Dealing with internal inflammation and joint pain
Last year I was diagnosed with Lupus, Erosive Osteoarthritis in my wrists, Psoriatic Arthritis and Differential Autoimmune. I had, what I discovered is considered a "Flare-Up" that started all of this last year due to a lot of stress, although my blood work has been off the charts for 6 years now, which is why they added "Differential Autoimmune" because they cannot figure out why WBC & RBC and other markers are sooo low or high. I do take Plaqeunil for the Lupus and was also on Tremfya for the Psoriatic Arthritis but now that is being replaced with Skyrizi. I have been really suffering with inflammation of the wrist and ankles and probably all over my body and could not sit or stand for any length of time. Took me about 20 minutes of moving in the morning just to get started with my day after a miserable night of sleep. After my last visit to the pain management doctor for yet another injection in my shoulder, she suggested that I research holistic therapy and herbs. I recently listened to podcasts about home remedies and one section was about inflammation and drinking homemade Ginger Root tea. I'm not one to just run out and try something BUT, I did. I bought Ginger Root, Fresh Lemon and Yogi Mango Ginger tea bags (to lessen the strong taste of the ginger root) After two days (maybe less) of drinking a cup in the morning and evening, I can tell everyone, that I have slept like a baby, can stay in bed all night and barely stiff in the morning. I swear on this tea!! I can also tell you that my husband (gym rat) and had come home complaining about a stiff neck. When he went to bed, just lying down was very painful and he was almost in tears. I told him that there was also a ginger root compress in the podcast. I grated some ginger root into a paper towel, applied to his neck and wrapped it up for the night. It is supposed to draw out inflammation. The next morning, he was amazed on how much better his neck was, and we did it again the following night with the same success. He has been telling everyone about it. We recently went on vacation and of course I had to take my ginger root with me. Before trying this, I could barely sit for any length of time due to the pain in my hips. We flew for three hours each way for vacation, and I had no issues whatsoever with the sitting. I wanted to keep this short and sweet, sorry! BUT I challenge anyone suffering with inflammation of joints to please try this. I so hope this message helps others!!
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Sounds simple enough, thanks.
Did you take pills or just the tea?
Just the tea recipe that I posted.
Thank you for posting "alternative" options! I have perused this site continually looking for such info! I know all about prescriptions drugs but there are SOOOO many supplements out there and most don't work! Thanks again, T
I definitely agree with you on some of the recommendations! Most ORGANIC foods are non-gmo and don't cause inflammation. The exceptions are nightshades and lectins. Most can tolerate but one can have a sensitivity to some of these foods and the result: inflammation.
Consult with a provider and dietician to make sure those other supports are not countering the effects of some of any meds.
Pool therapy-love it. I taught water aerobics. Best thing!
I am unable to find the ginger root tea recipe. When I use the search bar, it takes me to your name but with no recipe. Can you repost it? Thank you.
Here you go 😊
This looks like a great recipe. I put 2 bags of 3 ginger tea along with 1 bag of ginger peach tea. This combo works well to settle my stomach. I'll try this new recipe with fresh ginger. Thx for sharing!
Sugar causes inflammation, my Dr. told me so giving it up helped me.
Agreed. I eat a lot of fruit every day. Good source of fiber and other nutrients. And it tastes way better than anything artificially sweetened.