WATER FASTING-LUPUS RECOVERY DIET

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Hi . Lupus can affect men, women, and children of any age, but it

occurs MOST OFTEN in women of childbearing age (ages 15 to 45). Your

age alone shouldn't exclude you from a diagnosis of lupus. Being ANA

negative also doesn't exclude you.

A negative ANA test is strong evidence against lupus as the cause of a

person's illness, although there are very infrequent instances where

SLE is present without detectable antinuclear antibodies. ANA-negative

lupus can be found in people who have anti-Ro (SSA) or antiphospholipid

antibodies.

http://206.161.82.9/education/brochures/labtests.html#2

Diet and these diseases has been very controversial amongst doctors.

Some doctors will say that diet has nothing to do with lupus or RA. I

personally have read to much that indicates diet can have a profound

impact on our diseases. Gluten sensitivity, which is wheat allergy,

mimics lupus and RA.

Gluten sensitivity masquerading as systemic lupus erythematosus.

Ann Rheum Dis. 2004 Nov;63(11):1501-3.

Hadjivassiliou M, DS, Grunewald RA, Akil M.

Department of Neurology, The Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop

Road, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK. m.hadjivassiliou@...

CASE REPORTS: Three patients are described whose original

presentation and immunological profile led to the erroneous diagnosis

of systemic lupus erythematosus. The correct diagnosis of gluten

sensitivity was made after years of treatment with steroids and other

immunosuppressive drugs. CONCLUSIONS: The immunological profile of IgA

deficiency and/or raised double stranded DNA in the absence of

antinuclear factor together with raised inflammatory markers and

symptoms suggestive of an immune diathesis should alert the physician

to the possibility of gluten sensitivity. The presence of an

enteropathy is no longer a prerequisite for the diagnosis of gluten

sensitivity, which can solely present with extraintestinal symptoms and

signs. Knowledge of the diverse manifestations of gluten sensitivity is

essential in avoiding such misdiagnosis.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?

cmd=Retrieve & db=pubmed & dopt=Abstract & list_uids=15479903 & query_hl=5

On the other hand, lupus is a disease that can go into remission.

Who's to say that Jill Harrington, author of the Lupus Recovery Diet,

didn't just go into remission? Many people swear they have gotten

better from this diet, but just be careful about what you read on the

internet.

Anyone trying to sell books will make untrue claims in order to make a

profit.

I've read many views on diet and disease, and my belief is that diet

HAS to play a role. It's proven that nutrient deficiencies cause

disease.

There are many reports of cures for various diseases from mega doses of

vitamins. I've posted many articles that show a correlation between

disease and deficiency, disease and allergies. I've seen a huge

improvement since eliminating meat from my diet. Drinking a lot of

water has also made a significant difference. I have not tired

fasting, although it is tempting since symptoms seem to decrease during

a fast.

I don't have lupus, I have RA so this recovery diet isn't something

I've tried. If you decide to try it, please let us know your results.

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On May 20, 2005, at 4:40 PM, julie cameron wrote:

> HI my name is I have recently been dignoised with RA by my

> family Dr. Saw the Rummy last week he is testing me for Lupus said I

> was showing a Lot of signs for Lupus although my family Dr. said my

> ANA came back negetive and that I was to old to get lupus (age 64)

> anyway my question is have any of you tryed water fasting then eating

> a  plant base diet???????? If so what were your results I bought this

> book off the internet called Lupus Recovery Diet gives several

> recovery stories people with  RA, Lupus, Fibromyalgia  Sarcoidosis and

> one person had Diabetes they all were under Dr. supervision in fact

> they all went to a fasting clinic all did not go to the same clinic .

> If any of you have tryed this please reply the woman that wrote the

> book said she had lupus and has been pain free for 10 years now. I

> have been in so much pain for the pass 5 months willilg to try

> anything

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