Old Folk-Home Remedies To Relieve Arthritis And Rheumatism - pg 3

- Avoid cocktails, coffee, and tea. Drink plenty of fresh water instead. Select wholesome foods, eat slowly and chew thoroughly.

 

- Moderation in eating, avoiding overweight, and thorough elimination are excellent prevention practices.

 

- Good living habits, an optimistic attitude, avoiding tension, strain, and stress are good preventative practices.

- Mrs. P. finds relief by alternating hot and cold compresses on the painful area every 5 minutes. - A 72-old man said cooked apricots without sugar helped him a lot. - Eating too much meat, which contains uric acid, is very bad for joints. - Avoid fat foods, fried foods, pork, uric acid, starches, sugar, sweets, carbonated drinks, salt, pepper, spices, hot sausage, hot peppers, pickled meats, alcohol and strong acid drinks. Use acid fruits moderately. - Get plenty of rest, have the right kind of posture mattress, cover with warm comfortable blankets, get plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Take deep breathing exercises and walk often for exercise and good health.

- Mrs. P. says that fasting for two days a week relieved her pains.

- Mr. S.P. finds relief in keeping his system clean and taking herbs like wild oregon grape, birch, bitter root, bark burdock, elder, skunk cabbage and wintergreen.

- Mrs. F. finds relief mixing 3 lemons and 3 tablespoons epsom salts in one pint of warm water and taking one teaspoon morning and night.

- Mrs. M.R. obtained use of her arm again after taking 3 shots of B-12.

- Mr. D. believes cod liver oil is the best old time remedy for joints.

- J.K.L. found relief by taking plenty of calcium, vitamin D, iodine, vitamin B, and cod liver oil.

- Sleeping pills and alcohol just make things worse says M.R.D.

- A woman in Canada takes 3 wild cherry roots, 3 burdock roots, 3 oregon grape roots, washes them, chops, covers with a gallon of water, simmers for 30 minutes, strains liquid into bottle and takes a half glass every morning before breakfast.

- A good rub is made from 2 oz. each of eucalyptus oil, oil of wintergreen, rubbing alcohol and witch hazel. Mix, shake, rub on ache.