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Kudos For Arthritis Remedy From The Grocery

Posting Date: 10/16/2000

Q: Thank you for writing about Certo and grape juice. I was having excruciating pain in the metatarsal area of my foot, which caused me great difficulty walking.

After two weeks of using Certo and grape juice as you described, my feet are free of pain. Why isn't this remedy better studied and more widely known?

A: So far as we know, no research has been done to determine the effectiveness of grape juice and Certo (plant pectin used for making jelly) for joint pain. This remedy goes back at least to the 1940s, and we have heard from many people like you who have had success with it:

"My hands used to be stiff when I'd get up in the morning so I tried the Certo and grape juice. It worked wonders. I have been using it for over a month with better results than all the pills I was taking."

Our Guide to Home Remedies provides recipes for this and other arthritis remedies. One approach is to take a tablespoon of Certo mixed in 8 ounces of grape juice daily.