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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2007Gin Soaked Raisens
I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I am not going to buy the book. Will gin-soaked raisens have a positive effect on arthritis or is this just nonsense? If they were rum-soaked raisens, I would try them without asking. But I think gin is the foulest tasting stuff I have ever put in my mouth. Dick >I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. > Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Dick That makes you normal in my book. As they say,,,, it is an old wives tale and it has no,,,,, no truth in it. It is kind of like what my father in law used to do. He would makes himself a toddy every morning of the world of honey and Old Crow. He did work for the railroad until he was 78 before he retired from the work a day world to only run his route with his home raised eggs and chickens while keeping a good sized garden going that fed nearly everyone that lived with in a mile of his place and some on the route where he sold eggs. I am sure the rum and raisins would not hurt you if taken correctly. So it goes. Harv Harv wrote: > That makes you normal in my book. As they say,,,, it is an old wives tale > and it has no,,,,, no truth in it. Darn, aren't there any old husbands tales somewhere? ... Love your appliances, but never French kiss your toaster. > Harv wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Darn, aren't there any old husbands tales somewhere? Welll, not really. Those tales got kicked away by thos old wives and most of the time for good cause. SomBodyElse rum-soaked raisins will help just as much as the gin! (that is, as much as throwing ANY alcoholic beverage in your body will help.) So, if you're gonna try it, go for a drink you like. Personally, I'd rather drink some good rum than soak raisins in it. I'm not big on gin though. And, of course, if you're on one of those liver-threatening DMARDs, stay away from all alcohol! Otherwise, join me in a glass of this blackberry brandy we like in the winter......  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > rum-soaked raisins will help just as much as the gin! (that is, as much as > throwing ANY alcoholic beverage in your body will help.) So, if you're gonna > try it, go for a drink you like. I was figuring they probably wouldn't do any good, but if you ate enough of 'em, you wouldn't care so much about the pain you're in (what with being drunk and all). Smokie Darling (Annie) - sorry, shouldn't joke about it, but rum raisins are pretty tasty > Personally, I'd rather drink some good rum than soak raisins in it. I'm not > big on gin though. And, of course, if you're on one of those [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > remove the Gator cheer to email me > Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare >> rum-soaked raisins will help just as much as the gin! (that is, as much as >> throwing ANY alcoholic beverage in your body will help.) So, if you're gonna [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >enough of 'em, you wouldn't care so much about the pain you're in >(what with being drunk and all). Ohmigawd, the last time I had a small snifter of brandy (about 2 years ago), forgetting all the meds I take, I passed out in my recliner and woke up a couple hours later drunk as a skunk with the weepies. My head was pounding, and I thought that a nightmare I'd had was real, so I called my neighbor, frightened and weeping all the while, and she, a sweet 80 year old, came dashing over afraid that I sounded like I was "done with life"! In our tiny hamlet, the story was soon doing the rounds. Needless to say, I haven't had a shot of anything with alcohol in it, including mouthwash, since then! Sheesh, how embarrassing. :-/ [...] -- DaKittster (Formerly LadyK) > On 11 Mar 2007 16:16:46 -0700, "Smokie Darling (Annie)" > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Sheesh, how embarrassing. :-/ Ooooh, that would be embarrassing, but how wonderful that she cared enough to check on you. I'm lucky in that 1) I don't drink much/often, 2) when I do drink I avoid the pain pills, xanax, and sleeping pills. I will say though, when I've taken a pain pill (Vicuprofen), I have extremely vivid dreams (not 'dirty' just very real and very detailed). I can understand waking and believing what I dreamed had "really" happened. Smokie Darling (Annie) - my former neighbor used to check on me all the time, after I became disabled. She was so sweet and I still miss her :( Nann wrote: > Personally, I'd rather drink some good rum than soak raisins in it. This may call for some new words to "Drinking Rum and Coca Cola." But "Drinking Rum Soaked Raisins and Coca Cola" just doesn't sound like the next #1 song on the Hit Parade. LS/MFT <g> ... The abnormal fear of giants is Fee-fie-fo-bia. > I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. > Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Dick Never heard of gin soaked raisens But I knew an older gentleman whoe used WD-40 on an arthritic knee. Made sense to me >Never heard of gin soaked raisens But I knew an older gentleman whoe >used WD-40 on an arthritic knee. > Made sense to me Except that using WD40 could potentially be carcinogenic. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. > Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Dick Being absolutly desperate to stop the pain, I'll try anything. I tried the gin soaked raisens and it truly is just an old wives tale. Along with magnetic or copper bracelets or noni juice. All a waste of time and money. Teresa > > I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. > > Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > time and money. > Teresa I imagine if you ate enough of them,it would aliviate a lot of the pain but then you would have a bigger pain when you woke up. <g> Lorrie F > > > I awoke this morning to an infomercial for a home remedy book. > > > Not the one by the guy that's time in the slammer. And no I [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Not funny. Teresa In serious pain > > > Being absolutly desperate to stop the pain, I'll try anything. I > > > tried the gin soaked raisens and it truly is just an old wives tale. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Not funny. > Teresa In serious pain Sorry to hear you are in such pain. Before I found a doctor who was willing to treat my pain (instead of the one insisting I wasn't in pain, just depressed...), I did alot of self medicating with alcohol. Not the best way to handle it, as most RA drugs are "liver eaters", but when you can't move at all without crying... Of course, then you hit that cycle, since alcohol is a depressant, so you are more depressed than you were in the beginning... Wishing you relief from your pain, as soon as possible. Smokie Darling (Annie) On Mar 14, 12:37 pm, "Smokie Darling (Annie)" <Barnabus1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Being absolutly desperate to stop the pain, I'll try anything. I > > > > tried the gin soaked raisens and it truly is just an old wives tale. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Thank you Annie. I would drink if I could. My stomach won't allow. I suppose that is a blessing in itself. Teresa (RA age 46) |
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