Open your eyes but sit another minute or two before standing up. Wash painful areas with apple cider vinegar water. Mix 1 part apple cider vinegar to 6 parts water. Spread quark on the painful area and cover with gauze. Place on joints for fifteen minutes.
Cornmeal porridge is excellent as a poultice since it remains hot for a long time.
Apply as hot as you can bear it. Mix clay with hot water to make a thick paste and place on the painful area for thirty minutes. Fill a soap dish with water, and place in the freezer to make an ice-block to rub on painful areas. Diet plays an important role in arthritis. A diet high in proteins and saturated fats aggravates arthritis.