I am starting a discussion group on healthy ways to deal with common aches and pains with minimum use of chemicals invading the body leaving behind negative side effects.  Discussions will include ways to address chronic pain such as lower back pain, neck pain, stress related pain, and pain resulting from over exertion- in healthy and effective ways.

As co-founder of Herbal Vista, LLC, I believe common pain can be managed in ways that are both healthy and natural.  In fact, we are working on creating a line of products (Pain's Bane) that are not only natural (using various infusions of herbs) and healthy for the skin, but can be used to pamper and relieve stress and add enjoyment with its use!

I have been discovering a disturbing truth about our society: we have become so bombarded by chemical additives in everything we use and eat that we are as a whole not only developing allergies at a fast rate, but are also putting our health in jeapardy from the accumulation of minute traces of this here and that there (or to be more specific, chemicals such as phthalates and parabens, to start with)- which by themselves, are perfectly safe, but added to almost everything used daily, creates negative cumulative effects!

This is one of the reasons we at Herbal Vista have decided to offer something different: pain relief products that are healthy and natural for our skin with the least amount of additives (so far, none) possible while still providing high quality and effective products. 

I am interested in opening up a group discussion on the daily pain relief techniques that others use, how effective these work, and what interests there are in utilizing alternative methods to deal with chronic aches.  Thoughts, anyone?