Anti-Arthritis Drugs Could Kill You!
May 2004
Aspirin and Ibuprofen damage your stomach lining and cause ulcers. So drugs manufacturers introduced new ‘miracle’ drugs to treat arthritis: Celebrex and Vioxx*.
Good news is they don’t erode the lining of your stomach. Bad news? They increase your risk of a heart attack or stroke by 60%! And their effects on relieving arthritis aren’t even proven yet.
Several natural treatments are known to help arthritis sufferers. Herbs like alfalfa, devil’s claw, yucca, chaparral, corn silk, meadowsweet, and celery seeds have all traditionally been recommended by herbalists.
More recently glucosamine sulphate, chondroitin, MSM and other natural remedies have come to the fore. Not to mention those who recover from the stiffness and pain of arthritis as a result of taking seemingly unrelated nutritional supplements.
All these different treatments contain nutrients that we don't get enough of in our normal daily diet. This gives a simple explanation for those who recover without specific treatment.
X-rays
Prove Natural Method Works
Some
years ago a book was published called, “Doctor’s Proven
New Home Cure For Arthritis.” Before and after x-ray pictures
of affected joints proved the methods worked. What was recommended was
a complete change of diet to mostly vegetables. Grain products were
out. As was red meat. And some fruits. White meat was okay. But not
frequently.
There’s no doubt the approach worked. But despite this, many of us are unwilling to make such drastic changes to our diet. Taking tablets is today’s favourite answer. But with such dangers from the side effects of medicinal drugs, a natural approach is obviously best. One with side benefits, not side effects.
You could try all the herbs mentioned above and still not get the relief you seek. What works for one doesn’t always work for another. When a health problem has existed for a long time it’s recommended that you allow a month of treatment with herbs for every year you’ve suffered the complaint. So working your way through just the seven herbs above could take a long, long time.
A
Curry A Day To Keep Arthritis At Bay!
A curry a day could help. Turmeric, a popular ingredient in curries
is now recognised as an anti-inflammatory. Ginger helps too.
Risking a heart attack isn’t really an option. But Vitamark’s Naturflex is. Why? Because it tackles the problem from several directions at the same time. And it’s formulated for maximum absorption. Its formula includes turmeric and ginger as well as glucosamine sulphate, chondroitin sulphate and MSM. Ingredients designed to give your joints total nutritional support.
Another therapy that helps many is micro-electric stimulation of acupuncture points. Sometimes called electro acupressure. You don’t need to visit an acupuncturist. You can do it yourself using a ‘Health-Point MicroCurrent Stimulator.’ This is low voltage battery powered. Following the directions in the manual you get with the Health-Point, you can easily find the exact acupuncture points. Then you stimulate the points with the Health-Point.
There are no needles! The Health-Point’s probe only touches your skin. The low voltage current that you hardly feel is what does the job. The Health Point is currently being used in UK hospitals by doctors and physiotherapists. It is that effective! But you don't need expertise - the manual that comes with the micro-current stimulator makes it simple for you to find the acupuncture points and treat them.
Testimony
"I
have had arthritis in the knees for about four years. It was getting
progressively worse by the month - I was having to crawl up stairs and
I had almost constant pain. Although I was very sceptical of gaining
any relief, I tried the HealthPoint and really thought it was a waste
of time!
"The day after my first treatment with HealthPoint my friend and I went to town. Suddenly my friend exclaimed 'Joan! you just walked up those stairs' - I was amazed at that moment - I had no pain - no stiffness - I could walk up and down stairs!
"That
was over a year ago and I would recommend the HealthPoint as the most
effective arthritis treatment ever devised."
Joan
What do you have to lose apart from pain and stiffness? With the drug treatment you could lose your life!
*News
Received September 30th, 2004:
The arthritis drug Vioxx was pulled from the market worldwide.
Merck - the maker of Vioxx - made the move after results of a long-term
trial demonstrated that "users of the drug may have a sharply
increased risk of heart attack and stroke." The drug, believed
responsible for 30,000 to 100,000 cardiovascular-related health risks,
was approved for children only weeks before it was pulled from the market.
Introduced in 2000, 52 patients using it died from heart attacks before
the end of that year.
Natural Good Health learned of the problem with Vioxx several months before Merck withdrew the drug. So the manufacturers must have been aware of its deadly side effects much earlier. Yet they continued to market the drug, until due to the thousands of law suits against Merck, it was no longer profitable. People's lives don't matter, but loss of profit does!
*More
News 2005:
Despite
deaths caused by Vioxx, the American Food & Drugs Administration
(FDA) informed Merck they could continue to market the drug, so long
as doctors gave a warning to patients they prescribe it for. Meanwhile,
a lady in the UK who was crippled for life by the drug, and narrowly
escaped death, was successful in suing Merck - opening the door for
many more lawsuits from other UK citizens similarly affected.
The Health Point Micro Current Stimulator Kit
©2004 Natural Good Health
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