This remedy keeps popping up in the People's Pharmacy articles so I thought I'd make a batch up for me, Mama, and Daddy. The raisins have been soaking for 1 week today. I've been eating about a teaspoon/day. I'm not going to count out 9 raisins! LOL My left foot was giving me some trouble because of all the running I do (3 miles every other day), and all the walking/stairs I have to do on my job. My foot has gotten noticeably better already! As Jerry Clower would say, "If I'm lyin', I'm dyin'!" We'll see what my folks have to say about it after they've tried it for awhile. Had to go to a couple of stores for the Golden Raisins. Found plenty at Wal-Mart. I put 2 boxes in a glass bowl and covered them up like the directions said. Stirred them up from the bottom each day and let the gin soak up. http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2005/10/18/gin-soaked-raisins-for-arthrit/
:mrgreen: Gin goes much better with ginger ale. That will fix what ails ya too. Of course, the side effects include a headache. Raisins go in oatmeal cookies.
My wife tried that one time for Fibromyalgia but it didn't seem to help her that much. Cherries are supposed to be good for inflammation, as are blueberries. I often get the frozen Dole blueberries and eat those right out of the freezer. My cycling in the mornings sometimes causes me soreness, but I usually just walk afterwards and stretch everything out and that takes care of most of my soreness. That and an occasional Motrin IB. I've actually thought about trying running for a break from the bike ever so often. I've always liked all out sprinting since I was always rather fast, but never cared for endurance kind of running. Plus, at my age (37YO), I'm reluctant because I don't want to tear up my knees and ankles over the long haul. I don't want to have to have knee replacement surgery in 10-15 years if I don't have to.
Try drinking either a Joint Juice or Elation a day instead of the raisins in gin. At least with the joint juice you are actually getting suppliments that are supposed to aid in joint lubrication and thus reduce pain and soreness and in the long run increase flexability.
