RA and Pollution: Is there a connection?

Copy and paste the web site below into your browser. New research is showing that people who live near highways or heavily traveled roads tend to develop RA more often. Whether this is a cause or not is not known yet for sure. More research is needed.



I lived on a busy road for about 20 years of my life. T his is an interesting study to say the least. Pollution is not good for us no matter where it comes from. Is this something we can believe when it comes to RA? Can we de-toxify? I am looking into just that. I've tried the RA drugs. I stopped taking them 2 years ago. They didn't help. I am told that even if the drugs help, they don't work past 5 years, then they wear off. The best I can expect from poisonous drugs is "remission", but that is only temporary. Then what? Remission is not a cure. There are also side effects from these drugs. Two of these side effects can be fatal: tuberculosis and lymphoma. No thanks. Some clinicians suggest that the patients who develop TB or lymphoma would have developed it whether they were on the RA drugs or not. Really? That's scary. It reminds me of the statement "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" What surprises will medical science come up with next? I know they mean well, but when Big Pharma is involved, I'm sure the almighty dollar is involved too. Don't experiment with my health, thank you very much. Why do they insist on releasing drugs to the public just to be recalled in a year or two? We're guinea pigs for the pharmaceutical industry. Did you know that you don't have to be a nurse or physician to be a drug rep? That's scary too!



http://www.ehponline.org/members/2009/0800503/0800503.pdf



In conclusion, I guess what I'm trying to say is "do your own research." Don't just take a pill because your doctor prescribes it. He/she doesn't really know for certain if that pill will work anymore than you do. They just have the "experimental science" and the drug reps to rely on. So, I have provided you with some of the same. This report may be hard to understand, but do your best. I think it's time for patients to try to cure themselves. Patients should still visit their physicians. I do not recommend stopping your doctor visits. It's important to have your blood checked and x-rays taken of your joints every so often. However, trying the healthy approach can't hurt either. Check out http://www.youcanbehealthy.org/ and http://www.maximizedlivinghealthsite.com/ and see what natural health care can do for you.



I have this vision: What if RA patients started to improve or better yet, their RA was cured? And, all they did was start eating healthier, exercising, and avoiding pollutants and medications? Wow! That would certainly open the eyes of the medical community, wouldn't it?

Until next time,