The doctors claim that this is something we can look for as we age and they claim there is nothing we can do about it. Number one, 75-80% of all Americans over the age of 50 get arthritis to one degree or one type or another, and according to the CDC, the Center for Disease Control, 35 to 50 million baby-boomers are going to get arthritis in the next 7 to 10 years and there’s not a single medical treatment designed to treat or fix it. Only to manage the symptoms Aspirin; it causes gastric bleeding and death. Tylenol; there’s 50,000 cases of kidney failure each year, 5000 so severe you need a kidney transplant. Ibuprofen, Advil, and Aleve; they cause liver disease in 2-5% of users including liver sclerosis. Metholtrexate (?) and gold shots (?); they subdue your bone marrow so that you can’t make normal platelets and white blood cells. Prednisone and Cortisone; these shut down the immune system. Lastly is joint replacement which doesn’t fix the problem because if you have arthritis it is in your whole body and not just one joint. Some medical institutes have spoken out and said it is useless. If you have arthritis it was caused by your body not being able to repair the joints medical system says you cannot fix the problem. Well eating what caused it and taking drugs they are right. Also the people who are telling you this make millions/billions of dollars off people with this problem. There are basically two types of arthritis one is rheumatoid arthritis which is caused by a Mycoplasma that is curable with [Minocyline,tetracycline] also other herbal antibiotics. The damaged caused by this Mycoplasma can be reversed. All other arthritis is caused by degeneration of the joints most common is a disappearing of cartilage. Has there been any studies done on regrowing cartilage a quick search for chicken cartilage and arthritis will show you that a study Sept. 24, 1993, from Harvard Medical School done one with rheumatoid arthritis in a very short time all people were consider cured. Now Harvard has a use-patent on chicken cartilage http://www.life-saving-naturalcures...ts-glucosamine-chrondroitin-msm-collagen.html http://www.american-longevity.com/denverpost.htm http://www.chickencartilage.com/harvardstudy/ There have been many people who have taken Dr.Wallach advice and regrown cartilage even on bone to bone arthritis. If the body needs nourishment to repair the joints here is some clues Bone soup this is made with bones and joints of animals or fish started by boiling in water with vinegar for a few hours then using the water to make a soup. Gelatin it is basically cartilage use a no flavoured and take a heaping table spoon per day. It is also important to remember your joints need all the different minerals, vitamins, and amino acids.
It seems that when you reach the age of 65 you are approaching the need to have joints replaced due to degeneration. More and more of my church members are having knees replaced and shoulder replacements. I often wonder how much of this condition of losing cartiliage is caused by what we eat and if it can be turned around.
Yes it can be turned around I know many people personally who have had arthritis so bad they were looking at joint replacement and now they are back to normal without pain and no joint replacement. about 6-7 years ago I had arthritis so bad I was on strong pain killers and scheduled for surgery and I walked away and done a lot of medical research now I am painless and able to keep up with people 20 years younger. It is obvious that if the body is running out of cartilage then put it back in.
This reminds me of the priest here. When we moved to this house in 2001, we called a priest to have this house blessed. We are Catholics and that is part of the tradition. Anyway, the priest came in a wheelchair so you can imagine the difficulty since he had to roam the entire house, interior and exterior as well. But his helper was quite good in pulling and pushing the wheelchair. After the blessing, there was the customary food and drinks. While eating, I was surprise to know that he couldn't walk because of arthritis. All the while I thought he suffered a stroke. And he said that he was sent to America by a sponsor but his arthritis remained. Worse, he admitted to us that he is a drinker (of whiskey) and alcohol is bad for arthritis, he added.
Yes, RA can be very crippling. My father had RA for a good portion of his life. Fortunately he never ended up in a wheel chair at least not for a long length of time. But he did have a hard time getting around especially during the last years of his life. Now I have my own joint problems so far no RA, thank goodness but I can relate to the pain and issues he had walking.
Was going to make a new Thread about taking Rosehips Supplement, but seen this Thread and decided to add it here. Hopefully some of the forum members know, or even use, this supplement for arthritis pain and can make comments about it. Actually, I was recommended this supplement in an Ortho website forum.
I have always believed that suppressed anger can be a contributory cause of arthritis, there is a large amount of information on the internet if you Google "suppressed anger arthritis". There is even a biblical quote there: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones” (Proverbs 17:22). I personally know several people, who you can sense are full of anger and resentment and are crippled with arthritis.
Most people can probably take it without problem ... but not me! It is the one thing that will make me break out in hives badly. ... to the point of needing cortisone shots for relief.
Yes, emotions can affect our health. Stress is not good. Also, just look at the white coat syndrome. Just going to the Dr can make your BP rise. Mine does, at least with the drs I didn't like. They will usually take it later in the visit if it's an abnormal reading for me and by then I'm relaxed and it's back to normal.
Oh dear. If this is true, then I'm in for a world of hurt. Of course, there's suppressed disappointment and sadness and... well let's not go there. Not sure I'm suppressing anger as much as other things so maybe not quite so scary as it might be. Anyhow, this is a very interesting thread and I'll keep watching it. My mom has had very painful RA for many years now and she's not even 80 yet. It must have started in her 40s if I'm remembering the timing. I'll be sure to read those links in the original post.
Oh, this is so true, @Chrissy Page ! I even like mine and the bp is frightening when I'm there (which happens to be this afternoon and I've been filled with anxiety all week. Ugh) But I've been taking a home reading and he writes those 5 or 6 readings I give him into my records, so at least he takes me seriously when I say it's because I'm there.
My home readings are always nice and low and then I'll take it before an appt just to see and at home nice and low, get to the dr and it's Borderline. Then later it's what it was on mine at home.
Well! Is it ever seen where a person has both rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis? I might, my doctor was non-commital. The fact that my hands have been getting slowly worse over the years, is coupled with carpal tunnel nerve trouble. Asked him about surgery. He examined my fingers and hands, and declared he believed that if I decided on surgery, I would not be happy with the results. Unusual, due to "professional courtesy", to encounter a practitioner who does not "push" for support of another (the surgeon, in this case). Perhaps my doctor knows something above and beyond the usual "cuss & dis-cuss"? Most recent addition to my "miseries" (use the quotations, because my misery is of the most minor consequence, all things considered) is redness and pain in the skin of my fingers. My searches suggested Psoriatic Arthritis; doc said he would agree with that diagnosis. Prescribed a steroid ointment, Triamcinolone Acetonide; it works! But it's based with a vaseline-like greasy carrier, messy to use. Being a natural-born skeptic does not help me, as far as my maladies are concerned. I only wish the various cures touted were verifiable scientifically. No offense intended, Alonzo! Frank