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lingililingili
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Thanks Kodiak. Wasn't sure of the spelling on that diclofenaco. I know my dad is also allergic to aspirin so no problem there.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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Natalie Ann
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Mike - There is one item available in Mexico and not that I know of in the US... Magna Vida. It is a form of magnesium salts and a number of Mexicans
I've known from the Sur swear by it. I have also known 3 gringos who feel it really helps to cure what ails ya.
The salts are 100% pure cloruro de magnesio, a powdered form that mixes easily with water. After mixing it is stored in a glass container at room
temp (easy for travel). A 1/4 cup is to be taken each morning and, for some, each evening.
I have a severe form of what was originally juvenile arthritis. I do not take the Magna Vida, although I have a supply of it that I keep thinking I
ought to try. I've not been able to find out much about the long term effects of ingesting magnesium salts, and that's my hesitation. I do know -
how to say this - it loosens your stools.
Some but not all farmacias carry it.... mostly it's the older pharmacists who know of it. The farmacia in the Mulege town square has ordered it for
my friend, although that took several weeks. I found it in a large Tijuana downtown famacia... also in a couple of small neighborhood farmacias in La
Paz. It is inexpensive.
If you're interested in trying it and don't find some easily, send me a u2u... I'd be willing to share a box from my supply.
Nena
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.....Oscar Wilde
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vgabndo
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Nena...You may have made the right choice. That is..if this is the same thing.
http://www.sciencestuff.com/msds/C2019.html
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Natalie Ann
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Nope, not the same stuff. Magna Vida is available many places in the world (I found it under another name at an Ayurvedic site) and is taken by an
apparently large populace. How it is processed seems to be quite important to taking it orally. No one I know has complained about stomach or
gastric side effects other than to say it helps if you are prone to constipation.
Mind you - I'm not saying y'all should do this... I'm simply saying it's done, I know people who take it and feel/seem much healthier since they
began.
Nena
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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Iflyfish
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A few of thoughts on the subject. It is clear that one size does not fit all.
Grape juice with Certo, liquid fruit pectin helps some people. Get pure juice, not juice c-cktail. Quart bottle and one packet of liquid pectin per
bottle. Drink small glass every day.
Cherry juice concentrate. One tablespoon per day.
Six dried cherries per day.
Celebrex is a wonder drug for some but has been found to increase risk of heart disease.
Ultram works like a charm for me.
Mota is a treatment of choice. In Oregon we are fortunate enough to have it legaly available through perscription. There are still Federal
restrictions on it's posession or use. This will no doubt soon change with more compassionate administrations. Most people are in favor of legalizing
Medical Marijuana and it's use with Arthritis is well documented. It is a wonderful natural antiinflamitory. So far the entire west coast states have
enacted Medical Marijuana laws: Washington, Oregon and California all allow it's medical use.
A bit of exploration on the web will help you learn how to make tinctures, oils that you can take in capsule form that then do not require smoking.
Vaporizing also avoids smoking, which can be very hard on the lungs.
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Iflyfish
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In regard to my previous post. Night time doseages of Mota can relieve inflamation for an entire 24 hour period. Used in this way it tends to
facilitate better sleeping and does not interfere the next day with normal daily function. Since the main ingredient is fat soluble it is absorbed in
the fat and released over time. With some time on the web or at a local Clinic one can learn from others appropriate doseages, forms of administration
etc.
I have recommended it to many of my clients who have had intractable pain, including arthritis and they report that they have been greatly helped by
this medicine. The first step if in the US would be to set up an appointment at a local Clinic that is staffed with an M.D. who understands it's use.
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bajarickster
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My wife had had problems for years. Some told us to get water from Sea of Cortez, boil 7 minutes and drink a quarter cup every day. Worked wonders
for her in just a few day, no inflamation or redness. Make sure you several miles out of the bay. We filled our 1 gallon mile jug from our boat
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bajarickster
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My wife had had problems for years. Some told us to get water from Sea of Cortez, boil 7 minutes and drink a quarter cup every day. Worked wonders
for her in just a few day, no inflamation or redness. Make sure you several miles out of the bay. We filled our 1 gallon mile jug from our boat
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lingililingili
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bajarickster
The gal down the street was telling me she does the same thing and that it works for her.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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Capt. George
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DMSO, great stuff but ya never lose the craving for apples and oats.
\"The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men\" Plato
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bajaretreat
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A great anti-inflammatory drug that worked for me when I was living in TS was Mobicox...I was on crutches for several months due to a strained groin
muscle that Naprosin/Motrin/Advil didn't touch. Within 24 hours, I felt tremendous relief, and within 48 hours, I was able to put away the crutches.
Nothing short of a miracle for me - as before that, even with crutches I kept restraining the muscle just doing every day chores.
Never be afraid to do what\'s right especially if the well being of a person or animal is at stake. Society\'s punishments are small
compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.
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Barry A.
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OSTEO ARTHRITIS------
ARTHRO-7 by GeroVita International works for me. Been taking it for a little over 7 years and would not be without it. Quit it once a year ago, and
within a week I was in agony----went back on the ARTHRO-7 and the pain went away. I never miss my 2 pills per day anymore after that experience.
Costs a little over $100 per 6 months supply. It contains the Glucosaminime and Chontrotin, plus other goodies.
Excercise and weight training also helps------use those joints often with resistance and this also helps keep them plyable and pain free.
----sometimes pain comes anyway (??), and then I resort to ALEVE ("Naproxin"----- works very well), or CELEBREX which also works even better. I
resort to Aleve or Celebrex only about 4 or 5 times a year, and then only on family outings with the kids and grandkids where you want "no pain".
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roamingthroughbaja
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Well, this probably won't go over well, but I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in February. The pain in my hands was bad enough that
handshakes were a thing of dread. Not good if you live in Mexico. I did hours of browsing every site, mainstream and left field, that I could find
and decided to try an allergy elimination and challenge diet. Its a huge pain to get through, (initially 4 to 6 weeks of eating not much more than
fish and veggies) but I was pretty desperate. The pain and inflammation have been reduced by around 60 percent. I don't even think about flinching
when I shake hands. Again, not for everyone, but there are many "inflammatory foods" that, if removed from the diet, help control and reduce pain.
If anyone is interested, U2U.
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wilderone
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There are so many dietary components to treating any illness. There is a ton of information online - an hour of reading will put you on the right
path. Don't rely on a drug to alleviate symptoms, which will, in the long run, only add to physical problems, since the kidneys must filter all the
drugs. Try this site for starters, and then order products from ihealthtree.com, or swansonvitamins.com, or puritan.com. Use bromelian for sure,
tart cherry juice, sam-e, arnica gel, etc. - you'll see.
http://holisticonline.com/Remedies/Arthritis/arth_herbal_med...
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Iflyfish
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wilderone
Great post!! Very interest site. Thanks
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Iflyfish
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Another report in the paper today about Certo, liquid Pectin and grape juice for Arthritis. More reports of good success. Packet of Certo in a bottle
of unfiltered grape juice, drink a glass in the morning and you may be good to go. I told someone about this and they had remarkable results from
using it. Not me. I had to have my hip replaced.
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TMW
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajarickster
My wife had had problems for years. Some told us to get water from Sea of Cortez, boil 7 minutes and drink a quarter cup every day. Worked wonders
for her in just a few day, no inflamation or redness. Make sure you several miles out of the bay. We filled our 1 gallon mile jug from our boat
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I wonder if adding sea salt to distilled water (or maybe tap water) would work the same way. I know people who add sea salt to water and drink it to
cleanse their system.
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