Joint Support

This common knee surgery is a scam!

It's everything wrong with modern medicine, especially the so-called care given to older patients.

It's an operation that's supposed to ease knee pain and restore movement.

It's so popular that it's been done literally millions of times in the past few years alone.

Yet a new study has come to a startling conclusion: It DOESN'T work!

Maybe docs should've just listened to their patients years ago, because folks who've had the operation have learned the hard way that it doesn't deliver on those rosy promises.

It's called an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, or APM, to clean up the meniscus and clear out torn and tattered cartilage from the knees.

Many patients who've had it found the operation itself more painful than they expected. Some also discovered firsthand that the recovery period ended up being longer and tougher than their doc may have led them to believe.

And when it was all over... when the final rehab appointment was in the books and the scars had healed... they didn't feel any better.

No doubt, plenty of these folks thought that maybe they were unlucky... that the operation just "didn't work" on them.

But the new study finds that the problem isn't the patient.

It's the surgery... the one that never should've been done in the first place!

The new analysis looked at multiple clinical trials that compared APM to plain old physical therapy, and it found that the operation delivers no extra benefit at all.

None.

The only time it MIGHT work is when the meniscus damage is caused by a sudden trauma, like a sports injury or accident, especially in younger folks.

For everyone else dealing with common wear and tear on the joint -- by far the most common reason for the 750,000 APMs performed every year -- the surgery doesn't deliver on any level you care about.

But that doesn't mean that you have to live with the pain.

The reason meniscus procedures such as this one often fail to deliver pain relief is that the meniscus was never the problem in the first place.

Sure, it might be a little tattered.

It happens over the years.

But the REAL reason for the pain is in the joint itself, especially damaged cartilage and the inflammation around it.

Try a mix of natural therapies such as curcumin and MSM to ease that inflammation over the short term -- and combine with treatments such as UC-II collagen to help slow the damage and repair cartilage over the long run.

One key nutrient can slash rheumatoid pain

It's one of the most devastating pain conditions you could face -- one that leaves you writhing in agony as the disease literally EATS at your joints.

But new research reveals one quick way you can STOP the damage and EASE the pain as effectively as meds, but without the risks and side effects.

And it starts with what you eat!

If you or someone you love are struggling with rheumatoid arthritis, it's time to put fish on the menu -- because the new study finds that delicious, fresh seafood could help deliver real and lasting pain relief.

The more you eat, the more you can expect this condition to ease.

And if you can boost your intake of fresh fish -- not counting fried fish and shellfish -- you can expect to seize control over your pain and get your life back.

In fact, the new study finds that eating fish at least twice a week will lead to LESS pain and LESS swelling from this often-debilitating condition. Those are the two biggest symptoms of RA, and eating more fish knocked them both down a couple of pegs.

It wasn't some small and barely noticeable improvement, either.

It was IDENTICAL to the boost typically seen in folks who take methotrexate, the main drug given to patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

There are likely two big reasons that fish are so helpful to rheumatoid patients. One is very obvious and direct, while the other is much subtler.

First, the obvious one: Omega-3s are natural inflammation fighters, so boosting your intake can reduce the swelling that marks rheumatoid. That leads to less damage and less pain.

If you don't like fish, you can get that benefit easily enough by popping some omega-3 supplements daily.

The other, less obvious way fish helps won't come from a supplement. It's a matter of what it means for your overall lifestyle, and not just the fact that people who eat more fish tend to eat healthier in general (although that certainly helps, too).

It's that when you eat more fish, you're eating something natural and healthy... which means you're NOT eating something unhealthy and processed that can cause more and worse inflammation.

That's especially important if you have a food sensitivity, where certain ingredients can cause your immune system to overreact and attack your joints.

Other common conditions that cause or worsen RA include undiagnosed infections and overgrowth of certain bacteria in the gut.

Most mainstream doctors don't routinely test for these and other rheumatoid triggers. If yours is one of them, contact a holistic medical doctor experienced in treating this condition.

And if you're in the San Diego area, I can help. Make an appointment to see me here at the Stengler Center for Integrative Medicine.

Not in the area? I'm also available for advice by phone. Call 855-DOC-MARK to schedule a consultation.

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