Synovial Fluid

The bursa produces the fluid that lubricates and protects joints. In a healthy body with adequate raw fats, this fluid keeps the joint surfaces from grinding against one another and allows for normal movement. When the body is carrying a high toxic burden and is not receiving adequate raw fats through diet, the bursa begins manufacturing a fluid that is itself acidic and irritating. Rather than lubricating the joint, this toxic bursa fluid compounds the problem. The joint becomes a site of active irritation rather than protected movement.

Aajonus identified this dynamic as the underlying driver of arthritic and rheumatic conditions in the majority of cases. He specified that in 90% of arthritis and rheumatism, the source of the problem is leaky gut or Crohn's disease, where digestive acids eat through a thinned intestinal mucous lining, allowing undigested food particles into the bloodstream. The body routes those undigested particles to the knees first for secondary processing, and the accumulated toxic material in the joint eventually produces the conditions in which the bursa generates acidic rather than protective fluid. This is why, he said, people with arthritis see their knees and hips progressively worsen and ultimately require surgical replacement.

A separate but related cause he identified was mechanical: tendons that have been chemically damaged or have been shrinking due to toxic chemical exposure cause the joint surfaces to rub together. In this variant, the problem is not solely the toxicity of the bursa fluid but the structural situation in which the bones have insufficient space between them. The cartilage bruises from this constant contact, and the irritation and inflammation follow from that physical abrasion rather than exclusively from toxic fluid.

The process Aajonus described follows a sequence. The bursa produces acidic fluid. That fluid creates an environment in which viruses, bacteria, and yeasts proliferate inside the joint. These organisms perform their janitorial function by consuming damaged and toxic material, and in the joint that means consuming cartilage. Once the cartilage is consumed and gone, the degradation extends to bone. He was direct that at the stage when cartilage is fully gone, there is no regeneration possible and joint replacement surgery becomes the only remaining option. He identified this as the endpoint of a long degenerative process that began with toxic bursa fluid and leaky gut.

The primary dietary intervention Aajonus recommended for keeping joints lubricated was raw fat in multiple forms. He specified that the wrist joint is the most lubricated joint in the body and that dryness of the skin over the wrist joint is an indicator of systemic joint dryness. Flaky or ridged skin over joints such as the elbows and knees also signals this dryness.

He recommended raw cream as a central food for joint lubrication, telling one person with mechanical joint irritation from shrinking tendons to drink raw cream as though it were water. Raw cream provides the fats necessary to lubricate the joint area, allow the joint to stretch, and give the tissue elasticity. He paired this with white meat chicken as the food that would help build the cellular material to allow the joint to recover its spacing so the bones would not continue rubbing.

His specific formulas for joint lubrication included a mixture of 6 to 8 ounces of raw milk blended with one tablespoon of cold-pressed flax seed oil, peanut oil, or unheated fermented coconut oil. He identified this as a recipe that helps lubricate and strengthen joints. He consistently referred to the Moisturizing and Lubrication formula (described in his recipe book on page 146 of the recipe book and as the Drink for Moisturizing and Lubrication on page 210 of We Want to Live) as the best recipe for lubricating and strengthening joints. He recommended this formula one to two times daily, specifying for one person to take three to four tablespoons with each meat meal and then consume the remaining half before sleep with a small amount of cheese instead of a milkshake, followed by a small amount of cheese during the night.

He also identified raw celery or raw celery juice as useful for addressing uric acid deposits in joints, and described a topical poultice of one raw celery stalk blended with two tablespoons of grated raw horseradish root applied to a painful joint, which he said most often reduces pain within 20 minutes.

Aajonus was consistent and emphatic that swelling in any joint or tissue should never be suppressed with cold. He described swelling as the body's mechanism for increasing circulation and bringing massive amounts of nutrients into a damaged area to clean and heal it. Suppressing swelling with ice packs stops that circulation, causes clotting, and prevents proper healing. He used the example of an injured athlete who has ice packs applied, receives a cortisone injection, and is sent back into play. He said the outcome of this approach is that the athlete's knee is destroyed within four to five years, requiring multiple surgeries and ultimately a plastic knee replacement by age 45 or 47. He described the knee replacement, a piece of plastic inserted into the joint, as the final outcome of what begins with icing swollen tissue.

The correct approach, he stated, is always heat. He recommended hot water bottles placed on either side of a swollen or painful joint, wrapped in towels or inside pillowcases to prevent burns, and specified that the water should never exceed 140 degrees Fahrenheit. He described placing hot water bottles on both sides of a knee, wrapping them with a towel so they stay in position through the night, noting they will remain warm for six to seven hours. He specifically prohibited heating pads because of their electromagnetic field, which he said destroys the molecular structure of cells. He recommended a rubber hot water bottle as the best option, or water in a glass wrapped in a towel as an alternative.

He also recommended the lubrication formula in conjunction with hot water bottle application, stating "the hot water bottles are so important for any kind of joint problem."

Aajonus identified uric acid deposits in joints as a related problem, distinct from but interacting with the toxic bursa fluid dynamic. He recommended eating raw celery or drinking raw celery juice to address these deposits, as well as the milk and oil lubrication formula described above.

Aajonus was direct that once cartilage has been completely consumed through the process of toxic bursa fluid, microbial activity, and joint degradation, there is essentially no regenerative option left. At that stage, he said, joint replacement surgery is about all that can be done. He did not offer this as an endorsement of the procedure but as an acknowledgment that the degenerative process had been allowed to proceed to an irreversible endpoint. His framework was oriented entirely toward preventing that endpoint by addressing leaky gut, providing adequate raw fats, eliminating toxic bursa fluid through diet, and applying heat rather than cold to maintain circulation and healing.

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