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16 - 22 AUGUST 2013
Life health
Copper insoles heal chronic arthritis pain JEAN DAVIES, scheduled for hip replacement surgery after suffering with arthritis for 18 months, has been advised by her doctor that the surgery will no longer be necessary. By Tammy Hughes SINCE COPPER insoles have been fitted inside her shoes apparently her chronic arthritis has all but disappeared! 72-year-old Mrs Davies of Dunster, Somerset, mother of two and grandmother of three, wore the insoles for a period of six weeks prior to a pre-surgery check that revealed her arthritic hip no longer warranted a 5,000€ operation at Taunton’s Musgrove Park Hospital. “The difference was incredible,” says Jean. “The pain had become so bad it was affecting my life and my ability to do the things I enjoy, like gardening. The doctor x-rayed my left hip and told me I had severe arthritis. And physiotherapy failed to make a difference. “I was really apprehensive when I was told I would need a replacement hip, so I was given some time to consider it. Unknown to the doctor, I already had the Copper Heelers insoles in my shoes that day. Within six weeks I was totally pain free. When I went back to the doctor he was amazed!” Jean added: “I have been fine! I get the odd twinge when I walk up stairs but apart from that it is wonderful. All thanks to a pair of £29.95 copper insoles.”
The ancient Greeks wore copper bracelets, believing they eased aches and pains. Tony Andrews of The Original Copper Heeler, the company which developed the gadgets, says: “Coppers Heelers are a drug-free, cost effective remedy for arthritis.” Find Copper Heelers at Costa Blanca’s La Marina market on Saturdays or the Zoco market on Sundays, visit the online shop at www.copperheeler.es or telephone 96 676 3770 / 628 274 048.