Rheumatism

General term designating painful manifestations of the joints and damage to other organs which are the consequence or cause.

This is the name given to acute or chronic painful conditions localized especially in the joints and the soft parts that surround them.

According to medicinal chronobiology, anti-inflammatories are to be taken in the evening.

There are more than 300 types of rheumatism distributed mainly in 3 main categories:

• inflammatory rheumatism (e.g.: RAA),
• degenerative rheumatism (e.g.: osteoarthritis),
• metabolic rheumatism (e.g.: gout).

Foods to avoid and foods to choose

Pollen - Propolis

Distilled water (cure) - Omega 3 - Whey protein isolate (Ultimum), 1 sachet / day

Alkyglycerols: active compounds in shark liver oil

Artirola (Superdiet), 3 tabs. X 2 / jour - Noni (Morinda citrifolia) de Polynésie.

La chondroïtine permet la reconstruction du cartilage articulaire, évite la dégradation du cartilage.

Le glucosamine stimule la synthèse des macromolécules du tissu cartilagineux servant de lubrifiant

MSM : méthyl-sulfanyl-méthane : une forme de soufre organic

Quantavie (lab. Phytoquant, Monaco), 4 gels. / day

Cataplasm of cooked burdock leaves - Cabbage and lard poultice or

Lukewarm clay poultice

Bath with pine needles or oak bark or with aspen wood (Populus tremuli)

Hot compresses on painful areas

Friction derivative baths

E.O. of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), Sassafras (Ocotea pretiosa), Birch (Betula alleghaniensis), Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon winterianus), Geranium (Pelargonium asperum)