NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen (Aleve), and ketoprofen (Orudis) are the traditional drug solution for arthritis. Many people that are opposed to drugs will use natural band-aids like glucosamine and chondrotin sulfates. For degenerative arthritis, or DJD, glucosamine will likely benefit many people who use it. However, there are more foundational methods that one can employ to help.

The first and most important of these methods is to follow the eating plan. This will optimize your insulin and omega-3 fats. Both of these factors are core issues that will not only neutralize arthritis pain, but also pain from other degenerative diseases.

Rheumatoid arthritis can be a terribly crippling disease that causes significant amounts of pain and suffering. Most who are afflicted seek the help of traditional rheumatologists who tend to ignore the work of Dr. Brown, who uses antibiotics to treat the mycoplasma infection believed to be a major factor in this illness.

People continue to accept traditional remedies in spite of the fact that Brown's work has been proven scientifically with double-blind, placebo controlled, randomized trials in some of the largest and most prestigious medical centers in the world. The costs of the trials were over 10 million dollars (funded by the U.S. Congress) and the results were also published in the most prestigious journals.

Regardless, most rheumatologists continue to ignore the results. Even though most doctors demand to see the proof, most will not act on it. Clearly the most effective and efficient way to pursue natural medicine research is an outcome-based trial, which requires far fewer resources.

I have used my revision of Dr. Brown's protocol for over a decade and have helped over 2,000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Brown helped over 10,000 during his career.

My revision of his work includes three major breakthroughs.

• My Eating Plan. The study above may provide some of the science to explain the improvement I see in most patients who follow the program. One of the most important elements of the eating plan is optimizing the omega 6:3 ratio, which usually involves taking significant amounts of fish oil. Carlson's brand, which I believe to be the purest, most superior available, is now offered on this site.

• Psychological Acupressure like EFT. This is an essential element that seems to be an incredibly effective tool in normalizing the emotional short-circuiting that is present in nearly all those with arthritis. I have seen many people fail to respond to the best diet and NST treatments, but once they addressed their emotional challenges their arthritis disappeared. You can view my updated Free EFT manual for more information. For more in-depth knowledge of EFT, my EFT series is available on DVD or VHS.

• NST therapy. I've been using NST for the last two years. It has improved our results quite dramatically. Prior to NST, our patient success rate was about 80 percent, and now it has improved to 95 percent.

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