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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
Bacteria have been found alive in a lake buried one half mile under ice in Antarctica.
Limit intake of red meat and dairy products made with whole milk. Choose skim milk, low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Limit fried food. Use healthy oils when cooking.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Asthma cases in Americans are about 75% higher today than they were in 1980.