Show Arthritis May MayBe MayBe Be Result of o oThree Three Factors By DR JAMES W. W BARTON BARTONI I CAN remember as a boy boyan an older brother telling me of a wonderful wonder ul drug that I would cure rheumatism The new drug was acetyl sali sali- salicylic TODAY'S cr c acid as as- aspirin HEALTH It does not cure rheu- rheu COLUMN but does relieve pain and the spasm or tightness that aggravates painful conditions A few years y ars later it was discovered that infected teeth and tonsils caused rheumatism rheumatism rheumatism and it was felt that with the cause known and then removed rheumatism would be soon a disease of the past Chronic arthritis rheu rheu- rheumatism rheumatism rheumatism counts more victims than tuberculosis While not as fatal it may be quite as disabling Instead of just the one cause focal infection in in- injected infected infected teeth tonsils sinus middle ear car gall bladder Intestine there are three ways In which arthritis may be produced One Is from Crom rom without Injury or strain an an- another another another other Is from within Infection The third combines these two the effect of at strain on a Joint damaged by disease resulting In hi a vicious circle Other factors entering into the cause of f arthritis are gland conditions and nd lack of vital elements In the food Still more subtle or difficult to find is an Inherited inherited r- r r Inferiority of at Joint tissue i- i I am quoting from froman C an article on treat treat- treatment treatment y ment of arthritis by Dr Bernard Fantus and Eugene E u g e n e F. F Traut In the Jour- Jour Journal Journal Joura a nal of at the American i. As these many fac- fac factors i tors injury tors-injury Injury Dr Barton tion tion- ton lack of necessary necessary sary food elements Inherited tendency changes in cli cli- climate climate mate emotional disturbances and others others may may be causing arthritis all must be taken into consideration in inthe Inthe inthe the treatment Factors to Consider For a long time the usual treat treat- treatment treatment ment meat of arthritis was to remove all infected teeth tonsils and gall blad- blad bladders bladders ders ers as they were believed to be bethe bethe the ic entire or whole cause Today while they are not believed to be bethe bethe bethe the whole cause or in some cases even a part of ot the cause they are removed just the same in order to build mild up the general health of the patient By Improving his general health his resistance is increased It t Is in n improving his resistance to infection that has set up the new diet let method of treating arthritis The diet should In general be below below low ow in carbohydrates carbohydrates starches starches es es- especially especially es- es especially as to concentrated refined starch tarch foods such as white flour corn starch rice and sugar If pa pa- patient lent tient Is very thin more fats fats but but but- ter er cream egg yolks yolks may may be eat eat- en One serving of meat eggs or fish Osh Is allowed daily dally |