Two Steps to A Natural Arthritis Cure

At this time, there are no natural arthritis cures publicly available in North America, or any unnatural cures for that matter. However, people have been known to beat this disease, or “cure” themselves. Others have been able to live with the disease drug free and symptom free for many years. How is all this possible?

As most of us know, a lot of the drugs used to treat arthritis only reduce pain and inflammation. These drugs have worked well for some people, allowing them to lead a more normal life. But for others, the drugs have been utterly useless and on top of that, all of these drugs have caused considerable side effects for many people.

Because of the standard ineffective treatments typically available to those suffering from arthritis, many people have been searching for natural replacements for drugs and even more effective natural arthritis cures. No actual “cure” exists for the disease, but as I have said before, people have been able to eliminate it from their body or live with the disease symptom free.

Believe it or not, there are natural (even stronger) alternatives to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) or other pain killers typically used to “treat” arthritis.

There are natural treatments “out there” that are even stronger and more effective for pain relief than NSAID without the side effects. Really…? But I have been conditioned to think this isn’t possible and if the medical industry doesn’t have an answer for me, then it doesn’t exist.

The person I just described is probably not you. The simple fact that you are right now reading this, tells me that you at least have the idea that the medical industry may not know everything there is to know at this time.

Natural Arthritis Cures (NSAID VS Natural COX-2 Inhibitors)

A more effective alternative to the use of NSAID is the use of a COX-2 inhibitor. Even though the drug forms of COX-2 inhibitor come with some side-effects, they are still a much safer alternative to NSAID. Unfortunately, drug COX-2 inhibitors are not only much more expensive than NSAID; they are still drugs and come with a few of side effects.

While it is true that NSAID inhibit COX-2 production, they also inhibit COX-1; which cause a lot of their known side-effects including gastro-intestinal-toxicity, ulcers and bleeding.

One of the more popular natural COX-2 inhibitors is Thunder-God-Vine. This natural replacement for COX-2 inhibitor drugs come with no known side effects and a much lower price tag.

Thunder God Vine is traditionally a Chinese herbal medicine. It has shown preliminary promise in treating patients with arthritis, but as of right now, it isn’t very well known.

Recent lab studies using an extract of thunder god vine found it to reduce prostaglandin production in rheumatoid arthritis knee tissue cells. Moreover, it was found that COX-2 protein expression was reduced significantly without effecting COX-1 protein expression.

This result demonstrated that the plant extract could reduce inflammation and pain by inhibiting COX-2 production without the side effects of inhibiting COX-1. The positive without the negative! There is also the fact that this is a herbal plant extract and not a synthetic drug. Thus by default, it should have much fewer side effects, if any at all and in this case it does.

Natural Arthritis Cures (Stop That Cartilage Loss)

Glucosamine is one of two main molecules that make up the cartilage found within joints; the second molecule is chondroitin. Like bones, your joint cartilage undergoes a constant process of breakdown and repair. However, to be repaired properly, the building blocks of the joints must be present and available.

Glucosamine is a precursor to a molecule called a glycosaminoglycan; this molecule is used in the formation and repair of cartilage. Chondroitin is the most abundant glycosaminoglycan in cartilage and is responsible for the resiliency of cartilage.

A 1999 study at the University of Liege in Belgium involved 212 patients worldwide. All of these patients suffered from osteoarthritis of the knee. This study was to determine the role of glucosamine in helping with the recovery of joint cartilage in people suffering from osteoarthritis.

In these studies, patients were randomly given either glucosamine or a placebo for three years. The patients’ pain was measured every four months and x-rays of their knees were taken. The glucosamine group had no further narrowing of the joint cartilage, as well as their condition improved. Narrowing of the joint cartilage was shown in the placebo group, as well, their pain had worsened.

This study was one of the first studies to show how glucosamine works by stopping the joints from narrowing. It was also the first long-term study conducted on glucosamine.

Even though there are no natural arthritis cures, or any cures, we can still naturally and effectively treat the pain and degradation of arthritis using very real science.

This article is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this article should be taken as medical advice. Before you embark on any new health program, consult your personal physician or natural health care practitioner.

By: Michael Martin