Margaret Hills, who died in 2003, was a well-known author on treating arthritis the drug-free way. Today her family-run clinic in Kenilworth is a magnet for people hoping to find relief and take control of this painful disease.
Margaret Hills’ Book Written From Her Experience of Arthritis
Margaret Hills was a believer in the benefits of a natural, acid-free diet which included apple cider vinegar. In her book Hills draws on her own painful experiences with both osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis over a 16-year period. Her first attack came at the age of only 21. Throughout her early married life, during which time she brought up eight children and worked as an industrial nurse, Margaret Hills struggled to find a cure for herself.
After years of unsuccessful, conventional medical treatment Margaret Hills devised her own diet and treatments, using herself as the guinea pig. Within 12 months, she was completely free from pain.
Treating Arthritis Diet Book – Importance of Acid-Free Eating
In Treating Arthritis Diet Book, Margaret Hills stresses the importance of an acid-free diet and her book is based on this important concept. Hills believed that it is the acid crystal build-up that causes osteo-arthritis. She maintains in her book that these acid crystals accumulate in the joints causing excruciating pain and, in some cases, deformity and decreased movement.
In addition to the recipes in her book, Margaret Hills recommends the use of apple cider vinegar to relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. This form of arthritis, which is thought to be caused by a streptococcal infection can, Hills claims, be relieved by balancing the acid in the body through proper dietary adjustments and by the taking of apple cider vinegar.
Treating Arthritis Diet Book – Natural Acid-Free Recipes
The Treating Arthritis Diet Book consists of recipes that avoid any foods that are acidic. For example, fruits to be avoided by arthritics are citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits, rhubarb, tomatoes and strawberries. However, apples, peaches, pears, bananas, apricots and melons can be freely eaten. Similarly, she suggests substituting cottage cheese for hard cheese as the latter contains lactic acid.
Margaret Hills’ acid-free diet consists of natural, additive-free, fresh fruit and vegetables, wholegrain bread, brown rice, poultry and fish. Beef and pork are to be avoided altogether because Hills believes that their old, fibrous tissues are full of uric acid – very bad for the arthritis sufferer.
The book consists of simple, easy, nourishing meals. It recognises that many people who suffer from arthritis are elderly, may live alone and may not want to cope with complicated menus and time-consuming recipes. The ingredients are cheap and readily available.
Treating Arthritis Diet Book – A Natural Way to Relieve Arthritis
Margaret Hills understood the importance of how food affects the human body. The whole ideology behind her excellent book is contained in the words which she wrote in its opening chapter, "The Value of Food and its Sources:"
"The human body can be likened to a plant which, if given the correct food, will thrive and produce beautiful leaves and flowers but, if not, will wither and die."
Margaret Hills’ Treating Arthritis Diet Book is available from all good book stores, from Sheldon Press on line and most internet booksellers, including Amazon.
Source:
Treating Arthritis Diet Book by Margaret Hills, SRN (Sheldon Press, 1986, ISBN: 0859699978)
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