Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Alkaline foods like fruits and vegetables for protection, proteins and carbohydrates for energy should be included in the diet.

In severe cases the patient should be put on raw vegetable juice therapy for a week. Juice of green leafy vegetable mixed with beet, carrot and celery is specific for arthritis. Fresh pineapple juice is also good.

Fresh potato juice extracted and mixed with water on 50:50 basis drunk on empty stomach is good for rheumatic and arthritic conditions.

Wearing copper bracelet, ring or drinking water kept overnight in a copper container.

Black gingelly seeds and water in which it was soaked should be drunk in the morning to prevent frequent pains.

Green gram soup mixed with crushed garlic and 1teaspoon of powdered fenugreek seeds in warm water should be taken everyday.

Lime also serves the same purpose.

Warm coconut oil or mustard oil mixed with camphor should be massaged in case of stiff and aching joints.

Body should be kept warm always. Sea bathing/ or relaxing 30 minutes every night in a tub of warm water to which a cupful of sea-salt has been mixed.

Constipation should be avoided.

Excess weight should be lost; light weight exercises like walking, swimming and hiking are beneficial.

Rest is also equally important.

Hot foot baths, knee pack applied an hour every night, steam baths and massage once a week are beneficial.