http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/08/06/coffee-arthritis.aspxPeople who drink many cups of coffee every day appear to be at a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Those who drank four or more cups of coffee a day had twice the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, compared with people who drank lessenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/08/06/coffee-arthritis.aspx#200940Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:18:55 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:200940charmela<p>Sugar increases the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. &nbsp;I always found vitamin A to help, and a regular multivitamin. &nbsp;Then 34 years of suffering with RA, and I had most of my amalgams removed from my mouth. &nbsp;The RA vanished, and has not been back in nine years. &nbsp;Then, thinking back to the age of 16 when I had the amalgams put in, and only a few months later the RA appeared, requiring cortisone shots. &nbsp;That was when I learned that dealing with conditions such as this was better helped by taking vitamins. &nbsp;That is how I got my start in natural remedies, rather than doctor-induced &nbsp;&quot;scientific&quot; remedies with horrid complications and side effects.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=200940" width="1" height="1">