Has anyone out there tried this powder call CMO+HPR. I heard it is the best thing for inflamation. I personally have not tried it. It is very expensive and you can't be on any cortisone steroids or any TNF meds. You must be all nature with out any bad drugs. Anyone use it RA IS AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE THAT MUST BE TREATED AGGRESSIVELY IN THE BEGINNING TO AVOID BONE, JT AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DESTRUCTION. WHEN YOUR BONES ARE DAMAGED, THEY ARE DAMAGED. WHY WASTE YOUR TIME WITH SUPPLEMENTS THAT WILL DO NOTHING TO HALT THE DISEASE?? IN MY OPINION YOU CAN TREAT THE SYMPTOM OR TREAT THE DISEASE.
Here is a website I found about CMO. It is a medium chain fatty acid I think. Don't know if it helps with RA - unlikely to be of use on its own. I haven't heard of the the other thing, sorry.
Not really much use, am I.
Here is the web-site I mentioned:
http://www.tldp.com/issue/168/168cetyl.html
I take a whole lot of alternative things for my RA that do seem to be helping - but I research these carefully and use academic journals and research to confirm or reject anything recommended to me. Why don't you do the same? If you can find some research that is not trying to sell you anything - and recommends CMO - it might help.
cheers,
Maggie
thanks Maggie,
The article is an interesting read, made me think of my knee, hmmm.
I too have never tried CMO/HPR, but here is another website to help you check it out. www.cis9.com
Maggie is right, CMO is a dietary supplement derived from beef tallow, it comes from U.S. raised & inspected cattle, it is all natural. It contains no steroid drugs, no synthetic medicines of any kind.
The HPR is an oral spray that combines six botanical Homeopathic Pain Relievers that are recognized as official medicines under the Federal Pure Food,Drug, and Cosmetic Act.It claims to stimulate your body's own natural ability to relieve joint pain and stiffness caused by arthritis.
The website contains more information and customer testimonials. As I have said, I never personally tried this product, since I am doing satifactorally with diet and other supplements.
Happy researching! Rana
Rana" I am most interested in what supplements are working for you. research shows that taking tumeric and prednisone is toxic for liver. I'm having a hard time getting off prednisone 5mg and may have to go up to 7.5 mg of prednisone .
PAMA
Presently, and for the past 3 months or so, I have been essentially pain-free. The only residual symptom I have from my previous extreme joint & bone pain & fatigue (and I WAS diagnosed with RA) is cramping in one of my fingers - and that only happens for a few seconds, about once in a few weeks.
The supplements I take now are: multi-vitamin (twice/day); extra calcium (3X/day); fish oil (3X/day); MSM (3X/day). As well as I'm feeling, I will continue this supplement schedule.
I do need to also relay that soon after I was diagnosed, I took a blood test that showed which foods I was intolerant to. I avoided those foods for one and a half years; I now eat anything I want with no resulting flares. I could tell you what those foods are, but they were specific for my system - they could be different for another person. The blood test is called Immuno1 Bloodprint. To find out more about this blood test, you can view this site:
I am not trying to push this information (one needs to be very careful about that type of activity on this Arthritis message boards!). I am simply sharing this info for benefit of others who are determined to reject the toxic drugs that the drug companies and medical profession are trying to push onto unsuspecting patients. Incidently, my late father was a doctor (surgeon), and he always cautioned us about taking any drugs stronger than aspirin because they affect us sytemically, and the many side efffects can be problematic. I shudder to think where I would be now if I took the prednisone, methotrexate and Humira that the rheumy prescribed for me!
Wishing you the best, Rana
P.S. - Haven't been on this forum in some time - bet I get an earful from some of the other folks on these boards concerning my reply to you. My guess is that they are very frightened, and they look to their doctors & their dangerous meds as the only hope they have. Listening to their stories, they sound like they're becoming sicker & sicker.
You MUST trust your intuition when it comes to your health.
P.P.S. Ooops - it's been so long since I've contributed here, I didn't realize I had changed my user name to "Topo" (my other cat's name!)
Thank you Topo for sharing your views. I do respect everyones and know that in the end it is my own decision. I am 90 percent better since I changed my eating habits and have read essentially all I can read about supplements. I now just want to talk to others about what their experience is or has been with certain drugs/supplements. The hardest part is knowing that it takes about 3 months before a supplement (kicks) in and so, being new in the R>A> diagnosis, there is that worry that I could be making things worse. My recent trip to rheumy wanted to start me on hydroixchoride (sp?)
Mostly, I only have joint pain after exercise right now. My main complaint is hand numbness and the nerve sensitivity in my fingers is constant? Is this part of R>A>? Has anyone else heard of this symptom?
Thanks again for all that you share.