14 4 Achieving pH Balance to Treat Specific Ailments
fl uid surrounding the bone joints is encapsulated in calcium and depos-
ited on the joints. Thus bone joints, already weakened from erosion and
lack of nutrients, become arthritic.
In Stephanie’s case, the food allergies and immune disorders she had
starting at the age of nine laid the groundwork for her arthritis. Her
food allergies were so severe that, for example, after eating only one
egg, her chronic eczema spread over her entire body. Stephanie’s severe
allergies to foods explain her autoimmune disorder. Exposed to the
corrosive acidity of the food allergens as it devours them, the immune
cells become disoriented and confuse the body’s tissues with that of
invading pathogens.Nutritional Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis and
Osteoarthritis
Stephanie had been taking painkillers for several years, and while they
brought her some relief, she was convinced they were responsible for
the fact that her arthritis had gotten worse. Dr. Marc Darrow, a profes-
sor of medicine at UCLA with a practice in sports rehabilitation in Los
Angeles, says the worsening of arthritis caused by anti-infl ammatory
drugs is not unusual because reducing infl ammation in one area causes
it to spread deeper into the tissues.^3 It would seem to me this happens
because when infl ammation is artifi cially eliminated by painkillers, the
brain would become confused. It would wonder why, when the arthritic
condition still exists, the infl ammation—that is, the blood that trans-
ports additional nutrients and oxygen to the site of the injury—has
suddenly disappeared. The brain tries to rectify the situation by getting
the infl ammation process going in another area as close to the original
site of the arthritis as possible. As infl ammation spreads and becomes
chronic, it increases bone degeneration.
Darrow suggests using prolotherapy, which involves injecting a sugar
water solution into a muscle or tendon where it is attached to the pain-
ful bone area. He says this causes blood to fl ow to the infl amed area.
The blood stimulates the healing process.
Stephanie’s fi rst priority in trying to alleviate her arthritis was to
detoxify the synovial fl uid in the area around her calcifi ed bone joints.
The most effective detoxifi er is freshly squeezed organic vegetable juice