In this episode of The Functional Medicine Radio show with Dr. Carri, Ellen is her special guest where they  talk about arthritis and inflammation, and natural remedies to halt arthritis in its tracks.

Main Questions Asked:

• Causes of Arthritis
• Stealth pathogens – whats the connection?
• Herbs and supplements for  inflammation

Key Points Made By Ellen:

• “cure” refers to the reversal of  symptoms, pain elimination and reversal of blood indicators
• Inflammation can be linked directly to leaky gut.
• Take responsibility for the causes.
• Toxins and food allergens can trigger an inflammatory response.
• Eliminate packaged foods with words you cannot pronounce
• Cleansing diet is key
• Natural remedies, self  responsibility, exercise
• Stress reduction mind-body work, massages, try rubbing a tennis ball on the bottom of your foot.
• Take active action in your life.
• Herbs to support liver are milk thistle, dandelion and burdock root.
• Stealth pathogens are microorganisms that can encase themselves and hide, such as lyme disease.
• Overuse of antibiotics causes the development of resistant strains.
• Some natural remedies such as berberine actually down-regulates the MDR pump- its an excellent natural antibiotic which doesn’t cause resistant strains.
• Either you change your lifestyle and the initiating factors or the disease will continue to advance- your choice
• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to bring down the pain of arthritis help temporarily- the problem is they actually increase leaky gut syndrome and in that way they make the disease process worse over time!
• Curcumin– well-proven to have anti-microbial, anti-carcinogenic and anti-inflammatory effects. Increased absorption If combined with piperine (from black pepper)
• Other herbs to help with the inflammation of arthritis are boswellia, white willow bark, external topical agents such as ginger compresses.
• For autoimmune types of arthritis, the best combo is rehmannia, rosemary or rosmarinic acid, and cordyceps. These all help deactivate the autoimmune response, and are found in T Cell Balance.
• http://www.restorativeformulations.com/Our-Products/RF-All-Products/T-Cell-Balance-Px_US

To listen to the interview, click the player below. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestion, please use the  comment section under this post or contact Ellen Kamhi here.