The Natural Relief For Arthritis Pain You Can Use, Why Doesn't Your Doctor Tell You?

In the profit driven health care industry, it is not profitable to develop a cure neither for Arthritis, nor in helping a patient control their own condition. The goal of pharmaceutical companies is to mass manufacture expensive prescription drugs to treat the symptoms of arthritis that do nothing towards curing the disease. Why? The real money is made in ongoing treatment of the patient not in getting rid of their arthritis condition altogether. Both the pharmaceutical industry and the medical community team up in this pursuit, and both find it very profitable to do so. Notice that medical doctors seldom recommend taking patients off a prescription drug once they are on it. Doctors also encourage patients to make repeat office visits, before their prescriptions can be re-filled. There is a reason for this, which I'll get into later in the article. Since drugs do nothing to cure Arthritis condition itself, and only relieve the patient's painful symptoms, it is necessary to keep scheduling on-going appointments with the doctor in order to get needed re-fills. The result is, both the doctor and pharmaceutical companies make out like bandits with an ongoing flow of income adding up to billions of dollars in costs to our healthcare system. How sweet of a deal is that?

Listen, the system of robbing Arthritis patients (insurance companies) of thousands or millions of dollars by prescribing drugs that only treat the pain symptoms of arthritis, require daily consumption for ongoing relief, and require continued doctor visits is not that bad in itself. However the issue for concern is this. Prescription drugs are manufactured synthetically in the laboratory, derived from chemicals that have dangerous side effects for Arthritis patients that take them. For example; there are about ten different pharmaceutical drug products being used to treat Arthritis. Of the ten, there are four that are the most advertised and well known, they include Prednisone, Celebrex,Vicodin and Lyrica.

All these drugs have serious and potentially life threatening side effects for patients who take them. The drug Prednisone, from the steroid family, is a drug that is effective in controlling the inflammation that accompanies Arthritis, and, is effective in relieving pain. But, it does so by shutting down the immune system, making it incapable of fighting off infections and potentially lethal virus's like Tuberculosis. Prednisone also can cause osteoporosis, muscle and joint pain. Celebrex which is related to aspirin, but more powerful, can cause heart attacks and or strokes. Plus, there can be accompanying allergic reactions, and it can cause high blood pressure and kidney problems. Vicodin, another very common pain reliever for Arthritis, has side effects, including, light headedness, dizziness, sedation symptoms, nausea and vomiting. Taking Vicodin can also be very adverse to people with gastro intestinal disorders like Crohn's disease or Colitis. Patients using the drug Lyrica can experience dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, trouble concentrating or a feeling of being high. In addition there could be accompanying allergic reactions including swelling and difficulty breathing.

So, why don't doctors recommend vitamins and supplements (that have fewer side effects) for their patients instead of prescription drugs, and why don't pharmaceutical companies manufacture vitamin supplements? The reason is this. Unlike pharmaceutical drugs, natural vitamin supplements are non-patentable, making profit margins low. Also, as mentioned earlier, unlike natural supplements, pharmaceutical drugs can be dangerous and consumption has to be monitored and regulated constantly. That is why it is necessary to schedule several office visits over the course of the year.

So how do pharmaceutical companies and the medical community continue to dominate the healthcare market? Actually much of the blame goes on the pharmaceutical industry and its manipulation of the medical profession, federal government and media. They do it by keeping both the doctors and consumers in the dark. Here is how they do it:

• The pharmaceutical companies promote advertising campaigns to push the deception that patentable synthetic drugs are the answer to the arthritis problem, spending millions on countless ads on TV, radio and the print media.


• They spend millions to promote a pharmaceutical lobbying effort to bring pressure on regulatory agencies pushing legislation to disallow established health claims for vitamins and other natural supplements. The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) practically ignores alternative medicines.


• They discourage studies about the health benefits from vitamins and make sure few are ever published in medical Journals and other media.


• Make sure that little or no teaching is done in medical schools through textbooks and research about the benefits of vitamins and supplements, resulting in generations of doctors leaving medical schools lacking sufficient knowledge in the benefits of these healthier alternatives.


• On-going promotion of huge sales forces mobilized to push pharmaceutical drugs in doctor's offices throughout the country. Often drug companies reward doctors for promoting their products with incentives like expensive trips.

So are there healthier alternatives available? Yes, but they are not readily available, you have to dig for the information on your own. Fortunately, there is the internet you can use for this research. There are a variety of Natural products that are very effective against Arthritis and have few if any side effects.

For example, simple grape seed extract has been proven to be both safe and effective in reducing inflammation, the cause of Arthritis and fibromyalgia. In addition, grape seed extract reduces the risk of arterial plaque formation in the blood, helps maintain heart health, and fights against the effects of asthma and allergies. There is also evidence that grape seed inhibits angiogenesis (growth of blood vessels feeding cancer cells). The extent of the benefits of grape seed extract is absolutely astounding if you take the time to check it out for yourself.

Pine Bark, also referred to as Pycnogenol is also very effective in controlling Arthritis, particularly knee pain. Like grape seed extract Pycnogenol is a premium herbal supplement. The extract from this pine bark is loaded with a concentrate of active bioflavonoids, (also referred to as Anti-Oxidants) which are the colored part of vegetables, fruits, flowers, herbs and grains which have anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antiviral and anti-cancer properties. Yes, you do have healthier alternatives to controlling your Arthritis condition, but you need to open your mind to other possibilities. Obviously you want to check with your doctor to make sure you don't experience any complications from supplements, or find a holistic doctor if your present doctor is uninformed in alternative medicine.