Who Are We? - our Story,
Julie and Maraika - Two people sharing a common bond in the suffering of the painful degenerative disease of Arthrits and both finding relief from the symptoms using the same natural treatment to give us back the quality of life we once enjoyed. We share out stories here so that others may benefit.
Julie
The symptoms start slowly and are not really noticeable at first. Many times I would brush them off as the thought entered my head, as working too quickly, trying to multitask like some of us women are famous for doing, or trying to do something way beyond my means.
I clearly recall waking up more mornings than not, mentioning to my husband the words 'I really think my wedding band needs to be made larger' or 'guess what, I think I have been gaining weight'. Slowly I found neither of these to be true, as later that same day the ring would come off quite easily and/or there was no weight gain on the scales. Mystery . . . yet again I would shuffle it under the bed till it happened again.
When the symptoms of aging joint pain started to appear more and more, I went to our friendly Pharmacist and was told to try some over the counter cream. The Doctor gave me a few suggestions, some anti-inflammatory treatments and creams for Arthritis, all to no avail. By now the pain, the swelling, or just the stiffness plus the other Arthritis symptoms were getting too much. It was getting really frustrating when I had to ask others to undo a simple lid from a jar, or even open what appeared to me, a stiff door knob. Does all this sound so familiar to you? If so, contact me on the contact page and I can give you some simple hints that I have come across that make life a whole lot easier.
My Medical Doctors not to willing to admit I have some type of Arthritis was very frustrating for me. As a piano player, craft maker, loved hiking, playing with the grand kids, this was now becoming a major problem in my life. I can not begin to imagine how professional athletes survive. With all the falls they take and yet are expected to be up and running in no time! There is no doubt they will have massive problems way before their time with arthritis. None of the things I once did was I now able to do with ease. In fact it felt like I had overnight crept ahead 20 years in age.
I started at this point to do my own research on the internet (just like you are doing now) and I ran across several Doctors that are using similar approaches to treating Arthritis with their patients. One of these Doctors, a well respected immunologist, whose belief in holistic and preventative medicine is, that by giving the cells in our bodies the nutrients they need, they, in turn, will perform invisible miracles to enhance the quality of our lives, is using high quality nutritional supplements for his patients with great success.
Since these Doctors’ solution to treating Arthritis was to use a combination of potent anti-oxidants, vitamin/minerals and nutritional supplements, I figured that if they had a success rate like that this then that was good enough for me to consider it as a second opinion. If it worked for them with these good results, it just might work for me too. I decided to give it a try.
What did I have to lose but a few dollars, and I had already spent far too much on over the counter creams, medications, herbal remedies and prescriptions my family doctor had given me. Some which included anti-inflammatories, which didn't work to my satisfaction.
I started these products near the end of March 1999 and the difference started to show change quickly. Cartilage began to rebuild itself; the pain began to disappear....There were bad days along with the good, so don't get me wrong. Remember though, I do have a low pain tolerance and had caught the Arthritis symptoms before it took control over me.
There are days in our busy lifestyles, that I would tend to put off my regular regime of taking my supplements but...given a few added triggers, I didn't need much to remind me, a few changes in the weather...and by the way, I could tell you that change was coming long before the weather forecaster did.
With my immune system already now built up and my body gone through the detoxification process the supplements did their job almost immediately, even with a late start. My plan though in treating Arthritis , is not to wait till then, but to repair any damage about to happen today before it starts. Treatment lessens pain, prevents degeneration and improves mobility.
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Arthritis can be a crippling disease causing a major change in life style. It not only affects the person with the disease, but also their loved ones. Take control of your own life, before it takes control over you.
Ask yourself these questions "Is what I am now doing working for me? Do I want to be like this, and maybe a lot worse, in a few years from now? If not is it now maybe time to make a change?"
My determination was to find out what was happening as no matter what was offered to me nothing appeared to be working. I was prepared then to try anything. With considerable nights spent reading, hours spent during the day speaking with many reliable doctors, and again reading the information they would send, then helped me to understand how the body worked. Once this was accomplished it was the opening door to the real help needed.
When there is pain, something is causing it. All the drugs and medications tried did help the pain for the time being but not the cause. Where there is pain there is usually inflammation, and where there is inflammation this means a low immune system. Getting the immune system rebuilt back up was the beginning of a new life.
Julie Hope
1 306 648-2642 (CST)
Gravelbourg, Sask., Canada
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Maraika
Can you relate to Painful joints in your fingers and hands?
Were you ever get told that it is just a part of aging and that you just have to “learn to live with it”?
As I got to that time of my life this was the advice given to me. My fingers had slowly become very swollen and with extremely painful joints. Especially if you bumped them which tends to happen a lot if you have pain there already. I was unable to hold a pen or even a piece of paper. Opening bottle tops was a problem as my fingers would just not bend.
I just “put up with it” most of the time. And once you put up with it often enough they say you can learn to live with it. I considered myself to lead a fairly healthy lifestyle but something seemed always to be wrong. From one complaint to the next I always seemed to spend a lot of time at the Doctors.
I was loath to go onto medications as they themselves can present complications but none of the natural remedies seemed to be effective. I was then studying with a Naturopath so thought I had some insight into what should give some relief to painful and swollen joints. But nothing seemed to make any difference. No potions, creams, pills, herbal remedies, or teas.
Then when looking for an answer for another totally different health issue my son had heard of the success that some doctors were having treating their patients with high potency quality anti-oxidants and nutritional supplements and he insisted that seeing nothing else had worked for me to give these products a try. I figured I had nothing to lose. So I did.
Nothing much changed at first but then 4 months later I felt great, had heaps of energy and as a side bonus the pain in my fingers had lessened to such an extend that I often forgot that I had it in the first place. My joints are still slightly swollen but I am able to bend my fingers and writing is no problem and the only pain I get is if I bump my knuckle joints.
I have, since that time, done some extensive studies into the success these nutritional supplements can provide, not just to our overall health and health issues but particularly with Arthritis and relieve of Joint Pain.
Ask yourself these questions.
Is your Arthritis restricting your daily life?
Are you fed up with the pain?
Are you concerned about the side effects of powerful drugs?
Are you open minded about an Alternative Solution?
Do you want direction in how to go about doing some of your own research?
Do you want to be taking control of your life and health before it takes control over you?
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Your greatest wealth is your health.
Maraika Mason
Victoria, Australia
