[email protected] wrote:
> Just FYI, > > Since I began making my own CS a couple months ago, my 62 year old > mother has been consuming 4-6 tablespoons of it daily. She has > suffered from rheumatoid arthritis (among many other things) for the > past 15 years or so... and just had reconstructive surgery on one of > her hands due to the incredible crippling that the arthritis caused. > She has been on every medication that her MD (I call him the 'quack') > could think of (against my advice) and has never found anything that > did much for her pain. Often times she would be in so much pain that > she literally could not stand up from a chair if she'd been sitting > for a while. The drug cocktail that she is on has greatly weakened > her immune system and it took quite a bit of coaxing, but I finally > persuaded her to at least give CS a try. I am very pleased to say > that while she still has an occasional "bad day," for the most part > she is suffering FAR less from the pain associated with her > arthritis.&nb! sp; Her pain levels have not been this low in several > years. I certainly cannot speak on all of the mechanisms at play > here, but the CS is the only change she has made. It also completely > cleared up a skin infection in four days (topically - with soaked > cotton balls) that she has had between her toes for 2 years -- that > none of the prescription med's the doc gave her even touched. > > FWIW, > > Mike Try a mix of CS/DMSO (50/50) topically on the remaining pain. It works wonders for my husband. Jeannie -- One thing you can't recycle is wasted time. Jeannie McReynolds Oregon Coast

