Article provided by:
Dr. Scott Johnson
Used with Permission.
The actual causes of arthritis will probably
surprise you. But in order to help this condition we need
to know what causes the many forms of this condition. For
the purposes of this article I am going to limit my discussion
to the two main types of arthritis: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid
Arthritis.
Osteoarthritis is caused by two main reasons: 1) Trauma to
the joints and/or 2) a predominantly alkaline body chemistry.
If you were to sustain a trauma to a given joint and that
body part sustained misalignment and damage; eventually that
joint will wear out if specific measures are not taken. In
this case you must do two things #1) Chriopractically realign
the joints and #2) rebuild the joints through targeted nutrition.
The primary product I use to accomplish this is Glucosmaine
Synergy. This product combines the power of many different
supplements to rebuild the joints. If the degeneration of
the joints is particularly advanced I recommend adding in
a product called Ostrophin PMG to stop any auto immune process
that is destroying the joints, which is particularly important
when dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Osteoarthritics also tend to have very sluggish livers. As
a result they build up a high amount of toxins in their bodies,
especially guanidine. Guanidine is the most alkaline body
substance known. This toxin builds up due to constipation,
liver sluggishness and cell trauma. Most arthritics are constipated.
As a result their livers are loaded with guanidine, which
then gets into the blood stream, causing the blood to turn
alkaline. This is in turn causes calcium (another alkaline
substance) to move out of the blood and deposit into the joints.
This is where the arthritic calcifications come from. So that
leaves us with a three fold problem. First, we have to get
over the alkalosis by neutralizing the guanidine. Second,
we have to detoxify the liver. Third, we have to eliminate
the constipation so more guanidine is not formed. There is
one product that Standard Process makes that addresses almost
all of these issues: Ostarplex. It combines the actions of
5 different Standard Process products into one capsule. If
constipation is still present after going on this product
then a product called Super II would have to be added to address
that issue. Bear in mind if degeneration of the joints is
also present either or Glucosamine Synergy and/or Ostrophin
PMG would need to be also taken to rebuild the joints.
Lastly I will deal with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rheumatoid is
caused when the bodies own immune system starts attacking
various joints in the bodies. As a result it would be classified
as a Auto Immune disease. It can be tested for by a "RA
Latex" blood analysis. In dealing with Rheumatoid I would
use 3 primary products: Rumaplex, Glucosamine Synergy and
Ostrophin PMG. The later two I have already mentioned so I
will deal with the Rumaplex next. Rumaplex is composed of
8 different products that the body desperately needs in helping
this condition. This product is so complete that if a patient
only will take one thing for Rheumatoid this would be the
one I would recommend. In which case a higher dosage of this
product would need to be taken.
The last thing to bear in mind in regard to helping either
of these conditions is that it takes time. Rome was not built
in a day and our bodies are not rebuilt in a day either. If
it took you a whole lifetime to get into the shape you are
in, it will take time to reverse this process. Normally depending
on the severity of these conditions it will take 6 to 12 months
to get the job done. Sound like a big commitment? Not really
when compared with the Medical alternative. Medically the
treatment of choice for these conditions are drugs. Very toxic
drugs. Drugs you will be taking the rest of your life. Drugs
that do not fix the problem and in the end can leave you much
worse off, as all drugs have side effects. When taking a pure
medical approach to either of these conditions you must realize
that you are only treating the symptoms, nothing else. From
my perspective I would rather do as much as we can to fix
the problem. If we do this, the symptoms will disappear on
their own. The choice is ultimately up to the individual.
Until next time!
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