Crippled by arthritis, but magic copper cure got me up and running
“People from all walks of life are wearing them who are now pain-free.”
WHEN mother-of-three Helen Basson was diagnosed with crippling arthritis, she feared she would never walk again.
Her condition was so debilitating she was unable to lift her baby out of his cot or even get into the bath unaided.
But thanks to a pair of copper insoles, the plucky garden designer is now in training for a half marathon.
Helen, 39, credits her incredible recovery in her health to the “copper heelers” and says her improvement has left doctors astounded.
She thought she would end up in a wheelchair when she was diagnosed with arthritis in every joint of her body following the birth of her third child.
But within 3 months of wearing the £39.95 insoles she began to walk freely.
Terrifying
Now she is planning to take part in a half marathon in the South of France in February.
Helen said: “I couldn't do anything. I had to be helped off the toilet and getting in and out of the bath was difficult.
“It was terrifying. I was a young woman and I feared I would end up in a wheelchair.”
The healing power of copper was first pioneered by the ancient Greeks.
It is an essential mineral in the body and is known to help keep blood vessels, the immune system and bones healthy.
Helen, originally from Teignmouth, Devon, who now lives near Nice, first began noticing pain six months after her son Theo was born in 2006.
It wasn’t long before the discomfort spread from her left arm to her knees, wrists, hips, elbows and ankles. Then her mother-in-law recommended copper heelers which had eased similar pain for her.
Helen — who also cut out alcohol, caffeine, dairy products and gluten — noticed a difference within 3 months.
“I am controlling arthritis”
Helen said: “Now I can do everything I want. The doctors cannot believe I am controlling arthritis without drugs.”
Tony Andrews, the shoe maker who invented the insoles, said: “People from all walks of life are wearing them who are now pain-free.”
But the Arthritis Foundation says their effectiveness is not backed by scientific research.
Copper Heelers are available from UK Direct Shop, freephone 0808 156 4998 and quote offer code 90CH or order online ukdirectshop.com/90CH