For this chronic, disabling disease, the road less traveled is the best way to control symptoms, drug-free
The road less traveled
“Save me.”
That’s the primal response that pushes away all other thoughts when a doctor delivers the awful news… You have a chronic disease. And one that could lead to a painful disability.
“Save me.”
At that moment, most rheumatoid arthritis patients probably aren’t inclined to take the road less traveled. No time to waste! Bring on the best modern medicine money can buy.
You can’t blame a desperate patient for thinking that. Especially when being encouraged by the doctor they’ve come to trust.
But as the George Strait song reminds us, it all might come together on the road less traveled.
The high road
Last year I told you about a new RH drug called Xeljanz. There’s no way around it: It’s a true horror show. Most drugs get black box warnings added over years. Xeljanz arrived with stunning warnings, already encased in that dreaded black box.
Recently, a European regulatory committee advised against approval of Xeljanz. They noted the dreadful side effects… Risk of serious infections, tuberculosis, cancers, perforated bowels — to name just a few.
The committee also found that Xeljanz studies didn’t show a reliable reduction of RA activity. Oh, and it costs $2,000 per week. Yes…I said “a week!”
No. Let’s stop right there. You don’t have to know one more detail about this drug disaster. And you’re already aware of how drug giants gouge vulnerable patients. And the FDA? Right. Business as usual.
Let’s turn to the less traveled high road.
No matter how advanced a case of RA might be, nearly every patient can be helped — and some even healed — without drugs.
As I’ve mentioned many times, Dr. Jonathan Wright is one of the great innovators in natural medicine. And his approach to RA is the opposite of the M.D. who simply relies on powerful, expensive drugs.
Dr. Wright begins by looking for food allergies. He believes that elimination and desensitization of food allergies can improve every case of RA.
Milk and dairy are the most common culprits. But there may be multiple allergens at work. He recommends that every RA patient seek out a doctor who is knowledgeable about food allergies. The results, he says, are often dramatic.
In step two, doctors should look for stomach malfunction. Low levels of hydrochloric acid and pepsin are common in RA patients. This requires gastric analysis, followed by hydrochloric acid and pepsin replacement.
Finally, omega-3 fatty acids will improve just about any condition that involves inflammation. Dr. Wright recommends one tablespoon of cod liver oil with 400 I.U. of vitamin E (as mixed tocopherols) twice daily.
The tragedy is that the entire medical field doesn’t work this way. Think of all the RA patients helped by Dr. Wright who will never need to resort to the black-box laden, desperate measure called Xeljanz.
Sources:
“Pfizer’s Arthritis Drug Xeljanz (tofacitinib) Receives A Negative Opinion In Europe” Medical News Today, 4/27/13, medicalnewstoday.com
“New Pill For Rheumatoid Arthritis Gets FDA Nod” Scott Hensley, NPR, 11/7/12, npr.org
“FDA approves Xeljanz for rheumatoid arthritis” FDA News Release, 11/6/12, fda.gov
“Natural treatments for rheumatoid arthritis” Dr. Jonathan Wright, 10/10/12, wrightnewsletter.com
