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| Introduction |
| The illnesses associated with inflammation have differences and similarities. Sciatica is caused by the inflammation of a nerve, rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, osteoarthritis is the degeneration of weight-bearing joints, gout is caused by the buildup of uric acid in the body, carpal tunnel syndrome results from a nerve's compression, fi-bromyalgia (also called fibrositis) and lupus are inflammations of connective tissue, neuritis is an inflammatory disease of peripheral nerves, Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by tick bites, bursitis involves small sacs of fibrous tissue filled with fluid and ankylosing spondylitis is a rheumatoid disease of the backbone that can fuse joints. Their definitions and diagnoses vary, but all of these illnesses produce the same debilitating pain that prevents people from moving freely and living full, active, happy lives. They share another characteristic, too. All can be treated with nutrition and herbs with results that approach or exceed those of orthodox medical treatment, without the adverse side effects of prescription drugs or surgery. |
| That statement may surprise patients whose doc- |
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