NEWS photo Cindy Goodman NORTH VANCOUVER singer Wendy Bird (above) joined ‘Lost Durangos’ bandmate and News staffer, Greg Potter, and Vancouver musician Art Bergman during a night of music and poetry in tribute to writer Charlies Bukowski last Friday night at the Malcolm Lowry Room in Burnaby. Advertisement The Herbal Solution for Pain and Stiffness — Devil’s Arehitis is a painful and debilicar- ing disease that, unfortunately, will affect many of us during our life- time. Of those 65 and over, 45% will be stricken with the disease, with women being affected more often than men. For those afflicted, the slightest pressure on inflamed joints sends pain shooting through most of their bodies and for most, the only relief comes from a variety of anti-arthritic drugs or aver the counter medications. Although this approach does provide pain relief, it does little to eliminate or alter the arthritic process, At best, prescrip- tion drugs serve only to relieve symptoms ‘temporarily. Prolonged use will always damage the body's biological ‘milieu. This knowledge and the fear of long term side effects has inspired the search for safe and effective alternatives. Let's’ look at one of these: European researchers discev- ered devil's claw root in Namibia, formerly South West Africa, at the beginning of the century, It was used as a folk remedy for the aged until ic was proven as a therapeutic agent in treating arthritis. Controlled clinical research in Europe compared the efficacy of a standard anti-arthritic drug, Claw phenyl-butazone, with that of dev- il’s claw root found it to be more effective in reducing pain and inflammation, with no unpleasant side effects. The researchers chose devil's claw root for its standardized poten- cy. It is mote effective than a simple powder made from the ground up root. Devil's claw root in tablet form provides a standardized aque- ous dried extract supplying 410 mg of active ingredient and containing no sugar, starch, artificial color or preservatives. Those who follow the devil’s ‘claw root regime may notice an immediate reduction in pain and “swelling. The anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties of devil's claw root are generally observed within a few weeks, although in some cases it may take longer. Other benefits include relief from constipation and over the long term, reduction of blood cholesterol levels, A course of 3 tablets per day over 4 weeks is recommended. The course may need to be repeated, depending on the severity of the arthritis. Forrunately, devil’s claw is completely non-toxic and quite safe for long term use. It is also safe for children. For this product and other fine products, come to the Vitamin Discount Store at 2nd and Lonsdale for our CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY, . Saturday, April 16th. Everything in the store is specially priced up to 25% off. Also our nutri- * tonist and a fitness expert from Nutrition, Health & Fitness will be available to answer your questions and offer you FREE introductory samples, Come in and ask about our April featured products and much more to help keep you feeling ar your very best. : First 25 customers to receive a FREE DEVIL'S CLAW BOOK with the mention of this ad. We make it clean and simple for vou to recycle your phone books. Just take them to the nearest drop-off listed below: (April 8- August 14] Drop-off bins in the parking lots at: OSafenvay-Lonsdale and 13th 7] Safeway- Lyon Valley Centre M1 Safeway- Parkgate Shopping Centre, Mt. Seymour Parkway M1 Safewav-Westview Shopping Centre CF West Ven recCentre-21st und Gordon. Northeast corner off Gordon SPONSORED BY: North Shore Reeveling, BC TEL recycling