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Calcarea Fluor 6C for Arthritis

Roelof (Pretoria, South Africa) on 05/08/2025
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data-end="455" data-start="105">I've read a lot over the years about natural remedies for arthritis. In fact, elsewhere on this website I’ve shared the success I’ve had using Boron. Recently, I came across a scientific study that I think is worth sharing with fellow Earth Clinic readers. It looked at the use of a homeopathic tissue salt—Calcarea Fluor 6C—for treating arthritis.

If you’d like to read the study for yourself, you’ll find it here: https://ijirt.org/publishedpaper/IJIRT168839_PAPER.pdf.

Here’s what the study says:

"The overall results underscore promising advancements in managing osteoarthritis symptoms. By showing a reduction of 17.1% in pain, 24.2% in stiffness, and a 15.9% enhancement in physical function, Calcarea Fluor 6C appears to offer a gentle yet effective option for patients seeking relief from this common degenerative joint disease."

The authors also point out:

"Standard treatments typically involve nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), physical therapy, or even surgical interventions. In contrast, homeopathic remedies like Calcarea Fluor 6C present a more holistic approach with fewer side effects, making them appealing for those looking for alternative options."

And finally:

"This study's outcomes after 3 months suggest that Calcarea Fluor 6C could be a valuable addition to the treatment arsenal for osteoarthritis. The notable improvements in pain, stiffness, and physical function signal its potential role in enhancing patients’ overall well-being."

What I like about Calc Fluor 6C is that it’s affordable, very gentle, and—most importantly—has no side effects. I’ve been using it myself with good results, and that’s why I felt it was worth sharing here. If you’re exploring natural ways to ease arthritis symptoms, this might be something to consider.

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Colon Cleansing for Arthritis

Rob (Kentucky) on 05/01/2025
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Home enemas are not a new fad or something that's only performed by those obsessed with their health. It wasn't that long ago that home enemas were routinely prescribed by doctors as part of a normal cure for illness.

An Egyptian king, as early as 1500 B.C., was known to receive routine home enemas by a physician who used them for regular medical treatments. The Egyptians believed that all diseases were caused by tainted, unwanted additions to food, or too much food, and understood how an enema could offer relief to serious situations.

Ancient regions in Africa, Greece, Babylonia, India, and China used enemas. American Indians performed enemas. Louis XIV had almost 2,000 enemas in his lifetime and stayed healthy throughout. And even the vivacious and voluptuous actress Mae West started every day with a morning enema.

When we eat devitalized foods such as sweets, white flours, bread, meat, cooked fruits, processed drinks, and pastas and take in things like coffee, drugs and alcohol our body is stimulated by these products and produces mucous to protect our intestinal tract from the resulting toxins. The more often you ingest these substances, the harder it is on your body and the more layers of mucous are produced. This is one reason why some meals should be all fruits or all vegetables. Mixing fruits and vegetables in the same meal are hard to digest and can give you acid reflux.

One problem with multiple layers of mucous is that the pancreatic fluids which normally keep the mucoid layers stripped and digested off the gut can’t keep up. Over time (years usually) these mucous layers build up and harden making the intestines less effective at absorbing what you eat. One sign of this happening is vertical ridges on your little fingernails.

Gradually, the body weakens and our digestive processes become slower. When this happens, food starts to rot in our gut a little bit after each meal creating even more toxins and an imbalanced gut flora (and an overgrowth of yeast). Even the muscular walls of the gut weaken and lose tone creating a pot belly, prolapses, diverticuli, polyps, colitis and smelly gas problems. Eventually these disturbances may lead to cancer and other health problems.

Small bowel pockets and diverticuli are more common than most health professionals realize, and should be taken into account when any low grade infection or decrease in vitality over time are present. Low back pain, menstrual irregularity, ovarian cysts, constipation, bladder problems, heart palpitations, hemorrhoids, tipped uterus, and prostate problems are often a result of a prolapsed (fallen) transverse colon. Fasting and enemas can help these greatly.

Autopsies have shown that the bowel can become lined with accumulated material just like an old sewer pipe, in some cases to the point where the opening is no larger in diameter than a pencil. There is no way to have a healthy body with a bowel like that. At the bottom of this handout are pictures of some bowel ribbons that were released with enemas.

In the 1917 Journal of American Medicine, Dr. Kellogg reported that out of 40,000 cases of gastrointestinal disease, he had adopted surgery in only twenty cases, the rest were helped as a result of cleansing the bowels, diet, and exercise.

When on a cleanse, taking enemas twice daily can help a person get rid of an extra ten feet of mucoid layers in a seven day period. Taking laxative won’t do this. Feeling bad on a cleanse means that toxins have been mobilized and have no place to go.

In Gerson Therapy explains that caffeine and palmitates (chemicals in coffee) work synergistically to stimulate and cleanse the liver and blood. Without entering the digestive tract the caffeine is absorbed through the bowel wall, via blood vessels, and makes its way directly to the liver.

The caffeine exposure causes the liver's portal veins and the bile ducts to expand which increases the release of diluted toxic bile. The enema fluid triggers peristalsis (intestinal muscle contractions) and the efficient removal of wastes from the body. As a result of the enema the liver becomes less congested with debris, which makes room for the filtering process of yet more bodily toxins.

For nearly nine decades the coffee enema has proven itself to be effective at cleansing and restoring the liver, reducing and eliminating cancerous debris, and relieving severe pain from countless origins. It is yet another tool in the detoxification arsenal that should not be dismissed by anyone determined to prevent disease, reclaim their health or otherwise impede the ill effects of living in a toxic world.

COLON CLEANSING – CHRONIC ARTHRITIS.

From the Book: Indianapolis Medical Journal, Volume 21, p. 502,1918

The conclusions of Mayhew in the Medical Herald are as follows:

1. Rest. This absolute and in itself leads to a subsidence of many symptoms.

2. Experimental dietetic measures. This consists in feeding alternately low or high carbohydrate or protein foods. I have found some relation in these cases to their skin reactions to injections of

carbohydrate or protein substances (as obtained in urticaria for instance).

3. Thorough daily cleansing of the large bowel by means of soap suds injection followed by a linseed oil or olive oil injection to be retained over night. This latter is taken in knee chest position.

Fourteen cases of chronic arthritis have been treated in this way with 100 per cent. improvement and 100 per cent. symptomatic cures.

I am so impressed with the results of this method that I will certainly utilize it in all cases where other measures have not accomplished results.

I will cite one interesting case, Mr. A. M., forty years. Manager of a large corporation. Had chronic rheumatism nine years. General involvement of joints, especially of hands and knee joints.

Is unable to write or get out of a chair, unassisted. For the last three years has been obligfied to discontinue many of his business activities.

All evidence of focal infection was removed and vaccine treatment institutea. On one occasion it was thought we had discovered the Poynton bacillus in his blood culture. A vaccine from this was of no value. All fluids removed from his joints were sterile. The method outlined was taken up and in a short thirty days the result noted was surprising. He could walk blocks with the use of a cane, was taking up old business interests free from pain and worry and while not apparently cured to my own eyes – he proclaimed himself as such to his friends and acquaintances.

For the first time in six years he could get out of a chair or off the bed without severe pain. Had I not been able through ordinary measures to stop the progress of this case, I would have referred him to a surgeon for operative work on the colon-either a complete colectomy or an ileosigmoidoscopy.

In chronic rheumatism we have a disease that requires every bit of patience of the sufferer and physician. The treatment is constantly discouraging-but results are more promising than ever before.

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Black Cumin and Honey for Arthritis

Ira (Wanaque, NJ) on 12/20/2024
5 out of 5 stars

Black Cumin Powder and Honey for hand arthritis

I mix a tspn of each (Black cumin powder and honey) and take it on an empty stomach. Once a day. The pain relief has been nothing short of miraculous!

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Apple Cider Vinegar for Arthritis

Rob (Kentucky) on 08/30/2024
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Apple Cider Vinegar Cured her Arthritis

British nurse, Margaret Hills, who developed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and later osteoarthritis in the early 1960s, popularised using apple cider vinegar specifically to manage arthritis symptoms. Hills claimed that consuming apple cider vinegar helped her to lead a pain-free life.

She promoted the approach in a book and later established a clinic promoting apple cider vinegar’s effectiveness at helping to treat arthritis and the symptoms associated with the condition.

Many people believe that adding apple cider vinegar to your bath before bed can also help to relieve arthritis pain. “Add one cup of the vinegar to your evening bath and sit in the solution for 20 to 30 minutes. This can help reduce overnight stiffness and swelling.” https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1459197/arthritis-diet-drink-apple-cider-vinegar-reduce-painful-symptoms

Coventry nurse Margaret Hills and her cure for arthritis
Source: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/coventry-nurse-margaret-hills-cure-3030082

British nurse Margaret Hills, who died in 2003, famously cured herself of chronic arthritis in just 12 months – using cider vinegar and honey, black molasses and an ‘acid-free’ diet.

She wrote a best-selling alternative medicine book and her ‘drug free’ treatment has brought relief to thousands around the world, including the explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Catherine Vonledebur visits the family-run Margaret Hills Clinic in Kenilworth, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year...

Margaret Hills was a carefree trainee nurse in 1940s London when she was first diagnosed with arthritis at 22-years-old.

Anchor She was in extreme pain and ordered complete bed rest for four months after a Harley Street consultant told her she had a “very enlarged heart”.

The eldest of seven children from Lixnaw in County Kerry, had to give up her three favourite pastimes: dancing, cycling and swimming.

Before leaving St Stephen’s Hospital in Fulham the Medical Superintendent told her she must never dance, cycle or run uphill again, give up her nurse’s training AND never have children. Margaret thought to herself: “If I am to live my life like this, I may as well be dead.”

She ignored the advice and finished her nurse’s training in London, got married, moved to Coventry and had eight children – five sons and three daughters.

But for 16 years she continued to suffer from chronic osteo-arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis – in every joint.

At its worst Margaret was taking 12 aspirins a day and wearing a surgical collar, surgical corset and splints on her fingers.

She set out to research a cure and read all the ‘natural cure’ books she could find until she hit upon the treatment aged 36 that cured her of all signs of arthritis and kept her totally pain-free.

MARGARET’S’ best-selling book came about after she wrote a letter about her cider vinegar cure to the Coventry Evening Telegraph in 1982.

In a 1994 interview, Margaret said: “It was a twist of fate which led me to open my clinic.”

Her daughter Christine Horner, aged 58, a nutritional therapist, recalls how the letter came about.

The mother-of-two said: “My mum read an article in the Coventry Evening Telegraph about the amount of money spent on drugs for arthritic diseases.

“She thought, ‘this is ridiculous – what a waste!’ and wrote a letter to the paper.

“She described how people could help themselves, she said it was not difficult, she had done it.

“Her life was about to change. The next day the postman delivered sacks of mail and the paper’s switchboard was jammed with callers about her letter. The local response was amazing.”

On June 16, a follow-up story reported how Margaret was inundated with more than 1,000 enquiries from across the country.

Christine said: “My mother printed out her treatment in the paper and it brought even more letters. Within a matter of weeks she decided to write a book.

“As well as looking after four children and her day job as a district nurse she was up at 3am to write.”

The book was originally called Curing Arthritis – The Drug-free Way.

Christine continued: “She found an agent in the area who said: ‘It’s very difficult to get a book published’.

“But every publisher she approached wanted to publish it.

“As Margaret was a Catholic, she chose the most Christian. It was a best-seller for them, and I updated it in 2004.

“At first people kept coming in to our home in Gibbet Hill, Coventry.

“After work mum would find people waiting for her to get some advice so she set up a clinic at home charging a small fee which was donated to her favourite charity, Baby Lifeline.

“It was set up by Judy Ledger, who my parents fostered when she was 15 years old.”

Margaret gave up nursing to focus on her arthritis clinic which later moved to Oaks Precinct, Caesar Road, Kenilworth.

In September 1988 she also opened the Margaret Hills Health Food Shop in Millar Court, Kenilworth.

Margaret wrote: “... day after day the letters arrive from people in various countries telling me how much they have benefitted from following the treatment... and thanking me... I feel so humble and grateful.”

One young woman even flew over from Sydney, Australia with her mother hoping for an appointment.

Margaret also did talks – her last was in her home town in Ireland where 900 people gathered.

“There were so many I had to give two talks, ” laughed Margaret in an interview on November 25 1994.

Margaret died peacefully at her Kenilworth home, aged 78, in May 2003.

Treating Arthritis – The Drug-free Way is currently translated into six languages – Portuguese, Polish, Italian, Romanian, Finnish and Arabic.

SINCE the family-run Margaret Hills’ Clinic opened 30 years ago it has helped thousands.

Christine Horner – the second eldest of Margaret’s eight children – and her daughter, Julia Davies, continue Margaret’s work.

They are both nutritional therapists and run a pain relief clinic.

Christine said: “We treat around 900 people at any given time these days, with the vast majority treated at a distance – by email, phone and post. We also carry out ten to 20 face-to-face consultations and treatments weekly.”

The mum-and-daughter team has received hundreds of grateful letters. In the hallway of the clinic is a map of the world with pins in all the countries where they have patients including Peru, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Tibet, Australia, the Falklands and Jamaica.

* A consultation is £66.50 ($87.38). For more information, call 01926 854783 or visit www.margarethillsclinic.com

MARGARET’S EIGHT-STEP GUIDE TO CURING ARTHRITIS...

The treatment aims to cleanse the body of too many toxic acids and strengthen the body’s immune system.

Hills believed arthritis is caused by the body building up acid, which crystallises and lodges between the joints. The acid crystals become surrounded by fluids, causing swelling, soreness and stiffness. So Hills concluded that the condition would be alleviated by cutting down on acid entering the body.

By controlling the amount of acid going in through diet we aim to increase the alkaline resources in the body that cause the crystals to break down.

The overall effect of apple cider vinegar and honey is alkalising and helps to create the right environment in the stomach to start off the digestive process.

* Dissolve one teaspoon of clear honey in a little hot water, add 300mls (10oz) of cold water and one dessertspoon of cider vinegar. Take three times a day

* One teaspoon of black molasses, three times a day

* A bath in Epsom salts three times a week

* A full range of vitamins, which can be supplied by the Clinic

* Gently exercise the joints

* An ‘acid free’ diet. No red meat, no citrus fruits, no dairy products except skimmed milk, cottage cheese and eggs, no sugar, chocolate, cakes, pastries, pickles, fried food or alcohol

* Eat a healthy diet - 100 per cent wholemeal bread, fresh white fish, poultry, rabbit, lamb, plenty of raw and cooked vegetables, non-citrus fruits, ie banana and apple

* Positive thinking. Avoid stress

Julia's Story - I suffered constant headaches and sore ribs until I was treated

MARGARET Hills’ grand-daughter Julia Davies was eight years old when she was diagnosed with juvenile arthritis.

The 30-year-old mum-to-be suffered from constant headaches and sore ribs.

She said: “I was never a fussy child and would have done anything to feel better.”

Julia treated under the guidance of her grandmother and within 18 months her symptoms had cleared up.

Mum Christine said: “Julia’s hands were so bad she could not straighten her fingers.

“There was bullying at school which was causing Julia emotional stress. We moved schools and she was so much happier.

“Stress causes excess acidity and the whole treatment we do relieves acidity. Cider vinegar neutralises it. We removed all acidic foods and kept Julia off processed foods.”

Julia was left with a mild curvature of her spine.

But having experienced arthritis so young Julia always knew what she wanted to be when she grew up – a therapist.

After passing three scientific ‘A’ levels she achieved a 2:1 in Human Physiology at the University of Hertfordshire.

Before joining the clinic Julia worked within the Civil Aviation Authority’s health unit for three years and then studied Nutritional Therapy at the College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Julia has worked with her mum for six years and runs the Margaret Hills Health and Lifestyle store, Millar Court Kenilworth.

Until her maternity leave she held a free drop-in health clinic every Thursday. “I love the shop and have tried-and-tested everything!”

While pregnant Julia finished writing her first book, Treating Arthritis – the Supplements Guide.

She said: “I really believe in my grandmother’s principles. I wanted to look at the science behind it and explain why the Margaret Hills treatment works.

“It is an update on everything that’s available for joint health - why they work or don’t work and how to use them.”

A new edition of Margaret Hills’ Treating Arthritis the Drug-Free Way and Julia’s new book, Treating Arthritis – the Supplements Guide are available this summer (Sheldon Press).

Success Story – Ranulph Fiennes cured thanks to Hills’ remedy

ONE of Margaret Hills’s most famous patients is the adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who suffered arthritis in his hands and hips.

In his 1999 book, Fit for Life, the 67-year-old explorer describes how following Margaret’s remedy cured his arthritis.

He wrote: “After many years of Army and SAS activities, followed by decades of expedition work, I developed arthritic pains in both hands and a hip.

“My mother, 74-years-old at that time, was suffering from pains in her lower back which x-rays revealed to be arthritis-related.

“She read a book by Margaret Hills, Curing Arthritis the Drug-Free Way, and after six months of following the book’s food-control advice, her condition improved dramatically.

“I did not follow Margaret Hills’ instructions to the letter but I did take up two of her main remedies.

“I began to eat a dessertspoonful of black molasses daily and, every evening after supper, I drank a mug of cider vinegar with hot water instead of my habitual coffee, tea or hot chocolate.

“After a while I grew used to the unusual taste and within eight or nine months my arthritic pains disappeared.

“That was ten years ago, and I have been free of arthritic pain ever since, despite numerous old fractures, sprains, operations and a life of abusing every bone in my body as a soldier, parachutist, long-distance runner; sleeping on snow, ice and mud floors and, to top it all, living on Exmoor, which is famous for its damp climate.

“Proper food control can cure you by using balanced nutrients which neutralise excess uric acid. If you already have bad arthritis, I advise contacting the Margaret Hills Clinic.”

Four cups of vinegar a day cured my crippling arthritis
Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/150382/Four-cups-of-vinegar-a-day-cured-my-crippling-arthritis
An arthritic musician is back at the keys of her church organ – thanks to daily doses of honey and vinegar.
Mother-of-four Sarah Gall was left virtually housebound after arthritis spread to her spine, leaving her in constant agony.

But after drinking four cups of cider vinegar and honey every day for four years the condition has cleared up and Sarah, 55, is again playing the organ at St Stephen and All Martyr’s church near her home in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Sarah decided to try the strange mixture after reading about its natural properties.

And after combining it with regular exercise, Epsom salts baths and a healthy diet, she says she has never felt better.

Sarah, who has written a booklet telling of her amazing recovery, said: “I haven’t suffered any adverse effects so I felt I needed to tell as many people as possible who are in the same situation.”

She was diagnosed with osteo-arthritis, which attacks the joints, in 2005 after antibiotics failed to cure a bout of bronchitis.

She said: “I didn’t realise that bronchitis is related to arthritis – it is a warning sign. Then my knee suddenly swelled up and it was agony.

“I was prescribed anti-inflammatory tablets and painkillers but nothing was working. Then one day my back was in agony and I couldn’t get out of bed.”

She and husband Alan, an electrical engineer, decided to try the cider vinegar cure after her daughter searched the internet and found a recipe from 1961 devised by a nurse called Margaret Hills.

Hills believed arthritis was caused by the body building up acid, which crystallized and lodged between the joints. The acid crystals would then become surrounded by fluids, causing swelling and stiffness. She concluded the ailment would be alleviated by using the alkalising effects of vinegar and honey to cut down on acid entering the body.

Sarah said: “It suggested drinking cider vinegar mixed with honey and hot water so I started to drink it four times a day. After only a week the pain started to lessen.

“I started to get gradually better and I began to start to exercise too. Eventually the arthritis had actually disappeared. I didn’t need to see the specialist again and didn’t take any medication. I was pain free.

“My doctor who had seen me when I was bed-bound was flabbergasted. He almost fell off his chair when I told him how I had got rid of it.

“I had no side effects from the cider vinegar and I was back playing the organ regularly for my local church after fearing I might not walk again, let alone play the organ.”

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Pectin in Grape Juice for Arthritis

Tony Walker (Knoxville, TN) on 07/29/2024
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In response to "arthritis in my hands and wrists and bad knees", A simple inexpensive solution that removes all pain for many people is to mix one oz. of canning "pectin" in 12 oz. of hot water then mix that into 1/2 gal. "Concord Grape-juice" and drink a glass each day that you have arthritis pain. This I do about once a month or every other month whenever the pain shows up and then it is gone within 6-48hrs.
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Rob's Cayenne Infused Oil for Arthritis +

Robb (Kentucky) on 01/13/2024
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Cayenne Pepper Infused Oil (Rob’s Formula)

Cayenne oil is not nearly as irritating to the skin as capsaicin creams, and I use it topically for chest congestion, lower back pain, neuralgia, sciatica, muscle aches, fibromyalgia and arthritis pain. For quick headache relief, massage the oil, or a cayenne balm across the temples. Cayenne oil can also help to clear psoriasis and deter itching.

Cautions: Cayenne oil contains capsaicin, which causes a burning/heat sensation. This is normal and should decrease with repeated use capsaicin only causes the sensation of heat, not real damage to tissues. Test your oil on a small patch of skin to gauge its effects before applying to wide areas.

Ingredients: Cayenne Pepper, Ginger, Peanut Oil as Carrier oil * Additions: wintergreen, eucalyptus, peppermint or rosemary essential oils.

Recipe Instructions:

This formula is a cold infusion method. Capsaicin is destroyed by heating so I prefer this method. There are ways the speed up the process but to complex for this tutorial.

1. The ratio of oil to pepper will depend on the hotness of the peppers, and your own preferences, a good ratio is 1 part powder to 4 parts oil. I use a one pint mason jar. I put 3 TBSP Cayenne powder and 2 TBSP Ginger powder into the mason jar. Top off jar with peanut oil to within 1 inch from top. Place lid on mason jar.

2. Shake jar every day for 2 weeks.

3. After the 2 weeks, allow jar to set for 3 days undisturbed so the pulp settles to the bottom. Decant the clear oil off the top.

Rub this oil into painful areas 3x/daily.

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Apple Cider Vinegar for Severe Knee Pain From Arthritis

Janet S-D (San Diego Ca) on 09/22/2023
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Apple Cider Vinegar really worked fast 4 my very painful Arthritic CPPD Knees

9-22-2023 I'm an 78 yr old Caucasian woman in reasonable health for my age, although I do have Osteoporosis and low thyroid. From June 2023 till Sept 2023 I suffered with incredible knee pain, worse than natural child birth, to the point I could only get to the bathroom (only 15' from my bed, by using crutches. In early Sept. 2023 I looked up home remedies on Earth Clinic & found that many people used Apple Cider Vinegar with a bit of honey. I decided to try it as all the ER room at the hospital could offer me was very strong & addictive pain pills. So my 1st day I mixed up 4 tablespoons of Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar(with the mother) & a few drops of organic honey (from Florida I had on hand) with 6 oz of filtered spring water and I sipped that for a few hours. Within hours the pain started to dissipate.

By the end of the day I drank the full glass. (other posts said to drink 2 glasses, but I only drank 1 glass) I did the exact same thing for the next 2 days & each day the pain got less, but day 3 I could walk without the crutches, but still some pain...then I switched to honey from bees in Ca. and the pain level stayed the same(low, but still there)...I did that for a few days & no reduction in pain. 1 day I only drank 1/2 glass & the pain started to come back. What I read on here said to drink 2 glasses for 7 days with 1 added table of AVC each day. I learned, don't skip a day! Today I mixed 7 tbl of AVC & a few drips of the honey from Florida...that was a few hours ago & already I'm feeling less pain. I'm not sure if the progress in less pain is due to more AVC or the honey from Florida. I'm just so glad it's working and I wanted to share and hope this helps someone else as much as it does me.....because Western Medicine (that I was raised on) has no ways to get rid of the crystals in the joints that I've been able to find.

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Borax Helping Arthritis

Golfwrench (Tigerville, South Carolina) on 07/22/2023
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I've been a wrench (mechanic) for nearly 40 years and over that time developed arthritis in my hands to the point that if I tried to make a fist, my knuckles weren't even visible. I started using the recommended dose for women several weeks ago and within the first week my knuckles became visible again and it hurt less to make a fist. Well now, I'd say most of the swelling is gone and the pain is not nearly what it once was.

I also had pain in my shoulders and neck from various injuries over the years and the pain seems to be lessened in those areas as well. My range of motion seems to be increasing week by week and I'm gonna stay on the borax for life as long as I see no adverse reactions, and so far, there have been absolutely none! I can't thank you enough for this website! Gonna try other remedies I find here as well!

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Peanut Oil for Arthritis

Cheryl (Highland Park, NJ) on 07/06/2023
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For soothing the pain and stiffness of arthritis:

Rub peanut oil into the affected joints, also massaging the tissues around the joint to bring up the circulation. If you can find the really good oil -- organic and cold-pressed -- that's great, but even store-bought peanut oil will help some. This is right out of the Edgar Cayce readings.

If you're going to sleep after this treatment, you may want to wear old cotton clothing (gloves, socks, etc.) to protect your sheets. My Mom did this every night when I sent her peanut oil for her hands. She was an avid golfer but the arthritis in her joints was getting worse, threatening to limit her golf games. She did the peanut oil rubs at night with cotton gloves and was able to keep winning club championships into her ‘60s.

Schedule your peanut oil rub in a cyclic pattern. For example, do it every other night; OR, do it for four nights, then take off three nights.

Some people find that pain and inflammation begin subsiding within days; for others, it's weeks. But once the pain and stiffness have disappeared, you only need to use the peanut oil as needed, if the pain returns. Once a week for prevention is recommended. (A full-body massage once a week with peanut oil may prevent arthritis from developing at all, or, if present, can inhibit its development.)

Another factor to consider: The parathyroids, tiny glands on the thyroid, are responsible for managing calcium in the body. If calcium is being inappropriately deposited, these glands may need some help. And this is simple, when you do your peanut oil rubs, finish up with massaging the base of the throat where the thyroid/parathyroids are. Tilt your head back a bit and rub in some oil there; also grasp the area and vibrate it a few seconds to "wake up" the thyroid and parathyroids.

Traditional medicine says that you need to limit your calcium intake, but holistically, we understand that, when the body "hoards" or "stores, " that means it is not getting enough of the substance. Look for calcium lactate supplements that have magnesium. And also take a cod liver oil supplement with it for vitamin D to process the calcium, if you're not out in the sun regularly.
It's better to restrict your protein (which requires calcium to process it) than to restrict your calcium. Populations with high protein intake, such as the eskimos, also have a higher incidence of arthritis, as opposed to South Sea Islanders whose protein intake is relatively low and arthritis is rare.

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Calc Fluor 30x for Arthritis

Dr Howard (CA) on 02/13/2023
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I have over the years never failed on helping bad knees with Calc fluor 30X. Four pills once each evening under the tongue. When pain or any discomfort stops cease taking.

Then take a dose now and then if any reoccurrence. Good for tone elasticity in body, joints, bones, as well as for teeth and gums.

Read about this wonderful remedy.

Don't take too often.

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Teasel Extract for Arthritis

Allyson (Colorado Springs) on 12/18/2022
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Tincture of teasel for any kind of arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis.

I cannot take credit but want to spread the cure. I read an article of a Norwegian lady who did her homework of people in the states that cured themselves of Lymes disease, herpes and tons of other diseases that are caused by some bug(s) biting you as a child or adult and per medical medium as the decades go by, you get more and more health problems due to the viruses (www.flaatthjelp.net. Go to the box to the left in English and hit the Lymes story of her cure). ANY bug/insect that carries a virus and it bites you, you get the virus. Per medical medium Epstein-barr, herpes, Lymes, etc. are of the same family. Lymes is not a bacteria, it is a VIRUS, it is I believe Stage 4, you start getting arthritis (it is not an old person’s disease, it is due to the darn virus setting up shop in your body and destroying you, Stage 6 is Alzheimer’s type memory problems). Western medicine got it wrong on the Lymes virus!!!!! Before the arthritis, depending which herpes virus bit you, there are 60 of them) there are six stages of the virus breaking down your body as the decades go by. Medical Medium, Anthony William, has the 3rd eye open (as we all can, you have to exercise the pineal gland so get educated on how to do that, probably the best gift you can give yourself!!!! ) he wants us to drink 16 oz of fresh celery juice we make every day for 4 years, plus starve the virus out of your body, cannot eat any kind of meat, no eggs (viruses favorite food), no wheat, no grains, nor dairy, nor sugar and you must eat anti-viral foods like raw wildflower honey, white and sweet potato, lemon or any kind of citrus, onion, garlic, wild blueberries, supplements - lysine, lemon balm, cat’s claw, etc. I choked down the celery juice but by winter, the celery was soooo bitter I just could not stand it (celery juice has salt minerals that we do not know of yet) but did not give up trying to kill the herpes 1 and Lymes I have .Then I read the Norwegian lady’s story.

Buy Tincture of TEASEL from a reputable seller three 4 oz bottles (if it is with alcohol, the contents will last forever) work up to 9 drops every day (do not rush the drops, one drop 1st day, 2 drops 2nd day, 3 drops 3rd day til you get to 9 drops, when you get to 9 drops, mark the date so you take it for one year, it is nasty as well, put a drop or two of food grade peppermint drops in it!!! ). If you rush the drops, you can get the herx effect where you feel way worse than before you started the drops. These viruses cause thousands of diseases, migraines, headaches, bladder issues, eye problems, high blood pressure, gout, Epstein Barr, fibromyalgia, MS, fire of the mouth disease, nerve issues, liver problems, diabetes, arthritis of any kind, thyroid issues, cancer, sooooo many, many health problems. Since we play outside as kids, 99% have been bitten by something so we all should do this remedy and if you are young or live in bug infested areas, do this every 5-10 years. Google medicalmedium.com anti-viral foods and start chowing on those so everyone can get healthy again, the idea is to starve the virus out of us!!! (My hubby and I are on our 3rd week now.)

Please do this remedy and SPREAD THE WORD TO EVERYONE (parents, grandparents, friends) YOU KNOW so they can get well with us!!! For those of us that have a virus or two in us, the covid vaccine made us way worse in pain, it reactivates the virus!! Take enough Vitamin D and do 1/2 lemon every day and it will keep most things away ( I buy quite a few lemons at Costco, juice them, put them in ice trays in the freezer and pop two of them in my drinks every day…do not heat the lemon, it kills the immunity)

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Milk as a Source of Calcium

emmanuel (montpellier) on 09/28/2022

Hi

on https://www.earthclinic.com/cures/arthritis.html?jr=on#posts-top it's written that calcium can be got from milk and dairy but that's not how it works:

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/

Finland country is the world's top milk drinker but it also has the top broken bones, same for Sweden :

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-who-drink-the-most-milk.html

https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/11-countries-with-the-highest-rates-of-osteoporosis-in-the-world-359037/?singlepage=1

And you'll see that each of the country in the list is heavily involved in using milk: France for example, UK, US. The osteoporosis comes from milk -> https://saveourbones.com/osteoporosis-milk-myth/

We are the only specy to drink the milk of another specy and thus even after being weaned!!! Cow's milk is perfect for growing calves fast, not for human beings. When will cows will milk artificially made pregnant human women to nourrish their calves?

Milk is popular because it serves huge economical interests:

https://blog.usdec.org/usdairyexporter/data-dairys-positive-impact-on-us-economy

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Vinegar Relieves Swollen Joints

BackToNature (Brownville Me) on 08/01/2022
5 out of 5 stars

Vinegar definitely has miraculous properties and could easily put aspirin/tylenol out of business.

Using a mix of 2/3 +/- plus 1/3 water in a spray bottle to relieve an itchy rash (and also a fever) decided to spray sore ankles/ feet. In minutes, my ankles snapped (normal for me except when swollen), relieving the pressure. Applied to my hands, my knuckles enjoyed the same fast relief.

Spritzing water alone never provided this kind of relief, so I'm holding vinegar accountable.

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MMS/CDS for Arthritis

Robert S. (USA) on 06/23/2022
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I have arthritis in several places, both knees, back, neck with chronic pain. I found out about MMS / CDS water and tried it, and it lowered the pain better than anything else I have used. The best site for its use is

https://andreaskalcker.com/en/

Never mind what negative press he gets, it is just the usual medical Mafia hit pieces **clinical studies are documented on his site & standard treatment in certain countries in South America**.

You make CDS water the easy way using just a plastic sandwich bag and a glass jar & a cup warmer to speed it up to 12 - 24 hours instead of 48 hrs. Measure the amount of MMS you need per the amount of CDS you are making, put it in the sandwich bag, make sure it is sealed tight so no leakage, put it in the glass jar filled with distilled & filtered water being careful not to break the bag *squeeze out all the air first* if using a cup heater check every so often so it does not get too hot and melt the bag usually about 8-12 hours if it gets too hot turn it off until it cools a bit then turn it on again until done. If you put room temp water, you can time it, so you can do it at bedtime and adjust in the daytime. If you have a small heating pad, you can use it, but remember to put something under the jar between it and any heater to prevent cracking. Also place in an enclosure to keep the heat in, I use a small cardboard box, no fuss no muss, plain and simple & it works.

Any type of heater will do & can get to 100-130-F but not melt the bag. You either have to buy the MMS solution or make it yourself & both are possible.

The dosage I use is straight out of the jar, about 1/2 tsp 1x daily in the morning on an empty stomach. I have just started to use it intranasal using just a 1oz spray bottle. I mix 1/2 oz CDS with 1/2 oz water > saline I think would be better. Likewise, I use it several times daily and no ill effects, no burning, but it does make your nose run until it clears it out of whatever is in it. Gets into the body easily due to the nose being filled with blood vessels and bypassing the GI tract.

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Re: Apple Cider Vinegar for Arthritis

Lauren (NY) on 06/05/2022
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I'm trying this tonight for my really bad knee arthritis. When I was juicing celery three months I was walking 2-3 hours at a time with my Pitbull. I should never have stopped. I fell a few weeks back on both knees because of a broken sidewalk and I can't bend my right knee to walk. Weird that I can bend and sit sideways but not to walk. It was just time consuming to juice but I'm gonna start again. Going to try Apple Cider Vinegar tonight, praying it helps a bit by morning.
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White Vinegar Helping Arthritis in Hand

Rose (MD) on 04/19/2022
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For arthritic fingers and joints

I got a mini plastic spray bottle and began spraying, and massaging with plain white vinegar 2 days ago. Within 2 days I began to be able to start cracking them and 2 that were sitting up seemed a bit better. However what was most remarkable, was 1 of them when I tried to bend sounded like crackling calcification. I kept doing it because I couldn’t believe it. I continued hearing it. It’s swollen however it’s trying to sit back down. It’s the middle finger and baby finger.



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MSM for Arthritic Hands

RM (Montana) on 12/24/2021
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I'm a 50 year old male. Just started having stiffness in my hands about a month ago. Started taking 1 teaspoon of MSM dissolved in water first thing in the morning. Hands are fine within 1/2 hour and can work all day. It will return later in the evening so you may need a second treatment later in the day.
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Borax for Arthritis

Kimberly (New Braunfels, TX) on 10/14/2021
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Have been struggling with shoulder pain for a year. Sometimes one, sometimes the other and sometimes both. It would often wake me up and greatly reduced range of motion. This seems hard to believe, but it must be the borax because I haven't done anything else differently, but after only 3 or 4 days, there is no more pain in either shoulder! They feel completely normal. I've been taking between 1/8 and 1/4 teaspoon in a liter of water and I drink roughly a cup of it 4 times throughout the day. I will do this daily for 10 days, then I'm going down to 5 days a week. I still have stiffness in my hands and feet upon waking up which hasn't changed much, but it's nothing compared to the pain I had from my shoulders. I'm going to continue taking it for a few months to see how much better I can get my hands and feet to feel.
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Borax for Arthritis

Sue (IL) on 10/13/2021
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I started using Borax the powder about 2 months ago. I have been dealing with arthritis in my knees, pain in my ankles, and I had one hip replaced. I used the one teaspoon dissolved in about a liter of water and I was initially taking two tablespoons once in the morning. In two days, the pain in my lower body disappeared. I kept waiting for it to return, thinking this is too good to be true. It has not returned and I'm walking like I did 20 years ago! I love Borax! After about a month I reduced to two teaspoons a day. I call it my magic potion!
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Ivermectin Helping Arthritis Inflammation

Bonnie (Richmond ) on 09/15/2021
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I've been taking ivermectin once every 2 wks. for covid prevention but I notice it's working great for my arthritis inflammation.
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