Rheumatiod Arthritis is seen by medical science as being passed down the female line as an autoimmune blood disease, often with an onset in middle of menopause. Science has identified the processes involved in Rheumatiod Arthritis as resulting from an excess of iron in the body which burns out the synovial fliud thereby reducing the lubrication available in the joints. The inflammation results ultimately in damage to the joints themselves and severe pain until finally the joints sieze up and...
Psoric Arthritis is an interesting one, and even the word Psora is one from 18th and 19th century medical language and means 'coming from the blood', meaning taints from previous generations. (In modern day terms 'genetic' ). The other common illness also seen then as 'coming from the blood' is Psoriasis. Furthermore, these psoric illnesses were directly attributed to the abuse of the orthodox medical treatments (poisons) of the day, primarily mercury, arsenic and antimony, used so c...
Herbs have traditionally been used to assist a person to come back to a healthy state of well being. Individual herbs, specifically prescribed for a particular situation may assist the body to come back into balance, thereby allowing a healthy homeostasis to be reinstated as nature intended. The herbalist looks to the whole person, their values and attitudes as well as their circumstances and physical condition along with other aspects of their individuality. This is in marked contrast to the...
Herbs have traditionally been used to assist a person to come back to a healthy state of well being. Individual herbs, specifically prescribed for a particular situation may assist the body to come back into balance, thereby allowing a healthy homeostasis to be reinstated as nature intended. The herbalist looks to the whole person, their values and attitudes as well as their circumstances and physical condition along with other aspects of their individuality. This is in marked contrast to the...
There are a number of different types of Arthritis and Rheumatism. Osteoarthritis is similar to Sports Arthritis in that normal joint function is effected by various causes . Mostly osteo-artritis begins with an abnormality of the cells that synthesize the components of cartilage. It is directly associated with the metabolism of calcium, silica and phosphorous in the body. A high intake of dairy without a balance of other minerals can lead to a deposition of bone material. Als...
Many people with diagnosed Rheumatism or Arthritis are on long term anti-inflammatory drugs for pain, and most of these are at risk from the side effects of such medications. I recommend experimenting with traditional herbal anti-inflammatory combinations. My standard Anti-Inflammatory formulation contains:- Oats, Devils Claw, White Willow, Guiacum, Burdock, Pine Bark, Rosehips, Comfrey and Yarrow as well as the Bach Flower Remedies Oak, Rockwater, Honeysuckle, Vine, Walnut a...