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"The researchers found that a connection between high-dose vitamin C supplementation and the development of bony spurs in their knee joints. (The "high-dose" vitamin C given to the guinea pigs was the equivalent of about 1,500 to 2,500 mg in humans.) This led to much bad publicity about vitamin C and osteoarthritis. But the issue is far from settled. An earlier study showed that the exact same amount of vitamin C protected guinea pigs against surgically induced osteoarthritis." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.) "Studies in laboratory animals showed less degenerative change of knee joints in those whose diet included MSM. MSM also increases the effectiveness, but not the amount, of Cortisol, the body's anti-inflammatory hormone, and inhibits the production of fibroblasts, compounds which cause swelling. And finally, MSM also binds to fluid in swollen tissue and helps to remove it. In animal and human studies, MSM has been shown to help arthritis, either alone or in combination with another popular nutrient, glucosamine sulfate." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Now University of Michigan research may indicate why this is so—women's knee joints are smaller than men's. If they perform the same movements as male athletes, there is A Pilates Approach to Relieving Sore Knees A Quick Seated Exercise H, -ave a seat, and treat those tired, stiff knees. (Ironically, they may be stiff and tired from sitting for too long.) 1 While seated in a chair, extend your legs forward so that only the heels are in contact with the floor." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"My doctor commented that the condition of my knee joints are the best he has observed. My blood pressure is normal. I take long walks. I have reclaimed my life. My neighbors now follow the protocol. One couple, a diabetic and his wife with multiple sclerosis, report physical improvements. My cousin lost ten pounds in two weeks and no longer has heartburn. JOB, 74 YEARS OLD My mother introduced me to good diet and healthy living. Although I listened to Gary Null for twenty-three years, I did not actualize." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Although my health had improved dramatically since I'd begun to cleanse, my knee joints were still painful and my back was always stiff. Now that my body was slowly healing and rebalancing itself, I noticed the more subtle symptoms, and I was eager to do something about them, especially my joint pain. I went back to Dr. Walker's book about eating raw. He discussed the concept of inorganics, toxic material, and acids getting trapped in the joints, which made sense to me. But how could I get the heavy metals and inorganics out of my joints? I followed Dr." - Timothy Brantley, The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life (Get the book.)

"As with the axial skeleton, the episodes of pain are nearly totally discordant from any demonstrable anatomical abnormality at all ages. Most knee joints that hurt have no demonstrable pathology, and most with demonstrable pathology don't hurt. That holds for damaged menisci, cruciate ligaments, and cartilage surfaces. We have learned that the knees of persons whose lifestyles incorporate considerable weight bearing are more likely to have better cartilage as well as spur formation (osteophytes), one of the classical changes of osteoarthritis." - Nortin M. Hadler, The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health-Care System (Get the book.)

"Devil's claw, taken at 1,500-2,500 mg three times a day, helps with pain in the knee joints. However, it should not be taken if you have a history of gallstones, heartburn, or ulcers. Take a white willow product standardized to contain 240 mg of salicin to relieve pain, or take 5 ml of a tincture three times a day. Ginger, taken at 2-4 g or 1-2 ml of tincture three times a day, has anti-inflammatory benefits and relieves pain. Do not take more than 1 g of ginger a day if you are pregnant. Take 1,000 mg of yucca root, which has been traditionally used for arthritic pain, twice a day." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "Devil's claw, taken at 1,500-2,500 mg three times a day, helps with pain in the knee joints. However, it should not be taken if you have a history of gallstones, heartburn, or ulcers. Ginger, taken at 2-4 g or 1-2 ml of tincture three times a day, has anti-inflammatory benefits and relieves pain. Do not take more than 1 g of ginger a day if you are pregnant. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a sulfur-containing substance derived from wood pulp. It may relieve pain, stiffness, and inflammation. Talk to your physician about this option. HOMEOPATHY < a." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Chinese Medicine: Siberian Ginseng is used for kidney pain, retention of urine, impotence, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, pain and weakness in the hip and knee joints, rheumatoid arthritis, and as a stimulant for the immune system. contraindications The drug should not be administered to patients with hypertension. precautions and adverse reactions Health risks or side effects following the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages are not recorded." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"But the kidneys, in turn, are related to the knee joints. If I see a patient with incisor problems or a bridge in this location I can surprise him or her by asking about the arthritis of the knees. Sometimes the consequences of these interconnections are very surprising and virtually beggar explanation but should make us very wary indeed about the effects of dentistry. Casebook: Female, 33 Years A dentist had prepared a new crown tooth prosthesis, the type with a post of nickel which fits in a hole drilled down the centre of the tooth to give support." - Keith Scott-Mumby, Virtual Medicine: A New Dimension in Energy Healing (Get the book.)

"FIGURE 8 EXERCISE FOR THE KNEE JOINTS Move the knee joints in a circular motion by bending knees slightly, moving in circles or "figure 8" motion in each direction. Work up to 10 times each day (placing the hands on knees for balance is helpful). This knee exercise uses all sides of the joints not normally used, and keeps them pliable, limber and supple. HIP JOINTS, FIGURE 8 EXERCISE Stand with feet 6 to 8 inches apart and visualize a figure 8 on the floor. Stand in the center of the "8" and move hips and buttocks in circular or figure 8 motion in each direction." - B. Jensen, Arthritis, Rheumatism and Osteoporosis (Get the book.)

"The progress of the patients with osteoarthritis was assessed by means of the following measures: degree of morning stiffness, pain as assessed by the visual analogue scale, functional index, time taken to walk fifty feet, the range of movements of hip and knee joints, and the patient's and physician's own assessments of improvement. Again, improvement was judged to have occurred when both the patient and the physician agreed that there was objective supporting evidence. Conclusion." - Jan De Vries, Life Without Arthritis: The Maori Way (Get the book.)

"SOD is highest in the Brain, liver, kidneys, thyroid, pituitary, cardiac muscles, and synovial fluid (deficiency in arthritis, inflamed hip and knee joints); 50-60-80 mg. per liter of blood; under 25 mg./liter may be fatal due to superoxide radical toxicity; low in the spleen and bone marrow." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"These methylation reactions contribute groups of hydrogen and carbon atoms to myriad biochemical reactions, influencing the body's production of neurotransmitters (affecting behavior), phospholipids (influencing the nervous system and levels of blood fats), and the synthesis of many other tissues (such as cartilage in knee joints). When these methylation reactions are faulty, they also increase the risk of DNA damage and the resultant diseases. When methylation reactions become sluggish, all of the subsequent molecule- and cell-building reactions begin to stall." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.) "His skin was darkening, his knee joints were aching, and his interest in sex had practically vanished. The halfdozen physicians he had consulted could not come to a single diagnosis, and they suggested an array of treatments, including antiinflammatory drugs, testosterone patches, and antidepressant medications. One even suggested Michael spend less time in the sun, though he never was outdoors long enough to get a sunburn, let alone a tan. Increasingly frustrated, Michael made an appointment with yet another physician." - Jack Challem, Feed Your Genes Right: Eat to Turn Off Disease-Causing Genes and Slow Down Aging (Get the book.)

"Plants can be of help as weight-loss medicine: Tiwi Islanders poke the young and sharp points of blady grass (Mnesithea rottboellioides or Imperata cylindrica) into the backs of the knee joints of overweight people to help make them lose weight.56 Finally, we cannot forget to mention an unusual way of using the plants among the Tiwi people of Bathurst and Melville Islands as a direct reaction to the assimilation policy." - Amarjit S. Basra, Handbook of Medicinal Plants (Get the book.)

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