Homestead mailing list

[Jerry B <liberty AT kaballero.com>]

Akka,

Several years ago now, my wife "suddenly" began having excruciating 
joint attacts that two different doctors, after tests, diagnosed as 
rheumatoid arthritis.  She  became bed-ridden for days at a time. These 
specialists considered the condition 'incurable' but possible to live 
with using steroids which they prescribed. Instead, after reading his 
book, my wife and I drove to New Jersy to see a Dr. Joel Furhman, a MD 
who we have since learned is a mentor to Dr. Oz of Oprah Winfrey fame.  
He has made a name and practice for himself curing rheumatoid arthritis 
and other systematic conditions such as diabetis and severe heart 
problems. 

My wife followed closely the diet he wrote out for her, and took a few 
supplements.  Within a very few weeks, all symptoms were gone. Actually 
they have never returned, which I attribute to the fact that we still 
pretty much loosely follow his recomendations.  In the treatment stage 
it required being more strict to overcome the effects of many years of 
other ways of eating and practice. The results for my wife however began 
almost immediately.

Our next door neighbor also takes Enbrel, which has made his greatly 
deformed hands bearable over the years he has used it. I think the 
treatment costs are in the thousands of dollars each time it is 
administered.  He is insured. We gave him the book which he said he 
read, and returned practically without comment. Being a retired manager 
and butcher for the local supermarket, and pretty conservative in his 
view of things, it came as no surprise to us. Health and diet are among 
those very personal touchy subjects, but sometimes in empathy with 
others, I do share what has worked for us.

Dr. Furhman's website is  http://www.drfuhrman.com/  and contains 
information about his book, "Eat to Live."  His approach has meant a 
great deal to us, and might also to you, who knows?  Jerry B
--------------
> I take a drug, Enbrel, for severe rheumatoid arthritis.  It is very
> expensive without insurance.  It's expensive because it is made by  very
> high tech protein synthesis and the process can take years.  It should
> be kept refrigerated, then warmed to body temp before injection. In a
> post EMP world, this would not be made or distributed.  It would never
> be even a black market drug.
>   

> Of the 40 or so types of Rheumatoid Arthritis, according to my Rheumie,
> I have one of the most aggressive types.  I know it sure came on
> suddenly.  One month I was fine, hiking and backpacking with my
> Venturers, and the next month I could not open a shampoo bottle.  ....Akka