honey and cider vinegar

dachshund

Hi everyone
i went to see the chropractor yesterday and she said my arther was worse as my hands and feet
were swollen.
she then said as the tablets are not working why
dont i try cider vinigar and honey and mollasses
and to read the book
eat to beat artheritis. i dont know because if it worked no body would have arther would they
so i'm getting the book from the library to look at
so could i have your thoughts please.
joan xx

dreamdaisy

Some people have found cider vinegar and/or diet very helpful dachshund: it's the old story of what works for one doesn't work for another. I think those with OA have found the most benefit, from what reading I have done about it. Ranulph Fiennes (he of derring-do) swears by cider vinegar but I don't know what sort of arthritis he has. There is no harm in reading up and - possibly- trying it. What do you have to lose? I hope a) you have been doing your exercises and b) you have a lovely week-end. DD

elnafinn

I took cider vinegar for more years than I care to remember and molasses too, did nothing for me, but by all means try it, Joan.

It interests me, what miracle the chiropractor thinks may possibly happen for you now, Joan, when you have suffered from pain due to arthritis for so long?

You are sensible to get the book from the library. I hope it works for you, should you go down that road.

Love
Elna x

barbara12

Hello Joan
I suppose there is know harm in trying it,I haven't tried it myself, so I will be interested to see how you get on with it.
Good Luck
Love
Barbara xx

dachshund

Thank you
Jan Elna DD Barbara.
i'm going to ask the doc because she said that you might not need to take tabs even blood p one's
i dont mind trying the cider v but i dont know a bout getting the book.
joan xx

lindalegs

Hi Joan,

I've tried it for a long time and it did nothing for me ....plus I never got used to the taste YUK

I've also tries black strap molasses - I dessert spoonful a day YUK YUK YUK :? YUK :shock: YUK .................that didn't work either.

Think I've tried most things - but although they don't work for one person they could work for you. I'd be reluctant to stop meds though without docs advise - you're right to check first.

Good luck.

Luv Legs

livinglegend

This is just another quack remedy that research has disproved time after time, don't bother.

If your pills aren't helping, then back to your Rheumy for alternatives until some do work. I would also mention about the chiropractor's comments about stopping your treatment. Suddenly stopping any prescription medicine can be very harmful for you and distorts the results of blood tests.

Joseph 8)

joyful164

I agree that this will be more helpful for OA.

My chiropractor tells me this also. I had to stop my sessions because she was hurting me so much. She could only help the OA, not RA or PA etc. In fact, the pains I was getting in my muscles wasn't the referred pain from my 'trapped nerves' . It was a flare up of my PMR (Polymyalgeria Rheumatica), which is now affecting my head quite badly.
It's a job to know what to take for which condition. If this old fashioned remedy will bring you relief for the OA pains, it may not necessarily help other conditions. good luck

Joy

dachshund

Thank you
Legs Joseph Rehab Joy.
you have to give up coffee grapes. you can have marmite i was told by the doc not to have marmite years a go.
i dont want to try it because i have just been given exercise's by the physio and i wont know if they are working will i.
i only had them on tuesday i've got to give them a chance.
thank you for your help it has helped me to make my mind up.
it's a great help asking lovely people on here that have tried and tested things,
joan xx

dreamdaisy

I've been pondering this dachshund. There must be something in it because amny people do swear by it, but I think it depends on the type of arthritis and how established it is. One can also have one or more forms of arthritis, so probably the diet side wouldn't help! Concentrate on the exercises first, give those a good crack - a few months anyway. Fingers' crossed that they help. I hope you are having a good week-end. DD

dachshund

Thank you DD.
i have to go back to the physio in november.
how are you i hope you are not in too much pain at the mo.
i have one of those colds that make you feel horrible all over.
have a good weekend.
joan xx

lindalegs

Hi Joan,

Stick with the exercises given by the physio I've found those the greatest benefit to me along with the meds, my daily pain has decreased greatly. The exercises are worth putting half an hour aside each day to do and they will become part of your daily routine.

Hope you're soon over your cold.

Luv Legs

chicara

Hi Joan

I tried a diet for arthritis many years ago - had to drink honey, cider vinegar and molasses three times a day. Diet was also very strict on what foods were allowed, only fish and chicken no other meats and lots of other prohibited foods I can't remember it all now. I do remember reading in the book that most diets for arthur are designed to reduce symptoms as well as help weight loss as most people suffering from the condition are overweight.

I didn't need to lose weight but gave the diet a try. I followed it for five months, quite strictly. Unfortunately it didn't help with arthur but I did lose weight but once I got down to 5 stone 3 pounds I decided enough was enough and went back to eating normally.

We are all different though, so I wouldn't discourage you from giving it a go to see if it helps you and I wish you luck with it if that is what you decide to do.

Take care

Chicara

lindalegs

chicara wrote:

Hi Joan

I tried a diet for arthritis many years ago .................I didn't need to lose weight but gave the diet a try. I followed it for five months, quite strictly. Unfortunately it didn't help with arthur but I did lose weight but once I got down to 5 stone 3 pounds I decided enough was enough and went back to eating normally.

Chicara

Hi Chicara,

The same thing happened to me when I followed a diet many years ago - the diet sounded very similar to yours. I stuck to it for four months, thought it was doing me good, but my weight dropped below 7st (too scared to weigh myself after that :shock: )

When I stopped the diet I felt much better eating normally and didn't realise how much it had pulled me down.

It's always best to talk to your GP or Rheumy first - I did and must admit they said to try anything to see if it would help.

Luv Legs

dachshund

Thank you eveyone for replying.
Rehab we only have a shower so i thing that would be a bit difficult.
joan xx

lynnhb

dachshund wrote:

Hi everyone
i went to see the chropractor yesterday and she said my arther was worse as my hands and feet
were swollen.
she then said as the tablets are not working why
dont i try cider vinigar and honey and mollasses
and to read the book
eat to beat artheritis. i dont know because if it worked no body would have arther would they
so i'm getting the book from the library to look at
so could i have your thoughts please.
joan xx

Hi, I have used this & find it good for fluid retention, and very refreshing - you can buy from Holland & Barrett 'Honeygar' which is already made up & I drink it luke warm. I can't say it helps arthritis directly, but it has a good overall effect on me. It must be pure unpasteurised cider vinegar such as Aspalls or Martlets though. Good luck. Lynn

lupin15

Hi all
total confused about this food issue. I am still waiting to see the specialist to see what form of arthur i have...did not realise that you could have more than one...
I have been down this food path with my cancer...do not eat dairy eat soya, then no don't eat soya because that can give you cancer....none of them worked as i have had cancer twice and been down that road.
What i do not understand why is there no research done in this area. I think a lot of people are taking advantage of people that are in a lot of pain and looking for anyway to relieve it.
My sister has been told to eat loads of dairy...made her put on loads of weight...no good for arthur. Why is dairy good for arthur? If it is for calcium it can be found in other foods???

lindalegs

The books we read tell us they've done extensive research to prove it all works afterall they want you to buy whatever the miracle cure is. :roll:

The diet I followed, Lupin, had no dairy in it at all and surely we need the calcium for strong bones (like your sis). I reckon arthritis diets are like your cancer diets and just don't work - though at the time we'd do anything to try to help ourselves fight our ugly diseases. We're just desperate people - well I know I was.

Luv Legs

dachshund

Hi everyone.
it's strange that we have all got arther and we all pushed are body's doing physical exercise it must have some thing to do with it.
joan xx