Rheumatoid Arthritis

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I got much relief from Hyaluronic Acid. I use Purity as I heard all are not

the same, and Purity has the best quality. It got me back to my regular

Yoga practice in a couple of weeks.

 

Vester

 

 

In a message dated 4/3/2008 5:50:54 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

desertskynm writes:

 

 

 

 

Please look in our archived messages- we have discussed arthritis in

it's various forms many times..

 

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( ) , Ramakrishnan K

<kramanam@..k> wrote:

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> A FRIEND OF MINE IS SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIES FOR THE

PAST 11 YEARS.THIS HAPPENED DUE TO SEVERE WINTER CLIMATE WHEN HE

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6763017.stm

Rose-hip 'remedy' for arthritis

[image: Rose-hips (Science Photo Library)] Rose-hips could help some of

the UK's 400,000 sufferers

*Rose-hips could offer a cheap and effective way of treating debilitating

rheumatoid arthritis, research from Germany and Denmark has suggested.*

 

Seventy-four sufferers, mostly females, took part in the six-month trial.

 

Just under half took the rose-hip remedy LitoZin while the others took a

placebo. Both groups continued to take their usual medication.

 

Activity among the first group improved by 20-25%, according to results

presented at the annual Eular meeting.

 

The number of joints causing pain or discomfort fell by 40%, but did not

change for those treated with the dummy.

 

" I think we were all surprised to see such meaningful results, " said

Professor Stefan Willich from the Charite University Medical Centre in

Berlin, who conducted the German arm of the study.

 

" Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most difficult conditions I'm aware of.

It's a tough disease, which makes it all the more remarkable to find such

beneficial effects from this remedy. "

 

Experts now want to conduct more extensive trials to see if the results are

confirmed.

 

*Saving money*

 

An estimated 400,000 people in the UK suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a

potentially crippling condition which occurs when the immune system attacks

the joints.

 

*One idea is that it might be possible to postpone the day that you need

the expensive medicines*

Professor Kaj Winther

 

It causes swelling and damage of cartilage and bone.

 

Anti-TNF (anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha) medication and the latest

" smart " drugs which target different parts of the immune system are becoming

available, but they are expensive, and there have already been complaints of

" postcode lottery " access.

 

One month's supply of the LitoZin supplement costs around £20.

 

It is already available at high-street chemists as it is widely used by

patients with osteo-arthritis, a less debilitating condition caused by

general wear and tear.

 

Researchers are unclear as to why exactly rose-hip has this effect, but the

supplement appears to have both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant

properties.

 

One of the key active ingredients in LitoZin - a type of sugary fatty acid

called GOPO - was hailed by scientists involved in the research as a " plant

version of fish oil " , the supplement believed to have a host of health

benefits.

 

Professor Kaj Winther, who ran the Danish part of the study, said the

supplement could be used as an interim treatment to postpone the day the

patient needed to move on to the more expensive drugs.

 

Professor Alan Silman, the medical director of the Arthritis Research

Campaign, said that if rose-hips were shown to have only limited side

effects they could be a useful adjunct to conventional drug treatment for

people with rheumatoid arthritis.

 

However, he added that the results of the study had to be treated with some

caution as the patients were given rose-hip extract to supplement their

normal therapy.

 

Larger studies over a longer period were needed for the results of the small

study to be confirmed, he said.

 

 

On 4/3/08, desertskynm <desertskynm wrote:

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> Please look in our archived messages- we have discussed arthritis in

> it's various forms many times..

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> Ramakrishnan K

> <kramanam wrote:

> >

> > A FRIEND OF MINE IS SUFFERING FROM RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIES FOR THE

> PAST 11 YEARS.THIS HAPPENED DUE TO SEVERE WINTER CLIMATE WHEN HE WAS

> WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE.IT IS A PAIN TO SEE HIM SUFFERING AND

> FREQUENTLY HE IS AFFECTED BY BLOOD CLOTTING AND DEEP VAIN

> TROMBOSIS.HE IS TAKING STEROIDS AND OTHER DRUGS WHICH PREVENT BLOOD

> CLOTTING.ALL HIS BONES HAVE BECOME STIFF AND FREQUENTLY HE FACES A

> PROBLEM OF IMMOBITITY.

> > CAN THE GROUP THROUGH SOME LIGHT ON ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE WHICH CAN

> HELP TO CURE THE DISEASE.

> > THANKS

> > RAMAKRISHNAN

> >

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