearing of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Health in 1980, "DMSO is one of the few agents in which effectiveness can be demonstrated before the eyes of the observers If we have patients appear before the Committee with edematous sprained ankles, the application of DMSO would be followed by objective diminution of swelling within an hour.”

In addition to the topical uses, DMSO is also used internally in clinical settings.
Stephen Edelson, MD, "We use it intravenously as well as locally," he says. "We use it for all sorts of inflammatory conditions, from people with rheumatoid arthritis to people with chronic low back inflammatory-type symptoms, silicon immune toxicity syndromes, any kind of autoimmune process…DMSO is not a cure," he continues. "It is a symptomatic approach.”

IF you have a chronic inflammatory condition that has not responded to treatment or one you would prefer to prevent; DMSO may be the answer to your prayers.

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