Dr. Allan Sachs: "My first column on autoimmune disease appeared in the Poughkeepsie Journal and provided a basic overview of autoimmune diseases. Here is a summary of the major points from that article...":

Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, more efforts should be directed to promoting interventions that have the potential to prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy lifespans.

Researchers writing in the journal Nature say that by treating the metabolic and molecular causes of human aging, it may be possible to help people stay healthy into their 70s and 80s.

Had mankind not sinned in the Garden of Eden, he would not have experienced disease and sickness.

But he did and since that time the human body has been vulnerable to thousands of aliments to deal with throughout life our life time.

In the Bible we are taught various ways to minimize and avoid physical illness and what to do when illness comes. We cannot read the Scriptures without learning that God does care about disease and sickness and desires that we be healed. The prophet Isaiah quoted in Matthew 8 says, “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

God’s Word illustrates several pathways for the healing of the sick. One of these that we sometimes consider of little importance is the healing that can come from the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and bark of the 500,000 plus plants many of which God placed incredible healing properties.

Arthritis, with over 100 different types, affects some 65 million Americans. It has long been considered an inevitable part of the aging process. For many years people have been told by their doctors to exercise less, take something for the pain, and learn to live with the disease.

But a great deal has been learned in recent years about the cause and treatment of various forms of arthritis. New understanding has led to new and better methods of treatment. New research shows that the joints of the body develop arthritis because they fail to get the proper circulation of blood, thus hindering nutrient supply to the joints. It could be said that arthritic joints suffer from improper nutrition.

First let’s take a look a medical perspective of rheumatoid arthritis so that we have an idea about what the body is doing and then we’ll take a look at the emotional belief that allows it to happen.  I like this particular page because it provides some drawings so that you can see what is happening. If you visualize in your self-healing practice, you may find the drawings to be helpful. Here is how rheumatoid arthritis was described:

Castor oil comes from the castor seed, Ricinus communis, and is native to India. Due to its unusual composition, castor oil has a number of heath benefits and healing properties. Castor oil contains ricinoleic acid – a unique fatty acid that has been used medicinally for a long time. Over the years it has also been used as an ingredient in skin care products, as food additives, and in the manufacturing industry. The FDA has labeled castor oil as safe and effective and along with the World Health Organization has established the recommended daily intake of castor oil of up to 0.7mg/kg body weight. This works out to approximately one tablespoon of castor oil for adults and one teaspoon for children.