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  • From: Jerry B <liberty AT kaballero.com>
  • To: akkabhomestead AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Homestead] Serious diseases
  • Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:04:02 -0400

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
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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






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