Arthritis & Allergies: Shark Cartilage

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Arthritis Shark Cartilage

 

" Allergic and allergy-like sensitivities are very important factors

in a large percentage of arthritis cases, " states Marshall Mandell,

M.D., Medical Director of the New England Foundation for Allergic

and Environmental Diseases.

 

" Allergies may or may not cause arthritis, but they definitely play

a major role in a majority of cases because they often aggravate and

perpetuate the condition.

 

When the substances to which the arthritic patients are sensitive

are eliminated, avoided, or contacted less frequently, the arthritis

is relieved or eliminated. "

 

BATTLING ARTHRITIS PAIN WITH SHARK CARTILAGE

 

 

 

The link between arthritis and allergic reactions to different

environmental chemicals and foods was first pointed out by Theron G.

Randolph, M.D., of Batavia, Illinois, the founder of environmental

medicine. Dr. Randolph tested over one thousand arthritis patients

with commonly eaten foods and chemical substances ranging from

natural gas, auto exhaust, paints, perfume, and hair spray to

insecticides, tobacco, and smoke to find out which of these

substances caused their symptoms.

 

The connection between arthritis and allergies was found to be quite

significant.

 

In his own tests of over six thousand patients, Dr. Mandell found

foods, chemicals, grasses, pollen, molds, and other airborne

substances caused allergic reactions in the joints of nearly 85

percent of the arthritics he tested.

 

Numerous other studies have shown various foods and food additives,

as well as foreign invaders like protozoa, bacteria, yeast, and

fungus, can also trigger or aggravate arthritic symptoms.

 

A typical procedure for identifying possible allergens begins by

isolating the patient in an allergy-free environment.

 

After fasting and taking in nothing but untreated and uncontaminated

spring water for five days, the patient eats one food at a time to

see if an allergic reaction occurs.

After identification of allergens has been determined, the patient

returns to normal life, with the knowledge of which foods and

elements to avoid altogether or to take or use very sparingly.

 

 

 

I. William Lane, Ph. D., an independent consultant specializing in

marine resources, reports that shark cartilage in capsule form is

now being used successfully to combat the pain of arthritis.

 

Shark cartilage contains large amounts of mucopolysaccharides

(carbohydrates that form chemical bonds with water) which stimulate

the immune system.

 

This reduces the pain and inflammation of arthritis. Since cartilage

is living tissue, oral dosages are believed to actually help repair

damaged human cartilage, according to Dr. Lane.40

 

Additional research shows the angiogenesis-inhibiting properties of

shark cartilage work synergistically with the mucopolysaccharides to

stop new blood vessel invasion of cartilage.

 

This eliminates degradation of functioning cartilage. Clinical

trials and practical application have shown that shark cartilage

orally administered before meals is effective in reducing the pain

score for many arthritic patients. Eighty percent of osteoarthritis

patients at Comprehensive Medical Clinic in Southern California

responded well. The percentage of response for rheumatoid arthritis

patients studied in other research was 50 to 60 percent.

 

Patients completing the various studies showed a decrease in pain by

5 to 6 points on a scale of 10, with 10 being unbearable pain. Some,

who had suffered pain performing physical activities before using

shark cartilage, no longer experienced such pain after just three

weeks of treatment.

 

Arthritic patients should not expect instant results from taking

cartilage extracts, however. Since human cartilage does not have a

blood supply, it is difficult to get new building materials into the

joint areas. Also, during the healing process, joints continue to be

subjected to activity and stress-bearing. Therefore, the benefits of

cartilage supplementation tend to be gradual.

 

 

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