An 85-year-old pensioner in Britain has discovered a simple cure to treat his crippling arthritis by gluing two pence coins in his shoes.
An 85-year-old pensioner in Britain has discovered a simple cure to treat his crippling arthritis by gluing two pence coins in his shoes. Johnny Franks has been crippled by arthritis for 15 years and could barely bend his knees without feeling excruciating pain.
But he had a flash of inspiration after reading about the apparent benefits of walking on copper.
Unable to afford the 30-pound cost of specially made insoles, he came up with his own version by glueing four 2p pieces to a cheap shoe protector.
Those 2p coins minted before 1992 are 97 per cent copper.
Only four weeks later, the father of two - who was an entertainer during World War Two - claims he has been 'cured'.
"At first my arthritis came and went, but in the last couple of years it got really bad," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
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"Now walking is a pleasure and I can move around unlike before.
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Source-ANI