While some arthritis medications can help relieve pain and slow joint damage, others can actually make your arthritis worse and hinder your healing.

If so, check out this drug guide: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/arthritis_pain_medication.htm

Are you taking any rheumatoid arthritis medications?

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Read about Susan's experience with Apitherapy (bee venom therapy): http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/index.php?topic=86.0

Share what has worked or hasn't worked for your arthritis: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum

Sharing what has worked for us personally helps us all understand more clearly the full range of strategies for healing arthritis.

Kathy K. Shares What Has Helped with Her Rheumatoid Arthritis: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/reader_experience_rheumatoid.htm

Read the good and the bad here: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/tetracycline_treatments.htm

And antibiotic therapies have long-term health implications, however, it is always good to learn what thoughtful, well-informed people have to say on both sides of an issue.

The problem with antibiotic treatment for arthritis is that many people have to stay on it for years.

Check out these reader experiences with tetracycline antibiotic treatments: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/tetracycline_treatments.htm

Could adrenal fatigue be contributing to your arthritis? http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/hormone_rheumatoid_2.htm

For women, the adrenal glands are the primary producers of androgens.

If you have normal levels of estrogens but don't have enough androgens, it is much harder for the body to stop the out of control immune responses that cause RA.

Could a hormone imbalance be influencing your rheumatoid arthritis? http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/hormone_rheumatoid.htm

Estrogen and Androgen levels are often unbalanced in individuals with RA.

75% of women experience a remission of their rheumatoid arthritis symptoms during pregnancy. http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/rheumatoidnpreg.htm

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http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/secondaryc.htm These stories illustrate just how complex healing our bodies can be.

If you limit exposure to a problematic food or chemical, your body can recover and repair itself. But what happens if you correct a problem and nothing changes?

But it is possible to heal your arthritis, as long as you don't give up: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/healingcomplex.htm

Seldom do you find two people with exactly the same underlying causes. That is part of what makes healing from arthritis such an art.

Arthritis is a complex disease. There are many, many things that can cause it.

Learn how to make your own anti-arthritis probiotics: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/rheumatoidarthritistreatmentprobioticsupplements.htm

One way to “untrigger” rheumatoid arthritis is by reintroducing healthy bacteria everyday through your diet.

Share your yeast story on the new arthritis support forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/index.php?board=11.0

Food Sensitivities - One Woman's Yeast Story http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/food_sensitivities_yeast.htm

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One of the ongoing drains for many people is exposure to dirty electricity.

Anytime we remove an ongoing drain on our health, energy is freed up for healing arthritis or anything else that ails us.

It's time to sow your first act in healing your arthritis! http://conqueringarthritis.com/articles/new_years_resolutions.htm

“Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character, and you reap a destiny.” --Charles Reade

Follow Adam through his first fast on his way to healing his arthritis: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/index.php?topic=83.0

Learn How to Use the Placebo Effect to Your Own Advantage: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/using_placebo_effect.htm

Positive expectations alone have the power to create positive outcomes in your body.

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Without meditation, I would probably still be using an electric cart to get around.

Imagine a totally natural treatment to, not only ease, but actually heal arthritis: http://conqueringarthritis.com/articles/meditation_gone_mainstream.htm

Learn more about what therapeutic fasting can do for your arthritis: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/post_holiday_fasting.htm

Then the body heals and you become much less likely to go into inflammation.

Fasting provides the energy for your body to catch up on normal maintenance and to do the deep cleaning and releasing needed to flush out toxins and excess acidity.

I challenge you to do this every day for one month. http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/honoring_hearts_desire.htm It has the power to change your life.

This practice is one way to deeply honor yourself and thus increase your capacity to heal.

Good guidance can often provide the clarity needed for healing to become simple. http://conqueringarthritis.com/articles/healing_simple_or_complex.htm

Healing your arthritis doesn't have to be difficult.

Looking for support? Check out my new arthritis forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum

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The most striking thing about those who are able to completely heal is that they have integrated emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical healing.

Are you determined to heal your arthritis?

You just need a little hope, serenity, courage, and wisdom. http://conqueringarthritis.com/articles/overwhelm.htm

Healing your own arthritis can be overwhelming. Just remember, yes, it is possible to heal. http://conqueringarthritis.com/articles/overwhelm.htm

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Learn how you too can give yourself the space for physical health. http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/newchoices.htm

I have been able to train myself step-by-step, moment-by-moment to hold a stronger space of physical health.

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The stories we tell ourselves affect our bodies. What stories do you tell yourself that might be contributing to your arthritis?