[TR] Arthritis.

[Ibsen Dow]

My problem is some pain, but mainly cramping up in the hands to point where I
can't pick up the wrench.
This condition happens when I have been wrenching or sanding continuously for
several days in a row.
Has any one experience this condition?
Ibsen
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Bob Labuz
  To: triumphs at autox.team.net
  Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 8:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [TR] Arthritis.


  On Sunday 16 March 2008 09:24 am, tom white wrote:
  > I suspect some of you may experience arthritis pain in you hands after
  > working on your cars.  Last year after working on my ?TR all day my hands
  > would be so stiff I couldn't close my fist.
  >
  > This year after working on a car all day the pain in my knuckles was so
bad
  > it would keep me awake at night.
  >
  > A lady that has had arthritis since she was 21 told me to take
chondraitin.
  > This is a food supplement that usually comes with glucosamine in it.  I
  > take three capsules a day that have 1500 mg. of chondraitin each/  It
  > helps.
  >
  > My doctor told me that avoiding nightshade vegetables would help too.  So
  > tomatoes, potatoes, peppers of all varieties, and eggplant are off of my
  > food list now.  This has helped too.
  >
  > Now I can work on the car again without fear of being in pain afterwards.
  >
  > Best regards,
  > Tom
  Tom,

  I have been taking that supplement for about 10 years now.

  In addition to my Triumph habbit, I also did alot of rock collecting which
is
  similar to hard rock mining with hammers and chisles.

  Anyway I was always sore, joint pain etc. So I started taking the
supplement.

  About 5 years ago started running to get in to better shape, etc.

  Joint pain is a thing of the past for me.

  But my diet has not changed. Always plenty of veggies etc. All kinds, colors
  etc.

  As far as the nightshade theory, so far that is what it is. May help some
but
  everyone is different. And as far as I can tell, most plants do their
growing
  at night. THey make sugar during the day and burn that sugar to grow at
  night.

  But biology was a very long time ago.

  Bob
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