Somebody told me about the gin-soaked raisin as a possible solution it could modify the inflammation problem that's caused by arthritis. So I started fixing them." Wright will turn 72 in next month.

I’ve read about raisins and gin for arthritis. At the liquor store, I was told sloe gin is best for this remedy. Your Web site just says gin. Which is it?

Question: My mother has arthritis in the joint of one of her little fingers. The joint was frozen, and she was in constant pain. Since she started eating gin-soaked golden raisins, the pain is ...

Q I've read about raisins and gin for arthritis. When I went to the liquor store, they said sloe gin is best for this remedy. Your Web site just says gin. Which is it? With the bad news on Vioxx ...

Q: I have been using gin-soaked raisins for joint pain. However, the clerk at the store said that if I want benefits from gin-raisins, I must buy higher- quality, more-expensive brands.

It has been a miracle for my husband. You only take 10 raisins per day, in the evening. He could barely get out of a chair before he started taking this home remedy.

If you check a teaspoon of gin-soaked raisins, it will come out to between eight and 10 raisins most of the time. In fact, some people take a teaspoonful rather than counting out nine raisins.

Answer: We first heard about gin-soaked raisins for arthritis more than 25 years ago. Since then, hundreds of people have told us that this home remedy is surprisingly effective against joint pain.

Q: If you use gin-soaked raisins for arthritis pain, I read that you should use gin that's made from real juniper berries. But the gin labels don't say if it's made with juniper berries or juniper ...

“They always had a toddy before going to bed.” That set him off on the gin and raisins. He was no weisenheimer, but a serious man who was curious about gin and raisins to cure arthritis.

Juniper has been used historically for treating stomach problems, as an inhalant for bronchitis, and even for arthritis.” We couldn’t find any medical literature on gin-soaked raisins.

Q. I read about the gin-raisin method for dealing with arthritis and decided to give it a try. None of the many medicines I had tried worked even the slightest bit. Every morning I awoke with ...