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There is a general belief that warm climate is good for arthritis and will promote recovery. Arizona has more people afflicted with arthritis than any other state, percentagewise. Thousands of arthritis sufferers come to Arizona, New Mexico, and Southern California in hopes that they will find relief from their agonizing affliction.

Although it is true that hot, dry climate makes arthritics feel more comfortable, it must be emphasized that the change of climate alone is not sufficient to effect a cure and restore health.

I have discussed this question with many prominent doctors in Phoenix, Arizona, who have specialized in treatment of arthritis in that state for a long time. All of them share the opinion that although arthritic patients, who come to Arizona, do feel somewhat better there, they will be quite disappointed if they expect that a change of climate alone will solve their problem.

Dr. C. A. Call, D.C., N.D., has an impressive record of work with arthritic patients. He answered my question thus: “Warm climate and sunbathing are good for people with arthritis, just as they are good for everyone. But they alone cannot cure arthritis. Other treatments, particularly dietetic therapy, must be included.”

Dr. B. P. Watterson, M.D., one of the leading medical authorities on treatment of arthritis in Arizona, said to me:

“The warm Arizona climate is of value in treating arthritis, although it is not a decisive factor in effecting a cure. People are outdoors more here in Arizona; they get more fresh, clean air, more ultraviolet rays; they are engaged in more outdoor sports and exercises and perspire more; even the pollen count is less here. All these are beneficial factors. But the change to a hot climate alone will not accomplish a cure. In my experience, arthritis is the end result of a systemic disturbance—a biochemical suffocation and a metabolic impairment. It can be successfully treated only if the underlying nutritional abuses are corrected and a proper biochemical balance is restored.”

Then, it should not be forgotten that any kind of a change which takes the patient away from the monotony of the set routine of his daily living, is good for him—emotionally and psychologically. Also, people living in Southern California and Arizona have a better supply of fresh, local fruits and vegetables the year round. They can eat a better and more nutritious than average diet. All these factors contribute to a patients recovery.

We should never forget that to enable the healing power of the body to function more efficiently and accomplish a cure, we must support it by establishing and maintaining the most favorable environment and conditions for such healing functions to take place. All the positive factors, such as diet, baths, fasting, vitamin and mineral supplements, etc., are beneficial and welcomed. The warm, dry climate, conducive to vigorous outdoor life and exposure to sunlight and fresh air, is just one of these positive factors.

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Yes, CMO can halt the arthritic and other autoimmune processes as it reaches and affects all the responsible memory T-cells in the body at the time. But, as I mentioned earlier in this chapter, we are constantly being exposed to factors that can trigger new autoimmune processes nearly every day. It makes good sense to me that taking CMO at regular intervals can stop these processes before they can even began to do any damage. That’s a million times better and easier than trying to correct a serious problem after it develops.

This would be about as true for an office worker or a housewife as it would be for a football player or a jackhammer operator. The minor bumps and infections experienced by a clerk are almost as likely to start an arthritic process as the severe jolts experienced by hockey players. That is pretty well confirmed by the number of people who develop arthritis as they grow older. Nearly half of the entire U.S. population has developed arthritis by the time they reach the age of 65. Actually the arthritic process is most likely to have started many years before and have been further aggravated by continuing minor events and wear and tear as time passed. They weren’t all hockey players. Doesn’t it make sense to stop the process long before it begins to ruin your joints? And doesn’t it make sense to give your body all the help you can to fix any damage that has already occurred? As previously explained, it usually takes a very long time for joints and surrounding tissues to deteriorate to the point where it becomes noticeable. It takes even longer before any symptoms of pain or inflammation appear. The concept of keeping your body supplied with the nutrients it needs for good joint and connective tissue health is very sound and mandatory for everyone.

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