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FIFTY OLD FOLK-HOME REMEDIES TO RELIEVE ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
Arthritis, one of the oldest disease known to mankind, is the inflammation of one or more joints. It occurs in all races at all times. Decline in joint function generally begins at age 30. No one really knows the exact cause of this painful and disabling disease. However, there are two theories:
1. Infection
2. Body's own defenses go out of line and attack its own tissues
Also experts believe that emotional stress plays a very
important role in the cause of arthritis.
The most severe case of this crippling disease is RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Factors relating to it are fatigue, shock, injury, and exposure to cold and dampness. At times nodules may show up
under the skin, around the elbows, wrists and fingers, and occasionally on the ankles. The control of this particular type of arthritis may require the cooperation of a physician, a physical therapist, an orthopedic surgeon, and often the physician who specializes in psychosomatic diseases. Rest is
considered one of the most essential factors in treatment which includes emotional rest. Diet need not be too restrictive, but should be rich in animal proteins, calcium and iron adequate in vitamins. At present, many arthritic patients have been taking
aspirins as a temporary pain-reliever with good results in some cases. Some patients also are given physical treatments with heat and water (bathing and whirlpools), finger-tip massaging, and other methods which an expert physiotherapist may use.
Remember this - PEOPLE DO NOT DIE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS BUT RATHER WITH IT!
Since so many people in this country (over 150,000 a year) are afflicted with this excruciating, deforming disease, many HOME REMEDIES have been tested and used with some degree of effectiveness. Listed below are 50 OLD-HOME-FOLK REMEDIES that have been tried by various people for treating arthritis in general and rheumatism.
1. Mrs. G. had arthritis for years until she found relief taking alfalfa tea twice a day.
2. Mrs. O. got relief by taking therapeutic doses of vitamins.
3. Mrs. B. found relief by taking a tablespoon of fruit pectin in a small glass of cranberry juice every morning.
4. Another lady found relief by gently exercising the afflicted joints in tub full of hot water,
5. After learning self-control and how to avoid emotional upsets, Mrs. L. found that her pain had greatly lessened.
6. Mr. G.M. found great relief when he corrected his
constipation.
7. Mrs. J.G. was greatly relieved when she eliminated sugar, white flour, macaroni, pie, cake, and sweet drinks from her diet.
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