Any "home remedies" for arthritis?

victorious said:

Dark Pleasure

Sorry to hear about your Arthritis.

I know how painful it can be as I was diagnosed years ago with RA. The original doctors who treated me- American- wanted to ply me with drugs. However, I found some great Indian and Chine Doctors who don't use drugs and use spices/herbs- I was told to try using spices such as Tumeric- Cumin- Curry Powder- Chili Powder-Garlic- and Cayenne Pepper- which I did- and lo and behold- my RA symptoms showed a remarkable improvement. I have and continue to use it daily- in my salads, on my fish- (Salmon)- when I eat jasmine/brown rice- .

Word of caution, thought- the combination of all these creates for one hot meal- you body and head will sweat- however, for some reason, it is the ingredients in these spices that work to reduce the swelling/inflammation. I know that for me, I will continue to use it everyday for the rest of my life- I find if I don't use these everyday- the swelling and inflammation- especially in my hands/fingers gets worse.

Oh yes, besides helping to reduce inflammation- using these are also beneficial in reducing cholesterol levels, reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke, and reducing the risk of onset Alzheimer's- as per all of the medical studies/research done.

Hope this helps.

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DarkPleasures said:

Well, I found out I have carpal tunnel. Chalk that up to 22 years in the same line of work now. Starting with a brace and inflammatory. Will be checking in with her after a month, unless the main gets worse.

Thank you, all, for the ideas and remedies. Some were still helpful for the general pain.

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DarkPleasures said:

Hello there. Going on two weeks now I've had bad pain in my right hand. (I'm worried I may have something worse than arthritis - like diabetic nerve pain - but I won't be able to go to the doctor before Wednesday.) If I can do anything to ease the pain beforehand I'd be greatful. I tend to have sharp pain in all of the knuckles in the three middle fingers and pain along the "ball" of the palm under the thumb. (Sounds like a tendon to me then!) Also, my fingertips are numb most of the day. So far, I have taken Excedrin to take the edge off the pain and wrap my hand in a heating pad when home. I even went as far as to "massage" the hand.

Any other ideas/suggestions? I'd be ever so greatful!

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