FALSE REMEDIES FOR ARTHRITIS: TO THE SPA, FOR MINERAL WATER

Posted: March 21st, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Arthritis | No Comments »

Perhaps you are a believer in spring water, or mineral water. They, too, are classified as laxatives and are called “good for arthritics.” Many misled people afflicted with arthritis flock to the spas . . . in order to be near natural sources of mountain water.
My research indicates that the only relief they receive comes mainly from the relaxation. It’s not the water, it’s the rest and vacation. And, at a spa, perhaps the victims have a more balanced diet than they are accustomed to eating. Except for these benefits, the soothing powers of physiotherapy and hydrotherapy can be vastly overrated.
Heat Applications
Also under the heading of physiotherapy come the superstitions of hot-water bottles, rags dipped in kerosene, burnt feathers and red flannels. All these provide bodily warmth. So does sun bathing. But . . . the dangers of heat applications and too much sun bathing are great. For arthritics, the sun may “bleed out” the very oils you are trying to save in your bodily joints. Unless your diet is correct— and contains goodly supplies of the right oils—be careful how much sunning you do.
Temporary relief may be obtained by vitamin D synthesis and blood-vessel dilation due to sun rays. But we’re looking for a permanent recovery.
Oils are the Answer
To counteract the bleeding of oils by the sun is another reason you should use cod-liver oil. More and more medical authorities are beginning to agree that cod-liver oil is valuable.
Dr. Marie and Dr. Strumpell, and other famous twentieth-century physicians, viewed cod-liver oil as an ally in arthritis therapy. Instead of irritating and inflaming your organs, it has the power of synthesising new, reparative tissue while lubricating the joint lining.
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