Natural alternatives to Tylenol?

Lately I've been having issues with shoulder, neck and back pain with some headaches thrown in just for fun. I take Alka seltzer gold in case any of it is part of a herx. I try to hold off but I usually end up taking some Tylenol. I hate when I end up taking it so many days in a row. Plus sometimes it feels like nothing is working. I was looking some stuff up and was wondering if there is a natural alternative to Tylenol?

I came across:

Skullcap

Capsaicin

Curcumin

White willow bark

If any one has any information or any experience with these I would really like to hear. Or if there are other suggestions, that would be great too! Thanks!

I find myself reaching for different things for different pains.... I like the turmeric/curcumin for headaches. I go for ginger if my stomach is involved.....you know, that headachy, nauseous in your throat feeling?

For the back pain and stiffness a nice hot detox bath always helps.

And sometimes I'd do all three when I was in a bad herx..

That's good that you're looking for alternatives to pharmaceuticals!

I love curcumin and boswellia, there are some good products out there that have a good combo of curcumin/boswellia/black pepper, make sure you find a good curumin that has BSM-95, it helps the absoprtion and bio-availability of curcumin rhizome. I also like Arnia, I've read that using too much at one time can have pro-inflammatory effects, so just be cautious of how much you use :). Besides supplements, this may sound silly, but sitting in a quiet space and breathing/meditating for 10-20 minutes can really be beneficial for chronic pain. Although supplements are great for helping symptoms, I think we are all truly our own healers. The body's ability to heal is quite outstanding. By deep breathing, I try to really focus on my breath and let the oxygen do it's magic. I think if I can get out of my own head for even a small portion of the day, let me body relax and muscle tension ease up, let the oxygen get really absorbed into tissues, I do feel better afterwards. Just food for thought :).

If you are going to use something like herbs, you need to take it continually. Occasional use won't bring any results really. I really like Gaia herbs, so I think that's a good choice.