Treating Arthritic Pain With Alternative Medicine
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and potentially disabling disease of the joints that affects more than 16 million Americans. This disease carries an economic cost in excess of $8 billion dollars annually. The primary symptoms of OA are pain and lack of mobility in the affected joints. Western Medical doctors commonly prescribe analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs which treat only the symptoms of the disease. These prescribed drugs are not always effective for all individuals and sometimes produce side effects. Recent studies show Vioxx to have potentially fatal side effects.
In the largest clinical study conducted on the effects of acupuncture on arthritis of the knee, researchers found that acupuncture caused a 40% improvement in function.
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New Office Location
All appointments are now being held at the following location:
The Carlson Building
636 Church Street
Suite 505
Evanston, IL 60201
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Meet Karen Daughtry,
M.A., CHTP
Karen Daughtry is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner and Karuna Reiki® Master/Teacher, and joined Bodyscapes in practice on Oct. 1st. Karen skillfully blends energy techniques using a light touch or by gently working the subtle energy field that surrounds the body. Benefits include relaxation, pain management, general balancing, and a feeling of enhanced well-being. For more information, Karen can be reached at (847)475-0735 or email her at karenergy@yahoo.com.
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Helping Others To Help Themselves
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.
- Benjamin Disraeli
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Ellie's
Pumpkin Soup
This hearty, Fall soup is easy to make, full of vitamin A, and very tasty!
Serves 4
Prep time: 10 min.
Cook time: 15 min.
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped Spanish onion
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp curry powder
5 cups reduced sodium,
nonfat chicken or
vegetable broth
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin
1 Idaho potato, peeled and
cut into 1 inch cubes.
1 small sweet potato,
peeled and cut into 1
inch cubes
1 large carrot, scraped and
cut diagonally into 1 inch
pieces.
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Salt to taste
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In a large pot, sauté onion in oil for 2 minutes. Add curry and sauté until onion is soft. Add broth, pumpkin, potatoes, and carrot, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook covered for 15 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are cooked through. Remove from heat and add cilantro. Serve with freshly ground pepper on top and whole grain rolls on the side.
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What are the effects of Vitamin A and Beta-Carotene?
Beta-Carotene is a pigment found in dark green and deep orange fruits and vegetables. Beta-Carotene converts into Vitamin A. The major properties of Vitamin A are:
Maintains good vision and protects against night blindness.
Helps build and repair bones, teeth, hair, nails, skin, and the mucous membranes of the lungs, digestive and reproductive tracts.
Activates the thymus gland and immune system, and reduces susceptibility to infections.
Lowers incidence of cancer of the lungs, stomach, colon, bladder, uterus, ovaries, and skin.
Vitamin A deficiency
often appears as rough, dry, prematurely aged and wrinkled skin; skin diseases in general; loss of sense of smell; allergies; dandruff; night blindness; eye inflammation; and dryness of the mucous membranes of the mouth and of the respiratory and reproductive systems.
Foods rich in Vitamin A: Spirulina, wheat/barley grass, carrot, sweet potato, kale, parsley, spinach, turnip green, beet green, green onions, watercress, winter squash, collard, Swiss chard, Chinese cabbage, apricot, romaine lettuce, persimmon, cantaloupe, and peach.
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