So-You've Got Arthritis!

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So -You've Got Arthritis !

By James Keith. MRNT.LMPA

© James Keith. All Rights Reserved.

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What is this chronic condition that causes inflammation,

swelling and distortion of the joints? Medically speaking,

arthritis is a name that covers many inflammatory conditions

of the joints and muscles, extremely painful symptoms that

make moving, sitting and sleeping difficult, even impossible

at times. Often as not, the only relief is from pain-killing

drugs, steroids, etc. Sadly, these drugs lose their effect

after a while and the patient is no better off



Although millions of dollars have been spent on clinical

research into arthritic conditions, we seem to be no further

forward in our quest to find a cure. But all is not gloom

and doom, for in the alternative field of medicine there is,

at last, a strong possibility of a breakthrough. Certainly,

ongoing research carried out by many experts in this field,

including myself, have borne this out, often producing quite

remarkable results.



Even allowing for the fact that a tendency towards

arthritis, rheumatism, etc., can be inherited, incorrect

diet and lifestyle are also contributory factors, lending a

great deal of credence to the saying "We are what we eat and

do".



In nigh on forty years as a psychologist and nutritional

therapist, I have found that stress is an important factor

in causing and prolonging chronic ill health. It's of the

utmost importance, therefore, that we learn to recognise

stress and learn how to tackle it head on. Believe it or

not, most people don't know they are chronically stressed.

They are not aware of the important role their emotions play

in making them ill or keeping them well.



In recent years, scientific research has learned a great

deal about how the mind affects the body, for good or ill.

It is imperative, therefore, that we learn how to control

our fears by separating the ones which are based on fact and

those that are figments of our imagination. In other words,

"never cross a bridge until you come to it", as the saying

goes.



Believe it or not, a faulty or inadequate diet and some of

the common foods we eat can also stress our body. For

example, few of us realise that for the most part we are

addicted to salt. Salt is a stimulant which hits the adrenal

glands causing the body to go into a stress reaction. Just

like sugar, salt gives us a 'high', consequently, we consume

far too much of both these substances.



Because our blood is naturally 80% alkaline, we need

alkaline forming foods such as fruit, vegetables, yoghurt

and certain seeds to keep it that way. An all-acid meal such

as egg on toast with coffee uses up calcium and other

minerals in our body's attempt to restore the alkaline

balance. I have always found that it is difficult to heal

arthritis in an acid body, therefore, our intake should be

80% alkaline and 20% acid.



From the aforementioned basic examples, you can see how

important it is to incorporate psychological and dietary

management techniques when treating arthritic, rheumatism

and other chronic inflammatory conditions. By so-doing,

mental and physical improvement can be quite amazing in

many cases.



The holistic approach (treating the whole body) is, in my

view, essential if an improvement or cure for arthritis is

to be achieved. Treating the symptoms will lead nowhere and

the misery and suffering will continue unabated as sure as

night follows day!



The advantage of 'alternative' methods of treatment is that

they can be used in conjunction with 'allopathic'

(conventional) regimes. Always remember, even though you may

have been told by your doctor or consultant that there is

nothing more that can be done for your condition, this is

from a conventional, drug-orientated viewpoint. Sadly, this

somewhat narrow-minded and thoughtless statement often

results in a feeling of hopelessness in many patients who

consult me for the first time. Please remember, there is

always something that can be done and as an 'alternative'

practitioner I know this is true- without a shadow of doubt!





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James Keith is a psychologist and nutritional therapist

specialising in the natural treatment of arthritis and

stress conditions which are covered in his new eBook "So-

You've Got Arthritis"

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