This may be a bit of a long stretch, but from my own experience if I
drink coffee, it affects the connective tissue around the joints
especially lower back and hips and some on the other joints as well. It
is very painful. I had to stop *ALL* coffee for about 3 weeks before
clearing this out. Now I can only drink some coffee about once a week
without these effects. Without it, and with glucosamine, I am doing
amazing things...
MSM was helpful for my lower back and hands, but (really!) exacerbated a
problem I had with my knee, and tears up my stomach if I take too much,
go figure...
Dan
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From: Shirley Reed [mailto:pj20fl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:08 PM
To: silver-list@eskimo.com
Subject: CS>cataracts
Thanks to all who have responded to us. He has used ibuprofen
but it did not help him. Other otc's also. Naproxen did help and he
used it consistently until Celebrex. He did the complete CMO thing with
the product recommended on this list or some other by someone. It has
been a long time and I don't recall the particulars. It was from an
individual person, not a company. His problem began 5 years after a
back surgery. The MD said arthritis would set in after about 5 years
and it did. However, we had no idea it would be so crippling; we just
expected aches and pains, not constant agony. I will tell him about the
flax oil drops since we have and use Barlean's regularly. He will give
it a good try I'm sure. He has upped his cs intake to a pint or so a
day and doesn't have to be cajoled or reminded. I think he will be
interested to find out that one of the iodine docs-maybe Abraham,
recommends 50 mgs. per day for 3 months for saturation, then down to
12.5 for maintainance. Since the iodine has made a noticeable
difference at a lower dose, it sounds reasonable to give that a shot.
And I am making a gallon of new cs just now--a quart or so a day might
be a good idea. What's a little blue between friends. :) But I make
the good stuff anyway. Thanks again to all. I have ordered the
Can-C. It should arrive soon and when we know something I will report.
Best wishes, pj
