| Introduction | | | | high acid levels in the blood and body. The blood has |
| My name is Rose Parker and like millions of other | | | | a very narrow temperature range and also a very |
| people throughout the world, I have been through | | | | narrow acidic range, and the body does all it can to |
| the trauma of being diagnosed with Rheumatoid | | | | compensate. Much of my problems come from an |
| Arthritis. After the initial feelings of despair and | | | | over acidic body and I am trying to stick to alkali |
| helplessness, I resolved to find the best treatments | | | | raising food in order for my body to heal itself. I paid |
| possible in my attempt to understand this complex | | | | £20 for Dr Gillian McKeith's Living Food Energy |
| disease. | | | | which tasted horrible, but it did give me more energy |
| The market in alternative arthritis pain relief therapies | | | | and it was not acid forming. I also did Gillian McKeith's |
| is a minefield so beware! | | | | detox, over 24 hours, but I had not been eating |
| There are many unscrupulous organisations who claim | | | | very much prior to that. It did have an effect. I had |
| to have found a cure for rheumatoid arthritis | | | | several bouts of diarrhoea, producing liquid black |
| however if this were true then it would be | | | | slurry and a stomping headache. I felt better the |
| prescribed by conventional medicine. At the moment | | | | next day, so can only assume my body had been full |
| I do not believe that a cure exists, however there | | | | of toxins. The diet did make me feel better and |
| are many very effective treatments. | | | | overall I experienced more arthritis pain relief. I |
| I have personally tried and tested all the arthritis pain | | | | continue to follow the principles above but I also do |
| relief treatments covered in this article. | | | | allow occasional excesses: All diet and no fun makes |
| Physical Treatments | | | | Rose a dull girl! |
| For my birthday a good friend paid for a treatment | | | | Footwear |
| of 'Daoyin Tao'. The face, head and neck massage | | | | Specialist clothing and in particular footwear have |
| made me feel much more relaxed and it helped me | | | | provided me with some arthritis pain relief. Soon after |
| release much of my stress. I also had a 'Bowen | | | | being diagnosed my legs were so swollen that some |
| Treatment' on my whole body and knees. The first | | | | riding boots I had made to measure were causing me |
| time it worked wonderfully and I was raving about it, | | | | pain. I had worn these boots every day since 1989 |
| but the second time it made both my knees swell up | | | | and now they no longer fitted round my calves. |
| like balloons and thump with pain. I put flannels | | | | What's more, after wearing my Celtic sheepskin |
| soaked in cider apple vinegar on my knees, holding | | | | boots (that help by supporting my feet) my legs had |
| them in place with cling film: alas! the pain remained. I | | | | a ridge in them half way down due to water |
| even booked a 'test drive' on a vibrating bed. I found | | | | retention and poor circulation. I then bought some |
| the vibrating noise disturbing and the vibrations had | | | | Masai Barefoot Technology trainers to take the |
| no effect on the pain in my cramp ridden leg, even | | | | stress off my joints and they too have had a |
| when the salesman increased the frequency in a | | | | positive impact. They help with arthritis pain relief |
| concentrated way on the bottom of my foot. Still, I | | | | through the curved soles which even out the jarring |
| saved myself £4.000. Instead I still have to | | | | on your knees when walking. |
| use my electric blanket throughout the whole year to | | | | Magnets |
| warm my muscles and I need a bath in Epsom Salts | | | | During my desperate state I tried another avenue I |
| every morning in order to walk properly and to | | | | had heard about and went round to see a friend who |
| reduce some of the stiffness and pain. | | | | sold magnet products. I was totally sceptical. I didn't |
| I was beginning to realise that finding arthritis pain | | | | feel a thing from the bracelet. But WOW, when I |
| relief was not going to be easy! | | | | went to bed on a magnetic pad I could feel my body |
| Aromatherapy Oils | | | | pulsing. Almost like someone massaging you. It was |
| I decided to continue searching within a field I know | | | | amazing! From that day on I could cut down my |
| well: aromatherapy. I picked up my aromatherapy | | | | painkillers. I was still stiff and sore in the morning and |
| book: The Fragrant Pharmacy by Valerie Ann | | | | it continued to take me a long time to actually stand |
| Worwood and read the whole section on arthritis | | | | up, but the agonising cramp that lasted ALL DAY had |
| pain relief treatments, twice. I decided to give it a go. | | | | suddenly disappeared. My husband who has chronic |
| I ordered all the oils and a few others just to make | | | | back pain raves about the magnets continuously and |
| sure. A horsey friend had told me about the miracle | | | | there are cases of people who say that their arthritis |
| of Neem oil, so I ordered some of that as well. The | | | | pain has disappeared completely. |
| Neem oil definitely helped but, it does stink a bit! It | | | | I will try to explain how it works in simple terms |
| claims to help many problems, including Thrush, | | | | (which is all I can do because I am simple too!). The |
| Gingevitis and bone disease which causes your teeth | | | | blood needs a certain level of electrolytes, which are |
| to fall out. I found that it definitely helped with my | | | | liquids that can carry electric charges. The |
| arthritis pain relief and I now take a capsule of Neem | | | | electrolytes' charges can be swapped around to keep |
| every day. The variety of aromatherapy oils have | | | | the acid level of the blood within a certain range as |
| also helped significantly to reduce the pain in my | | | | explained earlier. There are nutritional products |
| knees. | | | | available which can supplement these electrolytes. |
| Diet | | | | The specially designed magnets influence the charges |
| I had heard that diet can have an enormous impact | | | | in the electrolytes increasing their effectiveness. This |
| on rheumatoid arthritis. There is so much conflicting | | | | improves the circulation of the blood (the blood is |
| evidence in this area. I decided to embark on a whole | | | | less 'sticky') and it can flow more easily around the |
| diet change: I gave up coffee, sugar, red meat, root | | | | body, including the problem areas of the joints. This in |
| vegetables and citrus fruits. When I had my body | | | | turn reduces the pain. |
| stats measured in 1998, I was diagnosed as | | | | Summary |
| dehydrated so I decided to drink lots of water. I also | | | | In summary, there are many different arthritis pain |
| tried Green Lipped Mussel extract at great expense | | | | relief treatments some which work and some which |
| bought on the Internet. It claimed miracles, but it did | | | | do not. Also, remember that everyone is different |
| not give me any arthritis pain relief. I did get | | | | and will respond to treatments in different ways. I |
| something else from it though: extremely bad breath! | | | | have found that some of the nutrients, oils and |
| There is scientific research which states that | | | | magnetic products described in this article have |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of the symptoms of too | | | | helped me considerably. |