Information on popular complementary and alternative medical topics

What not to eat is, perhaps, even more important that what to eat when planning a program of vital nutrition.

First and foremost, white sugar and all foods made with it should be totally excluded. Ice cream, candies, sodas, pastries, cakes, cookies, pies, sugared desserts—all must go. The astronomical use of refined white sugar and sugar syrups in the American diet is, to my mind, the greatest health-destroying factor causing the deplorable health condition of the nation.

Coffee, tea, and chocolate drinks, as well as all soft drinks, should be omitted and replaced by wholesome herb drinks and fruit juices. Health food stores carry a wide assortment of delicious herb teas: peppermint, alfalfa, camomile, rose hips, mate, white clover, fenugreek, etc. There you can also acquire a vegetable and fruit juicer, which will make it possible to squeeze fresh juices in your own home.

Salt and all sharp, irritating spices, such as white pepper, mustard, black pepper, etc. must be excluded. When you get accustomed to eating fresh, raw fruits and vegetables you will soon find that they taste delectable even without any seasoning. Even steamed vegetables and baked potatoes taste excellent without salt. This is also true with whole grain breads and cereals. If seasoning for salads or cooked dishes is desired, onions, garlic, dill, sage, watercress, paprika, red chili, and many other herb flavorings will give you a wide variety of choice. Kelp, powdered or granulated, can serve as a salt substitute for a beginner. This seaweed product has a mild, salty taste and could be added to various dishes. Of course, sufferers of arthritis should use a great amount of kelp as a food supplement—it is an extremely beneficial biological therapeutic agent in arthritis.

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The sciatic nerves radiate down the buttocks and legs. Strains, sprains, pinched nerves and arthritis can send awful pains shooting along these nerves or even persist to a paralysing degree. The slightest movement can sometimes generate feelings like a knife has been plunged into the area.

Back pains are the second leading cause of doctor visits for adults over 45 years of age. If they’re caused by arthritis or chronic inflammation in the back or spine, CMO is very likely to help.

As we have discussed in great detail in earlier parts of this book, CMO will almost always correct the problems that cause neck, back, leg, knee, and foot pains. That also holds true for ankylosing spondylitis and the chronic inflammation caused by injured or dislocated spinal disks. In some cases, though, surgery may be necessary to correct some structural defects or injuries.

But surgery isn’t always the answer — at least not all by itself. One retired man was still suffering miserably despite seven back surgeries, including the insertion of a steel plate in his neck, before he found out about CMO. He also had numbness and large arthritic knobs on several of his fingers. His doctor told him they were caused by bone spurs and suggested injecting them with steroids or removing them surgically.

His back pains were so terrible he was getting nerve block injections just about every month to help control the pain. X-rays and scans revealed the existence of a large number of bone spurs. The doctors were now recommending even more surgery.

One bottle of CMO capsules reduced his pain and he has found no need for more nerve block injections. He finds that aspirin is now enough. He plans to take another set of CMO capsules to try for even better results. The knobs on his fingers are disappearing, and a throbbing in his hands that used to keep him up all night is gone completely. He no longer feels any need for surgery.

There have been thousands of similar cases, some worse, some less severe, and just about all have achieved complete or nearly complete recovery. It would take several volumes just to include a representative sample. Suffice it to say that virtually all chronic neck, back, leg, knee, and foot pain problems can be helped with CMO.

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