I just met the most wonderful person. She loves to cook, and she has written a cookbook.

Melinda Winters, author of A Complete Guide to Cooking with Arthritis, is an amazing person. It was 26 years ago that she got sick. She remembers she thought all hope of living a normal life was gone, much less pursuing any of her dreams. She must admits to allowing her disease to define who I was for many years. “I had more pity parties than I care to admit.” confides Melinda. “I gained over 100 pounds.”
Today, she has written two books, won over 50 national recipe contests, cooked off on the food network, worked as an art director in the motion picture industry and was a celebrity interviewer. “I have a wonderful life!” Melinda says.
14 years ago Melinda remembers thinking, “My life was passing me by.” She gathered up her 3 year old and went outside to take a walk.

She then started replacing her breakfast and dinner with a fresh fruit smoothie, but still enjoyed a nice lunch.

At the end of two months, she’d lost over 30 pounds. “The more weight I lost, the better I felt. I joined a support group for arthritis. I began to have dreams and feelings of happiness that had been gone for so long. By the time a year passed, I was 5′9″ tall and 128 pounds of happiness.”

A whopping 100 pounds was gone. “I lost an entire person!”

Self Care For Arthritis Health: What can you do to make an arthritis friendly environment?

Minimize stairs; Keep it warm, but not too hot; get a lift chair; drink more water; buy a chlorine filter for your shower; develop a hobby that will keep you moving, but not stress the joints; get outdoors.

Living with arthritis is really a challenge. For the best arthritis health, even mild cases need to take precautions and care. The more you know, the more you do for yourself, the better you will do. Don’t leave it all up to the doctors to keep you comfortable. Do what you can. Together you can affect the effects of arthritis.

• Watch your posture. It is easy to slump, shuffle, and limp. Poor posture only adds to muscle strain, inflammation and stiffness.

• Respect your pain. The body doesn’t hurt for no reason. When there is pain, there is something wrong. Arthritis is wrong. Swelling and inflammation are wrong. Unlike a broken bone or pulled ligament, not moving because of arthritis pain (or discomfort, because there is a difference) is not the answer.

• Learn to use hot or cold packs. Experiment and find what works best for you. Inflammation often responds better to cold, stiffness does best with heat.

• Learn your limits. Slow down your movements. Stretch, walk, take time to extend muscles. Take off unnecessary pressure from joints and back. Yoga and essential oils can work wonders for keeping arthritis from freezing joints.

• CM Complex Cream and/or capsules go a long, long way to relieve stiffness and pain caused from arthritis and reduce the risks of ibuprofen or other NSAIDs.

For more tips of what you can do for arthritis health, The Arthritis Foundation published a very good article on self treatment, “How to Care For Yourself”.  This is a good list with easy, common sense bullet points.  Arthritis is not like other ailments and needs a different approach to management.

But before you have surgery, have you tried magnetic energy to prepare for surgery?

Yes, that’s right…a magnetic knee brace, something you can wear 24-7 that can actually help reduce inflammation, relieve discomfort, and strengthen knee muscles and help get you ready for successful surgery, and most importantly, …a successful recovery.

The painful physical therapy treatments after knee joint replacements can be minimized by wearing our energizing magnetic brace which enhances flexibility and decreases discomfort after therapy sessions.

The cost is minimal, and the benefits are priceless.

A noteworthy American double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the effects of static magnets on the treatment of arthritis was recently published in the ®MDBR¯Journal of Rheumatology®MDNM¯ (November 1997, p. 1200). The study confirms the effectiveness of magnets in relieving the pain of arthritis.

This study examined the effects of magnetolaser therapy either itself or in combination with conventional drugs in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Magnetolaser therapy involved the use of an AMLT-01 device and consisted of 6-minute exposures daily over a total of 14 days. Results showed a marked improvement following the first 3 days of magnetolaser therapy, with the strongest positive effects experienced by patients characterized as suffering from mild to moderate levels of the disease. At the end of the magnetolaser therapy course, 90 percent of patients showed improvement.9

9. B.Y. Drozdovski, et al., “Use of Magnetolaser Therapy with an AMLT-01 Apparatus in Complex Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis,”

Fiz Med, 4(1-2), 1994, p. 101-102.

….I just thought that was worth sharing.

Everywhere you look there is a new rheumatoid arthritis medication, a new rheumatoid arthritis remedy, new rheumatoid arthritis cure, a new treatment…and they all battle to prove they are the best … It is hard not to be skeptical….

BUT Think Complimentary not Alternative Treatment For RA
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most serious of the arthritis-es. Chronic inflammation of the joints that can affect other organs as well. The result is permanent joint deformity and disability.
Why does it have to be either / or ? Maybe working treatments, supplements, diet, and medications together is the real answer… the whole answer.

       I just wanted to share a testimonial. I can’t decide what I think about testimonials, however, I do like other people’s stories. But, what works for one does not always work for all.  But, you have to keep looking, and listening, and experimenting. Otherwise it is too easy to give up. Then depression sets in and oftentimes, takes over. Being proactive is one thing I’ve found that has been universal for everyone. It keeps hope alive. So, let me tell you about Nadine Moris. She developed osteo-arthritis seventeen years ago (1990). She tells about another technology, one that works well with CM Complex. Now don’t be ignorant about her story. This worked for her. Just leave it at that if you don’t want to try it.

“I have Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis, plus diabetes… I developed the osteo in my knees in 1990 and suffered a lot until I started using Nikken [magnetic products], in Jan of ‘96. I got instant relief and was pain free. I am a firm believer that one can never have too many magnets around them. I believe what Nikken promotes. We are magnetically deficient. I know the longer I use these products the healthier I am. I have been a Med Tech for 25 years and because I hadn’t heard of magnetic therapy I figured it was snake oil. I didn’t even believe my own father. He sent me products and they collected dust for 17 months in my garage. Now I’m a firm believer that magnetism is a fantastic easy way towards prevention. Magnetic therapy does work, but one has to use the products and realize that will take time. But the longer you use magnets the better you will feel.”

Good luck on your journey to your own good health. Keep an active mind and keep looking for YOUR answers.