The 9 extracts are important because no single herb is effective against pain, but together these 9 extracts provide effective pain relief.
The lozenge is equally important, because it improves absorption. Together, the herbs and the lozenge are surprisingly effective.
Just use two lozenges per day (three per day for severe pain) and within a week or two you'll have substantially less pain. How does it taste? (everyone asks) It's mild - but it's not candy.
Of course each person is different, so we recommend a 30 day trial. If Banjo hasn't worked by then, just return the empty tubes for a full refund, along with our apologies.
Banjo isn't 'just' a new pain reliever - it's also a new idea.
The idea is this - that inflammation (excess inflammation - in one form or another) is at the root of all chronic pain. If so, then we can reduce pain by reducing inflammation.
It's not an entirely new idea, since that's pretty much how aspirin works. But inflammation isn't a single event - it's a long series of events that starts with small changes and ends with a big impact - pain. Aspirin doesn't work until late in the process. Our idea is that by targeting inflammation where it starts we can relieve pain that other analgesics can't touch.
Common sense argues that it's easier to stop inflammation when it's just getting started - before it gets out of control. We might do that - even using mild herbal extracts - if we can inhibit a molecule known as NF-kB. That's because NF-kB acts like a sort of 'master switch' controlling inflammation.
Can we do that? Can we turn down the inflammation master switch? Yes, we can - by combining a number of natural NF-kB inhibitors (anti-inflammatory herbs) in the form of a lozenge. The lozenge is key - because that's how we make sure those NF-kB inhibitors (the herbal active ingredients) actually reach the bloodstream. (They're absorbed through the lining of your mouth as the lozenge dissolves.)
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But (some will argue) conditions like migraine, fibromyalgia and nerve pain have nothing to do with inflammation. That's true, they don't have the kind of inflammation you can see under a microscope. But what you do see in those conditions are lots of pro-inflammatory cytokines - and that's a problem. (And in fibromyalgia it's probably the problem.)
Cytokines are chemical messengers, and pro-inflammatory cytokines are (not surprisingly) messengers that spread inflammation. So if you have too many pro-inflammatory cytokines (like in fibromyalgia) then you have inflammation - or at least a form of inflammation.
To put things in perspective, if inflammation has 100 (hypothetical) steps, then NF-kB activation is step 1, and pro-inflammatory cytokine production is step 2. It's not until around step 68 that you can see inflammation under a microscope, and aspirin works at about step 43.
The point, of course, is that if step 2 is the problem, you'll never solve it by shooting at step 43. But you can take care of problems at steps 2 through infinity by turning down the 'master switch' - NF-kB. That's what we're trying to do with Banjo.
So if Banjo stops inflammation at step 1 - why doesn't it work right away?
Well, sometimes it does - but inflammation is a process. Think of an assembly line. If you barricade the loading dock (block step 1) finished product (pain) can still be assembled - for a while. But eventually your body is going to run low on the 'raw materials' needed for pain. Production slows, then ceases altogether. That's the goal.
The red dot is inflammation.
The spokes are the different types of pain.
Banjo treats the spokes by targeting the red dot.
I have Sjogrens, Lupus, Fibromyalgia & Raynauds. When I first contacted you I was desperate for relief. My pains were almost completely gone after one month of using Banjo, and only came back (rather quickly) in a very “muted” state after I stopped using it. Meaning to say, that I know they are there but…
I have a fragmented disc at l4-l5 that causes nerve pain down my right leg and numbness down my left leg. I also have arthritis pain in my hip and left knee. I work retail and am on my feet on cement floors, so I deal with this foot and leg pain every day. Since…
I’m 63 years old and have had hip and knee pain associated with osteoarthritis for at least 6 years. Banjo came to my attention because my wife, who has fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue, tried it and it helped her a lot. I’ve always doubted the usefullness of vitamins, supplements, etc. and expressed my doubts to…
I have fibromyalgia but since starting Banjo I am actually seeing my energy levels go up each week and my pain levels go down each week I have been on it. I am still taking it. I found that it dissolves much better in water so I just put about an inch or two and…
I had very bad joint pain and because of that my doctor ran a Lupus test and it came back with a reading of 1/670 so I might have Lupus but I think I also have rheumatoid arthritis since I think my symptoms point more towards that. I didn’t want to do any of the…
I was skeptical at first when I was told about Banjo and its potential. Having Fibromyalgia, fatigue and other problems for almost a decade made me very wary about ANY product that claimed to help with my pain and fatigue. Initially I thought Banjo would do nothing for my symptoms like almost everything else. Was…
So far I have noticed that Banjo has decreased the number of migraine headaches I have per week. If I do get a migraine, it is not as painful as pre-Banjo. There is also a fair improvement in my sleep (quality wise). Kim, Virginia Related posts: Medication overuse & “rebound” headaches Rebound headache is closely…
I have to say I was skeptical at the start of taking Banjo and was proved wrong. It does work and I think had I been taking them for more than two months I would now have even more improvement to report. There isn’t anything in them out of the ordinary. Maybe it’s the combination…
I feel that Banjo has helped my fibro symptoms, not dramatically, but enough to make it worthwhile to continue to use it. My pain level is diminished to a point where I’m sleeping better & so I have a little more energy. Karolyn Hoover, Washington Related posts: Fibro fog: What causes fibro fog in fibromyalgia?…
I’m 55 now and I’ve been having back pain since I was 25. So I was a bit skeptical, but I took Doctor Steve’s Banjo for about a month and my lower back pain went completely away. I was amazed; I would recommend Banjo for anyone who has back pain. George Hassman Chanhassen, MN …
I suffered with fibromyalgia for the past more than eight years; my doctor prescribed various medications which helped only minimally. Immediately after beginning to take Banjo (within 1-2 days) I noticed I no longer had the over-all pain and the burning and painful skin I had been experiencing. Within a few days I realized the IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) was almost entirely gone. Also, I no longer had a constant feeling of fatigue, and, miracle of miracles, I was able to go to sleep at night without taking any kind of a sleep-aid!
All in all I feel that Banjo has been very effective on my symptoms.
Within 10 days of starting Banjo I could feel more energy, and the pain was not as widespread. However, I continued to have sleep issues for the entire first month.
During the second month my pain and fatigue were much further reduced. Even my sleep improved quite a bit.
Thank you so much Dr. Steve!
Jo Ann McFarland
Thanks to Banjo I will be starting school in two days. I am now a member of a gym (and I’ve lost 6 pounds!!)) both things I thought that would never happen, Thank you Banjo!
Jade Whitesides
I’m at day 26 of using Banjo and can’t wait to see what another month brings! I am not all better, but I am so much better than I have been in a long time. I still have bad days, but they aren’t the horrid days. If I start to feel that my Banjo isn’t working, it’s then I realize I forgot to take it.
I can easily say that even at this short amount of time Banjo has been very beneficial. I have several other diagnoses besides fibromyalgia and they kind of run into each other. like I said before, I cant wait to see how I feel in another month!!
I have been taking Banjo for 2 months now. I knew it was helping, it made the bad days a little better and the good days a lot better. I told people it was working but wasn’t it a cure all, but…..then I ran out, and that is when I learned just how much it is helping! All of my joints, my back, ankles… well I’m having pain, that I haven’t had for 2 months! Day before yesterday was day 1 w/o. I was a little achy, but not too bad,yesterday a little worse. Today? well just let me say, Ive had to stop typing at least 4 times to write this because Im so fatigued from the achiness. I just want to close with, I am anxiously waiting for my Banjo, and when people ask from now on, I’ll tell them its life altering! Thank you Dr Steve
With Banjo I have noticed an improvement in my fibromyalgia. My pain and stiffness is still there but it has been lessened. I also actually like the taste of the tablets now. When I first started taking it I could only tolerate it and now I enjoy it. Thank you Dr. Steve!!!!
Yes, Yes, Thank you so much! I had immediate improvement and within 2 days back to being able to do what I did while on banjo before and no more naps!!!!!! God bless for the extra supply and I will be going back to the Banjo website and order when my supply runs out this…
Banjo has given me hope again.
Because of Banjo I can be the momma I want to be without the pain that comes with fibromyalgia.
Thank you Dr Steve for giving me my life back!!!!
- Julie M.
Two months have passed since Banjo came into my life.
Overall my experience with banjo has been very good. I feel like I have my life back. Also, I have found that most of the time I only need to use one Banjo each day, using more when I have a flare, very infrequent now.
Thanks, Dr Steve, for giving me my life back. Before you introduced me to Banjo, life was full of pain and hopeless. Now I’m even considering having one more child (My fiancee’s first) thanks to the fact that I’m feeling so much better.
After about four days using Banjo I felt a big change in the amount of energy I had. I also began to notice some reduction in pain. I had less pain in my small joints to start with. The pain in my large joints continued for some time. After about a month of taking Banjo the pain in my small joints was much, much better and I had less pain in the larger joints, but those continued to give me a bit of trouble.
I have now been taking Banjo for about two months and I have noticed a marked difference in the joint pain, headaches, back and neck pain…
I became aware of my daughter’s migraines when she was about a year old. When she attempted to eat food and manipulate it in her mouth, she would whimper and drop the food out of her mouth, putting her tiny head down and crying. Of course we went to a slew of doctors to try to find out what was wrong. When doctor after doctor said she ‘simply’ had migraines of an undetermined origin, I became scared and sickened. I was not able to find help for her. It became my mission to get relief for her. Nothing worked AT ALL.
I am a 50 year old man who has recently suffered a job related accident that left me with herniated discs in c1, c2, c3, c4, c5. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to just quit work and collect disability as I still have young children. Not only would I refuse surgery, but have been told by the orthopeodist that the area is just too large to attempt any repairs. I was in constant pain, and the narcotic meds weren’t working…
I am now 55 years old and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia when I was 50. I have had Chronic Fatigue Syndrome since I was 45 and for the last three years have dealt with chronic pressure headaches of which took a year to find a medication that would help (not alleviate) the pain and pressure.
I now have only mild pain, whereas I used to have daily severe pain. I also have a lot more energy and a lot less fatigue. Finally, I’ve noticed a big improvement in my sleep since starting Banjo.
Using just one Banjo a day, I noticed significant improvement in my tendonitis after just three days, with rapid improvement in other inflammation-based problems as well. Very good indeed.
I’ve now been on Banjo for a couple weeks and I’m seeing continued improvement in my tendinitis and with other problems. Even my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome hasn’t flared recently, despite a great deal of typing. (For which I thank you, and give God the glory for you having discovered this medication!)
By the end of the second week, i noticed i had cut way down on all pain killers. I have more energy, fewer headaches, and I’m in a better mood. I’m able to go out walking more and play with my daughter more.
I am walking with less pain. I’ve not used a cane in almost 3 weeks. By the end of the third week i’ve noticed I’m able to sleep without taking anything for the first time in my life! I’m waking up a little easier as well. I laugh more and smile more, as I’m hurting less and less. Now I’m starting to work on rebuilding my strength.
Thank you for giving me my life back, Dr Steve! This stuff may not taste the best in the world, but it WORKS!
I have had migraines on and off and increasing in severity and frequency since I was a teenager. It is difficult to describe to people who haven’t had a migraine how disrupting they can be to your everyday life and how intense the pain can be.
It seems like I’ve been prescribed nearly every kind of migraine medication available – some take away the pain, some don’t work at all. And the long long list of potential side effects really freak me out!
I was pretty skeptical, but I have found that if I take one of the Banjo lozenges right when I am feeling the start of the migraine that it doesn’t develop into the full-blown event that sidelines me for a day or more. The Banjo lozenges taste great and are easy to take if I feel the dreaded pain arriving.
It has been years since I could exercise and still have the energy to finish the day out with out lying in bed. I used to have to plan my day around the house, because I never knew when my energy would be gone. Now, I am able to spend all day with my children and still have enough energy to spend the evenings with my husband. Disneyland, my favorite place to go, I had to rent a wheelchair to get around. Now, I can spend four hours there on my feet. Each day, I am getting stronger and stronger from Banjo! We all know that movement is life and EDSer have to make the muscles strong! I am so blessed that I have had the chance to take Banjo. I will never go without it!
Banjo has definitely helped decrease the number and severity of headaches I experience. When I am able to engage in modest/moderate activity, I am not as exhausted as pre-Banjo. I still have some daily fatigue but that is more MS-related (I opine) than fibromyalgia related. Joint pain frequency seems to be decreased as well as shoulder/neck pain (I am very happy about this)!!! Overall, considering I have fibro AND MS, I am pleased with the results. I just wish the daily fatigue would have decreased more.
I have actually noticed a slight improvement in my general achiness after using Banjo for about a month. I definitely want to try it for a second month. The most important thing is to remember to take it each day. I seem to sleep a little better, also. Don’t wake up every two hours.
I’ve had fibromyalgia for the past three years. During that time I’ve tried damn near every drug on the U.S. market with no success.
I was quite skeptical on whether or not this, Banjo, would work, but what did I have to lose, really? I started taking Banjo twice a day about seven weeks ago, and I’ve tried keeping a diary to note changes. I was in the middle of a bad back flare when I started taking Banjo, but almost right away within the first few days felt my pain lessen to where it wasn’t much…
Because of Banjo: I have more energy. My migraines are so under control, I feel ‘cured’. My herniated discs in my neck are pain free enough that I’m able to turn my head from side to side.
Since the onslaught of lupus, I have had the energy of a sloth. I not only have more energy, but I made it through my daughter’s cheer leading camp… AND, I suffered no ill effects from it.
I am weeping as I tell you all this. Thank you for changing my life.
Banjo is a good start for someone like me who has Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, MS, and other pain and fatigue diseases. I believe it could assist the user to ‘get some rest’. It has helped me tremendously with my migraines and headaches. Thank you soooooo much!!!
Banjo is a wonderful product.
About 6 years ago I was diagnosed with Sjogren’s and Fibromyalgia. Both robbed me of my sleep, my energy, my good nature, and the pain was pretty consuming, particularly the migraine-sized headaches. Then I started gaining weight, and not just a few pounds… 30 pounds in about 2 years…
Once I started taking Banjo I noticed an improvement in my energy level within the first week or two… I also noticed an overall reduction in pain… you suddenly look back after a couple weeks and realize that you don’t hurt all over anymore…
Despite all the meds and every therapy I remained in extreme pain. I was so tired of the extreme pain that I keep myself isolated at home much of the time. But after using Banjo for 4 days my neck pain was GONE! I definitely had more energy. My back pain was better but not gone and my left knee with the torn meniscus would still hurt, but only if I moved it in a certain way. I felt much better overall and the best part was that I couldn’t feel that my neck felt normal for the first time in 5 years! I had been using narcotics with no relief for almost five years and after just two days of Banjo I quit the narcotics. That is the greatest relief as I was so tired of feeling drugged.
Thanks a million! I am loving the pain free neck and am able to bend knee easier.
My husband Michael is OUTSIDE playing P.I.G with our seven year old son Logan.
… it is nothing short of amazing because two months ago Michael suffered from excruciating pain and he could not muster up enough energy to get out of bed more than one or two days a week.
We went to every doctor and every specialist including MAYO Clinic to find relief. This was our life for five years.
BANJO has allowed Michael to take over his body and has put fibromyalgia in a cell. We continue to battle fibromyalgia but because of BANJO for the first time I think we are winning.
I have an 18 year old daughter [with fibromyalgia] and for the last 3 years have been taking her back and forth to the doctor’s for severe pain in her knees, shoulders, hips, back, and neck. We have done all kinds of tests, tried all kinds of drugs from Lyrica to Tylenol with Codeine.
Within a few days [of starting Banjo] she noticed a big difference in the frequency and severity of the pain…
Dear Dr. Steve; I have now been taking Banjo for about five weeks. As for what Banjo has done for me, the first thing I noticed immediately was it eliminated my headaches.
I also noticed a big increase in energy almost right away. It was like the fatigue just vanished over a period of about 2 or 3 days. And I didn’t have the pain issues I normally would get whenever I would do any project around the house. I found myself…
I started using Banjo because I have bad fibromyalgia and have had constant pain for over 15 years, starting in 1993, and my life since that time has been constantly limited by chronic, daily pain. It’s been a long time of suffering. Before starting Banjo I was also getting 2-4 migraines per month and had sciatica. I’ve been using Banjo for about 7 weeks. During that time I have not had a migraine…
I just wanted to say that after trying Banjo for the last month I have had an increase in stamina and energy that seemed impossible for the last 15 years when I was diagnosed with what the Rheumatologist called “old fashioned” Rheumatism. Which is now called Fibromyalgia. Also my osteoarthritis is greatly improved and my diabetic neuropathy pain is slowly getting better. I have not had the stabbing pain that I would frequently get with the neuropathy that actually prevented me from sleeping since I started Banjo. It’s great to finally be able to get though the day without…
I was called an “anomalous anomaly” by Mayo Clinic doctors in 1998. Since then, pain has been a constant part of my life. I have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, Sjogren’s, degenerative discs, carpal tunnel, and an unknown autoimmune inflammation disease.
Then, about a month ago I reconnected with Steve Roberts (“Dr. Steve”) through Facebook…
I have severe, diffuse joint pain and extreme fatigue resulting from fibromyalgia.
I started taking Banjo about a two weeks ago. Within a week noticed less joint pain and less fatigue. I’ve been sick for a long time and so don’t expect a quick resolution. Since I’ve only been taking it a short while I consider myself a work in progress, but am very happy that I had any results at all, since nothing has ever worked for me…
I have arthritis in just one knee, and generally it only flares up about once every third day of so. The problem is, my wife and I really enjoy ballroom dancing, but for the past several years every time we go dancing I have to sit down after only a short while – so we had all but stopped our dancing.
Six weeks ago you sent me your “Banjo”. The next time my knee pain flared I took one and within a few minutes the pain was gone. That was great of course, but what really surprised me was…
For six years, Karl had neck pain that made it impossible for him to turn his head without pain. Neck pain can limit your activities and enjoyment of life more than most people realize. Karl has an interesting story to share in this video.
I’ve had arthritic joints since my early 20′s because of a chronic condition. I’ve dealt with the pain & discomfort trying every over the counter anti-inflammatory. I hate medication. I tried Banjo because I figured it couldn’t hurt and I’m always open to a natural remedy. I’ve used them as needed and I was so impressed with the results, I asked my mother if she’d like to try it. Within just 2 days of her using them…
I have arthritis in my hip and pain in my neck. I have had the pain in my neck for 3 years starting after an operation on my shoulder. The arthritis in my hip was getting worse for years and was getting really bad.
I have a lot of arthritis related pain (like every old nurse) and I’ve suffered from fibromyalgia for the last few years – so I just have a lot of general aches and pains. I started using Banjo and within a couple days I could feel it start to relieve all my pain …
I had debilitating headaches for years starting from when I was teenager, but it wasn’t until I was in my 30′s that I heard the term “menstrual migraine” – and worse, my OB-GYN told me there was no cure, they were the hardest migraine to treat and manage, and I could look forward to menopause! Great (I’m being sarcastic) I then proceeded to try many different brands and types of prescription migraine medications…
I usually have a bad migraine headache 1-2/x a month. Just the other day, I had a pounding headache that made me so nauseous I couldn’t function. I had felt the headache slowly coming on starting in the morning. I don’t know why, but I forgot I even had the Banjo until the pain got really bad by late afternoon. I then took a Banjo once and noticed the pain lessened (pain scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst) from an 8 to a 5 right away. I took another Banjo an hour later. The pain was totally gone half an hour later! I can’t believe it worked that fast!
I have had arthritis and fibromyalgia for 6 years. The arthritis is really bad in my knees, ankles and one hip. And since I got in a car accident 5 years ago I have had neck injuries and have not been able to turn my head from side to side ever without it causing pain. I’ve been in a lot of pain every day for all this time and have tried many pain relievers, seen doctors and chiropractors but nothing has helped much, or has only helped a little for a short time.
Banjo has given me back control of my body. I control my movements now. The stiff, painful aches no longer dictate my every move.
Nightly I have a severe joint pain from my knees to my ankle,it is very difficult for me to stand up and walk;,I have been using different pain reliever but it didn’t work up until a friend gave me Banjo…I took 2 tablets a day morning and mid afternoon for one week the result was less pain on my legs.
on my second week of continues use of Banjo the excruciating pain was completely gone. I was able to sleep comfortably every night without the pain bothering me…..
Curt’s shoulder pain had been getting progressively worse over the course of four years. He was unable to lift his arm and the doctors said he needed surgery. He didn’t though…
Every time I wake up in the morning I have this pain on my left foot. They said it is achilles arthritis. And then, one of my relatives told me to use “Banjo.” i tried dissolving 2 tablets with hot water. After taking Banjo for two days the pain was lessened and I can stand and walk as if nothing happened. Banjo really works.
I have been taking Banjo for my chronic back pain for two months and have noticed a considerable reduction in pain.
I find that one Banjo tablet daily combined with my physical therapy, which includes light stretching exercises, is really effective.
Al had knee pain that was only getting worse and would soon limit his mobility. He was starting to have difficulty climbing stairs. But he stopped and actually reversed the gradually worsening pain and stiffness.