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May 12 2001
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Aging US Population Has More Arthritis

 

An estimated 43.1 million Americans of all ages report having arthritis, and of those an estimated 7.8 million report that arthritis limits their daily activities in some way, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.

The data, from 1997, also indicate that the number of people with arthritis has increased by 750,000 people per year since 1990, and the CDC predicts that by 2020, 11.6 million Americans will be limited by arthritis.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report May 4, 2001;50:334-336



Dr. Mercola Dr. Mercola's Comments:

The baby boomers are getting older and as a result more and more of them are starting to suffer the debilitating effects on their joints of poor lifestyle choices. Fortunately, God designed our bodies with wonderful self-repair mechanisms. If one makes optimal food choices there is a high likelihood that much of the damage can be reversed.

One can also use supplements like glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. However, those supplements in many ways are like a drug, in that they do not address the underlying cause of the problem.

Additionally, one needs to be very careful about selecting the brand. You can be virtually guaranteed that if the cost is less than $1 per day, the ingredients will be virtually worthless and inactive as high quality grades can not possibly sell for that price.

However, even some of the higher priced supplements at $4-5 per day did not have much active ingredients according to recent studies. So while these nutrients are unquestionably effective for osteoarthritis (DJD), one needs to be very careful about selection of the brand.

My absolute favorite treatment for arthritis though is NST. When combined with proper food choices and emotional work there are very few pains that it can not resolve. The success rate in our clinic is well over 95%.

The relief with NST is permanent and long lasting and 85% of people only require 2-3 visits to achieve this state. NST routinely provides relief for thousands so they can avoid having to undergo surgery for knee or shoulder problems.

The only problem is that there are only about 200 people who know this incredible work in the US (there are nearly 1500 practitioners in Europe). We just finished a training class in Chicago so another 35 people can provide this service.

For a list of clinicians who provide this service please go here.

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