Arthritis
There was a huge amount of groundbreaking research and news to choose from. So I have grouped my choices into categories, rather than a standard top ten list. These are my choices, including the ones I think are the most exciting, the hottest topics, or the most thought provoking.
New drugs in development
In August, Pipex Pharmaceuticals, [...]
Tags: 2008, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Stories
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »Not too long ago, our youngest grand son made a huge discovery. Actually, he made two discoveries: his feet! They fascinate him to no end and he can spend quite a while grabbing them, examining them and munching on his little toes.
It is funny to see, how he frowns his little head, as he observes [...]
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »A study published in the December issue of the Annals of Rheumatic Disease describe what many people with who have had RA may already know; that new drugs and more aggressive treatment with these drugs has improved the health status of people with RA over the last 15 years. The Norwegian study surveyed almost [...]
Tags: 2009, Ahead, Better, Beyond, Looking, Management, Treatment
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »Ginger is a perennial plant that originated in China and spread to India, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and the Caribbean. It can grow up to 3-4 feet high and is especially used in landscapes
The plant is mainly cultivated for the roots. These are used for cooking, but also have medicinal purposes.
GingerZingiber officinale
Origin:The dried or [...]
Tags: Ginger, Supplement
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »This plant is related to the sesame-family and it is the root of this plant, that has all the beneficial and healing abilities and is used for supplementing.
The name stems from the fact, that the roots and fruits have all kinds of little claw looking appendages. This plant is available in nurseries.
Devil’s ClawHarpagophytum procumbensAlso known [...]
Tags: Claw, Devil, Supplement
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »It was Sunday morning 3:30 AM, when the phone rang. Uh, oh, at that time, that can only mean something bad happened. And it had. Both April and Ray got food poisoning and April asked us to watch the kids, while they were going to the ER. Of course we will, no problem.
April was in [...]
A while back I did a post on this and you can find it in the side-bar under RA-articles. In case I missed something, here is some additional information.
Pineapples are from origin native American plants, but became widespread through the tropics by sailors, who planted them wherever they landed, because the fruit contained the vitamin [...]
Tags: Bromelain, Supplement
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »This plant is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was extensively cultivated in ancient Egypt. It is an annual plant, that can grow up to 4 feet and is grown for it’s fibers and seeds. Besides that, it is a very beautiful plant that can lighten up your garden.
Various [...]
Tags: Flax, seed, Supplement
Category: Arthritis | 0 Comments »Lil’ Kc is getting pretty good in expressing himself. Not so much in words yet, but definitely in his actions.
Whenever his cup is empty, he usually comes up to me and hands it over. He then walks up to the kitchen and while doing so, looks over his shoulder if I am tagging along.
When I [...]
The other day April and our little critters came buy to spend the evening. As soon as she opened the front door, lil’ Kc stepped in, ran up to me with one of his little arms stretched out.
He was so eager to show me what he got. I picked him up, just as April, who [...]