Natural Health: Arthritis

Q. Some weeks back you responded to a reader looking for alternative natural treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in her wrist as opposed to the Methotrexate approach.

I took your recommendations and started taking the starflower and evening primrose oil along with krill oil and vitamin D to address an ongoing issue I have with knee inflammation. In the space of 12 hours, the heat had come out of my joint and the pain eased.

It’s four weeks since I started taking the capsules and I can now walk and do light work on the exercise bike, which I was unable to do prior to taking supplements. Even though the capsules have helped my knee, I may still end up getting a localised injection of Methotrexate to assist.