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Potassium/copper/magnesium supplementation will cure RA
posted by maxwell mcintire on 22 Feb 2005 at 8:16 am
I first read Mr. Weber's article in January 2002 (I believe he first posted it October 2001). I often surfed the internet looking for any "edge" I could find to help me with my RA problem (I was diagnosed with RA in October 1997). I was actually making some progress before reading Mr. Weber's article. When I first read it, I had to read it over several times. I knew right away that this was exactly what I had been looking for. I told everyone who would listen that this article will change my life.
It has. As I said before, I was making some progress before reading his article but what it did was to give me a roadmap of where I was, where I'd been and where I wanted to go.
I still read a lot about RA. I don't see success stories like mine. I went from a bad case of RA to the ultra-runner I am now. Since 2002 I've finished three 100 mile runs and will complete more in the future. I no longer have RA. I can play softball once again. I don't know anyone 50yr+, 200lb+ like myself who takes no medications (over the counter or prescription) and has gone from every movement with pain to a relatively pain free life. I might add that the hands, wrists and small bones in the balls of my feet were the last come around.
As far as potassium being a cure for RA, I've been proving it every day since January 2002.
If anyone has any questions or would like to contact me, please feel free to do so. I honestly thought my life was over until reading Mr. Weber's article. maxwell.mcintire (at) jetblue.com
Read the news article that this opinion was posted about:
Potassium Deficiency as a Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Reply
posted by Yury on 25 Oct 2006 at 6:56 pm
How can I contact you about your experience of curing RA? I have it too and it would be interesting for me to find out about your perspective
RA Cure
posted by nicole on 06 Apr 2007 at 12:53 pm
How can I contact you about your experience of curing RA? I have it too and the standard medical drugs have made be sick
RA Cure And Mr Weber's Article
posted by Bob on 25 Apr 2007 at 7:31 pm
How can I contact you and where can I find Mr
weber's article? I too have RA
Info
posted by susan on 05 May 2007 at 1:36 pm
How to get more detailed info.
How Much Potassium Per Day?
posted by Mary on 07 May 2007 at 11:06 am
As a supplement, how much potassium should I take on a daily basis.
Your Experiences - Please Tell.....
posted by iris on 14 Oct 2007 at 10:56 am
I would love to hear everyone's experience of taking mineral supplements, how they worked, levels taken and how quickly benefits took to show.
I have RA too and have tendonitis in my hands, fingers and shoulders.
Relief from the pain and disability would be very welcome!
Please Please Help
posted by nick on 05 Nov 2007 at 5:21 pm
i'm 25 yrs old with RA (real bad ra) its taken my job away which means no insurance,pretty much taken over my life.i have a 2 yr old that is my life and so hard to play with.i'm really really interested,if you could email me back at tupac4ever82@hotmail.com and give me more info i would really really appreciate it.many thanks in advance.
Help Cure My RA
posted by Pam Harrell on 11 Feb 2008 at 7:23 pm
Gosh, really interested .. I am on Methotrexate, Folic Acid, and Enbrel shots..yikes..I would LOVE to cut this in 1/2 then 1/3 and none..HELP.. if you know any info..Please help CURE my RA.. Pam Harrell
Defeciencies..help
posted by Pam Harrell on 13 Feb 2008 at 6:54 pm
How much and what kind? I will do anything to get off Enbrel!!! Can you please help with deficiencies. Pam Harrell
How Much Potassium
posted by lisa on 01 Jun 2008 at 6:33 am
How many mg hould be taken?
Help
posted by Kozmo on 20 July 2008 at 5:59 pm
Im 39 and love sports. im have RA for the last year and im gettind scared this is going to get worse. For now im taking prednison and sulfacin but still my hands,fingers ancles and specially knees get swollen and some pain. im still doing bycicle sometimes. i want my life back. Please help me with advise. How much potasium and in what form.
Thanks
Please Help
posted by julia k on 02 Sept 2008 at 10:45 pm
I am 32 and i've had RA since I was 18. The only thing that easies my pain is currently prednisone, I've tried other medications but nothing really works. I've seen many people asked for help here, but I don't see a response. The question has been asked already, how much potassium do I need to take, what's the daily dosage and in what form? How do I get a response? How can I get in touch with you? Please answer...
You Need To Contact Charles Weber
posted by Jenny Hutchings on 03 Sept 2008 at 5:34 am
From following the link at the bottom of the page there are 2 contact e-mail addresses that might help: Dr. Reza Rastmanesh r.rastmanesh (at) nnftri.ac.ir and Charles Weber isoptera (at) mchsi.com
Best of luck,
Jenny Hutchings
My Mum HAs been Suffering For 10 Years
posted by shahid on 04 Feb 2009 at 7:57 am
Please help me. If u know any kind of cure from RA any doc or any hospital from worldwide.. She is taking steroids n methaxate
Rheumatoid arthritis sufferer
posted by ghansu on 30 May 2009 at 10:34 am
Please help me.i'm 23 year old male,i have been suffering from RA for last 3 year.i'm taking now mathotraxate drug.
Low Potassium
posted by June Cleaver on 11 July 2009 at 7:10 am
Wow. This is VERY interesting. I DO have LOW POTASSIUM and RA. How about the rest of you with RA? Is this a common link? If yes......this could be quite a revelation for all of us. I am going to print this article and show it to all my doctors to get their opinion/reaction. Like the rest of you, I'd love to know how much potassium to take. Perhaps a good doc (herbalist or MD?) or serious nutritionist could prescribe? I am new to the RA world, and am willing to be a guinea pig on this....as my goal is to hold this beast at bay. Has anyone tried the potassium route with good results? (I've only seen the one post that had)
Weber's Article
posted by greig rank on 20 Sept 2009 at 3:21 pm
How do I find Weber's article on ra
Finding The Article...
posted by Jenny Hutchings on 21 Sept 2009 at 2:23 am
http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/potassium.html should be able to help you.
vit B-12 and Vit D have on R.A
posted by Kim on 23 Feb 2010 at 5:23 pm
What effects do vit B-12 and Vit D have on R.A also how much pottasium should be taken and in form is the best to produce results. I am tired of the extreme pain. I continue to look for answers. I have tried many of the prescriptions that only made me extremely ill . I am presently fasting in hopes it may relieve some of the pain I am now in
Please....help
posted by robert on 19 Mar 2010 at 8:15 pm
I am 30 yrs old,have had RA for 6 yrs.I am almost at the point where i will have to find another career.RA is attacking my organs....please let me know what else i can take besides enbrel and NSAIDS.
Potassium Supplementation
posted by kevin forrest on 19 Mar 2010 at 11:38 pm
I've recently started potassium/copper supplementation for what I believe are rhuem. arthritis symptoms. Though, my initial round of testing has come back negative. I'm using "No Salt" which contains the recommended potassium chloride. Also, I'm increasing high potassium vegetables and fruits. I'll post my results here,as I hope others will as well. May God bless you all.
Dosage ?
posted by Carla Morrison on 14 May 2010 at 11:13 am
Since I have read no where on how much Potassium, Copper and magnesium you should take, do you all just take the recommended dose listed on the bottles?
IT WORKS!!
posted by jan clark on 28 Dec 2010 at 5:39 am
I have been taking potassium (99mg) and magnesium (250mg) for 6 months. It has been very cold lately and I am feeling NO PAIN!! Last year at this time I was barely able to work and this year...bouncing around like a kid!!
How Much
posted by A Ortega on 26 Jan 2012 at 1:18 pm
How much of each supplement is taken ? Thank you.
How I Cured My RA
posted by chevieman on 20 May 2012 at 12:40 pm
diagnosed with severe Rhuematoid Arthritis a year ago. The following is what I did to treat it.
1. Ascorbic Acid- at least 1-2 Grams per day. Yes Grams. Vitamin C- Aka ascorbic acid was looked at by big pharma and was found to be almost miraculous in the treatment of a number of diseases. They attempted to get patent rights for it and were denied, no profit no more research. I have always felt that RA is an imbalance in my immune system, Ascorbic Acid helped restore that balance.
2. Boron- Here is the kicker you can only buy it in 3 mg capsules but You need at least 20 mg per day total taken in 3 doses, so stock up on the big bottle. Why does this work? Your immune system is in your gut/intestines. An imbalance in the fauna and flora sets up a dominoe effect to allow fungus such as candida albicans to take root in your intestinal walls causing leaky gut syndrome. This is how food allergies and reactions to specific stressor foods manifest themselves. Boron is one of the best "all natural" anti-fungals known to man. It makes you pee bright yellow but that is the only side effect other than killing unwanted fungus in your intestines.
3. Pro-biotics. Like I stated previously all of your immune system originates in your intestines, when you take care of the good bacteria in your gut, then your gut will start taking care of you. I recommend a pro-biotic that is of soil origin (will say on bottle)and more than one type. These types go after the bad guys in your intestines and stop the proliferation of the bad which gives your gut the time it needs to heal. If you don't take soil origin probiotics at least twice a day and You have RA then You are indeed a fool.
3. Reishi Mushroom extract- proven immune system modulator.Follow recommended dosage on the bottle. It helps your immune system rebalance itself.
4. If You have RA the foods you consume are no longer about what You like, thats what got you into this mess to begin with. When you have inflammation in your body from other than injury, its guaranteed you have inflammation in your intestines. Every time you think its "okay" to consume a stressor food (can be found on the net what they are) it is like adding fuel to the fire. Especially night shade family veggies, grains,and dairy. I know its hard to give these up. They used to be my favorites. But it is possible. Also Stay away from processed foods, chemical additives of any kind are not your friend including those that you wash with or that go on your skin. Stay away from commercially raised beef and stick to grass fed. Stay away from chicken and stick to turkey without additives (shady brook brand)Did you know they were putting arsenic into the chicken feed and hence it could be found in the meat? Find a recipe for bread made with brown rice flour, no potato starches or oils other than coconut. Stay away from soy bean oils (check your supplements) so many of them are GMO you cannot trust the source anymore and GMO food will send You into flare quicker than anything I know of.
5. I found a rhuematologist who put me on minocycline and that is what I prefer because it isn't as toxic as other drugs. I started out on 100mg 2x a day with the above regimen until I went into remission then I cut back to 100mg 1x per day until in remission for more than 2 weeks then cut back to 100mg 1x per day on Mon, Wed, and Friday. (see Dr. Mercolas web-site for the Mon,wed,Fri regimen)Rhuematologists are hard to find that use minocycline or that you can convince to prescribe it to you alone,I personally have to travel 120 miles for appointments but here I sit in remission, joints healing up, no swelling anywhere. I honestly don't know if this regimen will work for those on the more toxic drugs but I believe you have everything to gain. If You don't take any other supplements at all the Ascorbic Acid, Boron and Pro-biotics are the most beneficial. others that I take are":Glucosamine chondroiton with MSM
magnesium 500 2x a day
potassium 1gram 1x a day
selenium 1x a day
zinc 1x a day.
N-acetyl cysteine-builds up your glutathione levels. something found lacking in all with arthritis of any kind.
Boron can be increased up to 30mg perday if symptoms are stubborn.
It took me 2 months on this regimen to go into remission. It is a wonderful thing to be able to say that word "remission" without the fear of going into flare-up tommorow and I am not there yet. I will say the only other thing I would attempt to do is relieve as much stress and anger in your life as possible and make sure you have a strong personal relationship with God and Your family. If you don't have faith you can beat this disease from running your life, then you won't.
I sit here symptom free and grateful that I am. If anything I have learned compassion for others who suffer from RA and other debilitating diseases and that is my only motivation for posting this. I pray that one day they will have a cure available and these type of diseases can be treated with something which works quickly and effectively but until the pharmacutical industry is more cure driven than profit driven I really dont see that happening. I hope for the best for you. I think you are going to see the ascorbic acid/boron and probiotics being used more in the treatment of this disease as more is learned about it.
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