food choices and RA

[Guest guest]

I don't find that cutting out certain things from my diet help my RA. The only thing that has ever gotten my RA under control is the medications I take. For many years I was on MTX, prednisone, folic acid and naproxen. In August I started humira. Since starting humira I've been able to go down to 2.5 mgs of pred from 20mgs, don't need naproxen much anymore.

I'm sure that some people who change their diet might notice a difference....but it does not work for everyone, just as certain meds do not work for everyone.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Maggie

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From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of HertlingSent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:49 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Questions

Wow Trish, I've had RA for 7 years and have never been givinthis heads up. This group really is priceless. I willstart these changes today. Thanks,--- trish@... wrote:> Leah,> > You need to change your diet.> > If you eat a lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot> of sodas STOP.> > Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all> chocolate.> > If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them> right now. You will > experience some relief by your third day.> > You may also want to cut out green peppers and> tomatoes because in some > people these vegetables set their arthritis off to> hurting.> > Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a> day. This will lubricate > the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.> > I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s> with RA and I am now 50 > and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned> above and I take > vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this> time of RA. But when I go > on a cruise and eat a lot of the> deserts..............my joints swell and I > am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back> on my diet and drink > lots and lots of water and take extra> vitamins/supplements that target my > joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.> > I hope you feel better soon.> ((gentle hugs))> Trish > > >

[Guest guest]

So far my rheumy hasn't said anything to me about changing my diet. I know I really shouldn't eat as much chocolate as I do. (I'm a chocoholic from way back...) and I like red meats which I've read before can be a contributing factor. Because I'm on methotrexate, I try to take it very, very easy with my alcohol consumption. I just always try to remember what works for me, may not work for everyone. Susie ~Maggie~ <meshouse@...> wrote: I don't find that cutting out certain things from my diet help my RA. The only thing that has ever gotten my RA under control is the medications I take. For many years I was on MTX, prednisone, folic acid and naproxen. In August I started humira. Since starting humira I've been able to go down to 2.5 mgs of pred from 20mgs, don't need naproxen much anymore. I'm sure that some people who change their diet might notice a difference....but it does not work for everyone, just as certain meds do not work for everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggie http://www.4HockeyFans.com http://www.4FloridaHockey.com From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of HertlingSent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:49 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Questions Wow Trish, I've had RA for 7 years and have never been givinthis heads up. This group really is priceless. I willstart these changes today. Thanks,--- trish@... wrote:> Leah,> > You need to change your diet.> > If you eat a

lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot> of sodas STOP.> > Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all> chocolate.> > If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them> right now. You will > experience some relief by your third day.> > You may also want to cut out green peppers and> tomatoes because in some > people these vegetables set their arthritis off to> hurting.> > Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a> day. This will lubricate > the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.> > I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s> with RA and I am now 50 > and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned> above and I take > vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this> time of RA. But when I go > on a

cruise and eat a lot of the> deserts..............my joints swell and I > am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back> on my diet and drink > lots and lots of water and take extra> vitamins/supplements that target my > joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.> > I hope you feel better soon.> ((gentle hugs))> Trish > > >

[Guest guest]

If sugar and flour and pancake mix are not

foods, then what are they? If they are foods, they must fit into some group.

I don’t follow your thinking. Changing your diet is cheaper but doing

nothing is also cheaper and for many just as effective. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of trish@...

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:28 PM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject:

food choices and RA

Cutting out sugars is not a food group. It is an ingredient in most

foods.

Not using bleached flour is not cutting out a food group it is changing

your flour

Cutting out pancake mix and cake mixes is not cutting out a food group

it is cutting out some processed foods with bleached sugar and bleached flour.

Cutting out soda..........soda is not a food group.

Changing your diet is cheaper then going for allergy tests.

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: Harold Van Tuyl

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Monday, May 15,

2006 6:03 PM

Subject: RE:

Questions

The main reason you don’t hear much

about this is that it only works that way for a small minority of the people,

but for those it is wonderful. Some people benefit from other dietary

changes but there are no single dietary changes that have been shown to be good

specifically for RA. Changing to a generally healthy diet is good for a

lot of things but it will not specifically help RA unless you have some food

sensitivity to something you cut out. I think an allergist can do some

skin tests to see if some food allergy is likely, or you can use an elimination

diet to see if any food group is bad for you. Arbitrarily cutting out

certain food groups is a poor way to try to treat RA. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of Hertling

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:49 AM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Re:

Questions

Wow Trish,

I've had RA for 7 years and have never been givin

this heads up. This group really is priceless. I will

start these changes today.

Thanks,

--- trish@... wrote:

> Leah,

>

> You need to change your diet.

>

> If you eat a lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot

> of sodas STOP.

>

> Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all

> chocolate.

>

> If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them

> right now. You will

> experience some relief by your third day.

>

> You may also want to cut out green peppers and

> tomatoes because in some

> people these vegetables set their arthritis off to

> hurting.

>

> Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a

> day. This will lubricate

> the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.

>

> I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s

> with RA and I am now 50

> and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned

> above and I take

> vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this

> time of RA. But when I go

> on a cruise and eat a lot of the

> deserts..............my joints swell and I

> am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back

> on my diet and drink

> lots and lots of water and take extra

> vitamins/supplements that target my

> joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.

>

> I hope you feel better soon.

> ((gentle hugs))

> Trish

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

a food group is vegetables or bread or meat etc.

I did not say to cut out flour just change to unbleached. sugar is not a food group it is a additive.

you can make a cake or pancakes on your own with out using packaged mixes with lots of sugar and bleached flour that way you can control what goes into your body.

Sugar is the worst thing you can eat so cutting that out is one thing a person can do that will make a BIG change and adding extra water intake costs nothing.

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: Harold Van Tuyl

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 10:16 PM

Subject: RE: food choices and RA

If sugar and flour and pancake mix are not foods, then what are they? If they are foods, they must fit into some group. I don’t follow your thinking. Changing your diet is cheaper but doing nothing is also cheaper and for many just as effective. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of trish@...Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 3:28 PMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: food choices and RA

Cutting out sugars is not a food group. It is an ingredient in most foods.

Not using bleached flour is not cutting out a food group it is changing your flour

Cutting out pancake mix and cake mixes is not cutting out a food group it is cutting out some processed foods with bleached sugar and bleached flour.

Cutting out soda..........soda is not a food group.

Changing your diet is cheaper then going for allergy tests.

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: Harold Van Tuyl

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 6:03 PM

Subject: RE: Questions

The main reason you don’t hear much about this is that it only works that way for a small minority of the people, but for those it is wonderful. Some people benefit from other dietary changes but there are no single dietary changes that have been shown to be good specifically for RA. Changing to a generally healthy diet is good for a lot of things but it will not specifically help RA unless you have some food sensitivity to something you cut out. I think an allergist can do some skin tests to see if some food allergy is likely, or you can use an elimination diet to see if any food group is bad for you. Arbitrarily cutting out certain food groups is a poor way to try to treat RA. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of HertlingSent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:49 AMRheumatoid Arthritis Subject: Re: Questions

Wow Trish, I've had RA for 7 years and have never been givinthis heads up. This group really is priceless. I willstart these changes today. Thanks,--- trish@... wrote:> Leah,> > You need to change your diet.> > If you eat a lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot> of sodas STOP.> > Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all> chocolate.> > If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them> right now. You will > experience some relief by your third day.> > You may also want to cut out green peppers and> tomatoes because in some > people these vegetables set their arthritis off to> hurting.> > Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a> day. This will lubricate > the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.> > I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s> with RA and I am now 50 > and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned> above and I take > vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this> time of RA. But when I go > on a cruise and eat a lot of the> deserts..............my joints swell and I > am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back> on my diet and drink > lots and lots of water and take extra> vitamins/supplements that target my > joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.> > I hope you feel better soon.> ((gentle hugs))> Trish > > >

[Guest guest]

Sugar does not affect *everyone* in the same way and many people see no effect at all when they eat it. I've done it both ways many times and have never yet noticed a difference. I think we're on shaky ground when we generalize a dietary choice and claim that it will make a huge difference in an auto-immune disease. If it were that simple, we'd all be cured. Telling people they can alleviate/cure arthritis by changing their diets is naive and misleading. If you want to make statements like that, then cite scientific research that supports it, not questionable anecdotal "evidence."

I'm a vegetarian, eat sugar in processed foods very rarely, and am lactose-intolerant so don't eat any dairy products. Those changes have all come about since I was diagnosed(15 years ago) and haven't affected my arthritis.

Please do not confuse a food sensitivity with a food allergy. True food allergies are not nearly as common as people think. You *know* if you are allergic to a food -- you have unmistakable symptoms when you eat it, and many times they can be fatal. A sensitivity is a completely different thing and can be in your head as well as in your body.

Example: I have restless leg syndrome. It is severe, and I experience it daily, during the day as well as at night. During the day I can handle it, because I'm able to get up and move around and it doesn't bother me then. At night it's a different story. I've found that 200 mgs of niacin(enough to cause a good flush on an empty stomach) will alleviate it in all but the most serious occurrences(about once a month). HOWEVER, I'm not going to tell everyone that all they have to do is take niacin and their symptoms will disappear. There may well be other variables there that I am missing. Occasionally I've forgotten to take it and I have to get up an hour later and take it, so I'm sure there's an effect there. I'll suggest that anyone with RLS give it a try, because there aren't side-effects and it's a relatively benign remedy. Along with that, I'll caution that you should *never* take more than 500 mg a night, and the slow-release kind doesn't seem to have any effect on me. But a cure? NO. I just hope it keeps working for a long time because it's kept me off stronger meds for 16 years.

----- Original Message -----

From: trish@...

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:29 AM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

a food group is vegetables or bread or meat etc.

I did not say to cut out flour just change to unbleached. sugar is not a food group it is a additive.

you can make a cake or pancakes on your own with out using packaged mixes with lots of sugar and bleached flour that way you can control what goes into your body.

Sugar is the worst thing you can eat so cutting that out is one thing a person can do that will make a BIG change and adding extra water intake costs nothing.

Trish

[Guest guest]

I never said my diet selections were a CURE.

that is what worked for me and that is why I put it out there on the forum.

I thought that someone might benefit from it.

I have had several people contact me "off the list" that are interested in how I have accomplished living with RA all these years with out meds. so I am glad I could help someone .

have a blessed day

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: LH

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:05 AM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

Sugar does not affect *everyone* in the same way and many people see no effect at all when they eat it. I've done it both ways many times and have never yet noticed a difference. I think we're on shaky ground when we generalize a dietary choice and claim that it will make a huge difference in an auto-immune disease. If it were that simple, we'd all be cured. Telling people they can alleviate/cure arthritis by changing their diets is naive and misleading. If you want to make statements like that, then cite scientific research that supports it, not questionable anecdotal "evidence."

I'm a vegetarian, eat sugar in processed foods very rarely, and am lactose-intolerant so don't eat any dairy products. Those changes have all come about since I was diagnosed(15 years ago) and haven't affected my arthritis.

Please do not confuse a food sensitivity with a food allergy. True food allergies are not nearly as common as people think. You *know* if you are allergic to a food -- you have unmistakable symptoms when you eat it, and many times they can be fatal. A sensitivity is a completely different thing and can be in your head as well as in your body.

Example: I have restless leg syndrome. It is severe, and I experience it daily, during the day as well as at night. During the day I can handle it, because I'm able to get up and move around and it doesn't bother me then. At night it's a different story. I've found that 200 mgs of niacin(enough to cause a good flush on an empty stomach) will alleviate it in all but the most serious occurrences(about once a month). HOWEVER, I'm not going to tell everyone that all they have to do is take niacin and their symptoms will disappear. There may well be other variables there that I am missing. Occasionally I've forgotten to take it and I have to get up an hour later and take it, so I'm sure there's an effect there. I'll suggest that anyone with RLS give it a try, because there aren't side-effects and it's a relatively benign remedy. Along with that, I'll caution that you should *never* take more than 500 mg a night, and the slow-release kind doesn't seem to have any effect on me. But a cure? NO. I just hope it keeps working for a long time because it's kept me off stronger meds for 16 years.

----- Original Message -----

From: trish@...

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:29 AM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

a food group is vegetables or bread or meat etc.

I did not say to cut out flour just change to unbleached. sugar is not a food group it is a additive.

you can make a cake or pancakes on your own with out using packaged mixes with lots of sugar and bleached flour that way you can control what goes into your body.

Sugar is the worst thing you can eat so cutting that out is one thing a person can do that will make a BIG change and adding extra water intake costs nothing.

Trish

[Guest guest]

I have no objections to your posting what

has helped you in the hopes that others can also benefit from it. I think

that’s what this board is for. However, from the tone of your first

post I felt you were urging everyone to follow what worked for you. I

have no doubt that it helped you but I have serious doubts that it will help

most people. I think if someone is serious about looking for food

sensitivities they should try an elimination diet to see if any foodstuffs make

a difference for them and then find out what food groups cause the

sensitivity. Some will find that your diet works for them, others will

find other food groups work for them, and others will find that their RA is not

affected by what they eat. God bless.

From: Rheumatoid Arthritis [mailto:Rheumatoid Arthritis ] On Behalf Of trish@...

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:54

AM

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Subject: Re:

food choices and RA

I never said my diet selections were a CURE.

that is what worked for me and that is why I put it out there on the

forum.

I thought that someone might benefit from it.

I have had several people contact me " off the list " that are

interested in how I have accomplished living with RA all these years with out

meds. so I am glad I could help someone .

have a blessed day

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: LH

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, May 16,

2006 11:05 AM

Subject: Re:

food choices and RA

Sugar does not

affect *everyone* in the same way and many people see no effect at all when

they eat it. I've done it both ways many times and have never yet noticed a

difference. I think we're on shaky ground when we generalize a dietary

choice and claim that it will make a huge difference in an auto-immune disease.

If it were that simple, we'd all be cured. Telling people they can

alleviate/cure arthritis by changing their diets is naive and misleading. If

you want to make statements like that, then cite scientific research that supports it, not

questionable anecdotal " evidence. "

I'm a vegetarian,

eat sugar in processed foods very rarely, and am lactose-intolerant so don't

eat any dairy products. Those changes have all come about since I was

diagnosed(15 years ago) and haven't affected my arthritis.

Please do not

confuse a food sensitivity with a food allergy. True food allergies are not

nearly as common as people think. You *know* if you are allergic to a food --

you have unmistakable symptoms when you eat it, and many times they can be

fatal. A sensitivity is a completely different thing and can be in your head as

well as in your body.

Example: I have

restless leg syndrome. It is severe, and I experience it daily, during the day

as well as at night. During the day I can handle it, because I'm able to get up

and move around and it doesn't bother me then. At night it's a different story.

I've found that 200 mgs of niacin(enough to cause a good flush on an empty

stomach) will alleviate it in all but the most serious occurrences(about once a

month). HOWEVER, I'm not going to tell everyone that all they have to do is

take niacin and their symptoms will disappear. There may well be other

variables there that I am missing. Occasionally I've forgotten to take it

and I have to get up an hour later and take it, so I'm sure there's an effect

there. I'll suggest that anyone with RLS give it a try, because there

aren't side-effects and it's a relatively benign remedy. Along with that, I'll

caution that you should *never* take more than 500 mg a night, and the

slow-release kind doesn't seem to have any effect on me. But a cure? NO.

I just hope it keeps working for a long time because it's kept me off stronger

meds for 16 years.

----- Original Message -----

From: trish@...

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sent: Tuesday, May 16,

2006 7:29 AM

Subject: Re:

food choices and RA

a food group is vegetables or bread or meat etc.

I did not say to cut out flour just change to unbleached. sugar is not

a food group it is a additive.

you can make a cake or pancakes on your own with out using packaged

mixes with lots of sugar and bleached flour that way you can control what goes

into your body.

Sugar is the worst thing you can eat so cutting that out is one thing a

person can do that will make a BIG change and adding extra water intake costs

nothing.

Trish

[Guest guest]

>

> I never said my diet selections were a CURE.

>

But you came on a bit strong, friend.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

In looking back at my post.....yes I did come on a bit strong.

I apologize

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: " snowdrift52003 " <snowdrift52003@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:09 PM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

>

> I never said my diet selections were a CURE.

>

But you came on a bit strong, friend.

Sierra

[Guest guest]

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me.<g>

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[Guest guest]

Hello guys, Would someone update my medical info concerning RA? I am 25 years old and I have just discovered that I have RA. I take methotrexate weekly. Are there in the market better medicines? Are there medicines for RA itself? I am in Egypt, and the market is fully updated. Thank you, mostafa.john stratton <kentuckycowboy2@...> wrote: Hi All , speaking of diet and RA ,I've not founld a connection either way but my daughter just sent me this web sight that is very interresting it deals with health and diet I think many moght want to look at it just for curiosity as I ? Now it didn't load whan I tryed to visit it with firfox so I simoly went to and opened it and it is very interrestining ,so if

you wanta look . www.bragg.com that should do it if not let me know john Randall <karenrandall54@...> wrote: From what I've read, I understand

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[Guest guest]

Dawn,

No, I have been on many cruises and this one in particular I ate ALLOT of

deserts. It was the only cruise that my RA flared up on. But I still had a

good time (smiles). I know for next time to not eat the (as much) deserts

that way I can take my Cytopro and keep the pain and swelling down.

I wont be going on a cruise for a while thou. We just came back from the

Harley shop...........whoops..........guess what we bought LOL

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: " kenajean " <kenajean@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:12 AM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

> Hi Trish. I found your thoughts very interesting today. I think it

> is great that you are not on any meds, if we could all be this

> lucky. But I do have to say I find some of the points you make very

> interesting. You talk about your symptoms getting worse while on a

> cruise, eating desserts. Are you sure this isn't just a

> coincidence? You can take any one of us, and while we are doing

> good, put us on a cruise, and I can almost guarantee we will all

> have increased symptoms and pain, no matter what our diets are.

> Also, upon returning home and relaxing, or symptoms would also begin

> to subside. Just food for thought.

>

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

>

>>

>> > Leah,

>> >

>> > You need to change your diet.

>> >

>> > If you eat a lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot

>> > of sodas STOP.

>> >

>> > Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all

>> > chocolate.

>> >

>> > If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them

>> > right now. You will

>> > experience some relief by your third day.

>> >

>> > You may also want to cut out green peppers and

>> > tomatoes because in some

>> > people these vegetables set their arthritis off to

>> > hurting.

>> >

>> > Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a

>> > day. This will lubricate

>> > the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.

>> >

>> > I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s

>> > with RA and I am now 50

>> > and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned

>> > above and I take

>> > vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this

>> > time of RA. But when I go

>> > on a cruise and eat a lot of the

>> > deserts..............my joints swell and I

>> > am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back

>> > on my diet and drink

>> > lots and lots of water and take extra

>> > vitamins/supplements that target my

>> > joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.

>> >

>> > I hope you feel better soon.

>> > ((gentle hugs))

>> > Trish

>> >

>> >

>> >

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> -------------------------------------------------------------------

> -----------

>> ! GROUPS LINKS

>>

>> a.. Visit your group " Rheumatoid Arthritis " on the web.

>>

>> b..

[Guest guest]

Lol, we have a Harley too, although sometimes I can't ride for awhile

because the vibration kills my hands and feet. But I do love the

freedom I feel goin down the road at 70 mph, LOL!

Take Care,

Dawn

[Guest guest]

Dawn,

They just delivered it! Its sooooo beautiful. Its a 2006 XL 1200 custom.

Lots of crome! Its soo pretty! Its cranberry red with great pin

stripe.........the pin strip is painted on with several coats of laquer on

top. Cant wait to go for a ride! Oh its so gorgeous!

Trish

----- Original Message -----

From: " kenajean " <kenajean@...>

<Rheumatoid Arthritis >

Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:34 PM

Subject: Re: food choices and RA

> Lol, we have a Harley too, although sometimes I can't ride for awhile

> because the vibration kills my hands and feet. But I do love the

> freedom I feel goin down the road at 70 mph, LOL!

>

> Take Care,

>

> Dawn

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

wrote:

***For that small percentage of people where a particular food is a

contributing factor to their RA, by all means, it makes sense for

them to address it. If people have poor eating habits, it's not

good for them whether they have RA or not, and they may want to look

into healthier alternatives just so they feel better in general,

whether it helps their RA or not.****

I agree that eating healthy is something that helps everyone and

something we should all do. It's not just because you have RA. No

matter what illness you have or if don't have any serious medicial

conditions you will feel better eating properly. Now if knowing that

is all it took to keep me eating right every day, I'd feel much better

overall.

The main thing my RA doctor told me to do, as far as diet, was to eat

salmon 3 times a week. I was really good the first year, but now I

have a hard time eating it more than once a week. I used to love

salmon, but eating it 3 times a week for a full year made it so I

don't enjoy it that much anymore.

Jean

[Guest guest]

That's FUNNY!

Trish

I volunteer to put this theory to the test. If the group will send me

on a cruise I will produce a thorough written report of my findings.

Yes?

Sierra

> >

> > > Leah,

> > >

> > > You need to change your diet.

> > >

> > > If you eat a lot of sweets STOP. If you drink alot

> > > of sodas STOP.

> > >

> > > Cut out all sugars and bleached flour and all

> > > chocolate.

> > >

> > > If you eat a lot of the above Items and stop them

> > > right now. You will

> > > experience some relief by your third day.

> > >

> > > You may also want to cut out green peppers and

> > > tomatoes because in some

> > > people these vegetables set their arthritis off to

> > > hurting.

> > >

> > > Also increase your intake of water to 3 quarts a

> > > day. This will lubricate

> > > the joints and help relieve the pain in the joints.

> > >

> > > I know all this works because I was RXed in my 30s

> > > with RA and I am now 50

> > > and I am not on meds. I am on the diet I mentioned

> > > above and I take

> > > vitamins/supplements. I have no symptoms at this

> > > time of RA. But when I go

> > > on a cruise and eat a lot of the

> > > deserts..............my joints swell and I

> > > am in sooo much pain. So then i go home and get back

> > > on my diet and drink

> > > lots and lots of water and take extra

> > > vitamins/supplements that target my

> > > joints and I am back to normal in 3 days.

> > >

> > > I hope you feel better soon.

> > > ((gentle hugs))

> > > Trish

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > ------------------------------------------------------------------

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> -----------

> > ! GROUPS LINKS

> >

> > a.. Visit your group " Rheumatoid Arthritis " on the web.

> >

> > b..

[Guest guest]

I _LOVE_ salmon. But I agree with you. eating even something I

loved 3 days a week for a year would probably turn me off!<g>

> ***For that small percentage of people where a particular food is

a

> contributing factor to their RA, by all means, it makes sense for

> them to address it. If people have poor eating habits, it's not

> good for them whether they have RA or not, and they may want to

look

> into healthier alternatives just so they feel better in general,

> whether it helps their RA or not.****

>

> I agree that eating healthy is something that helps everyone and

> something we should all do. It's not just because you have RA. No

> matter what illness you have or if don't have any serious medicial

> conditions you will feel better eating properly. Now if knowing

that

> is all it took to keep me eating right every day, I'd feel much

better

> overall.

>

> The main thing my RA doctor told me to do, as far as diet, was to

eat

> salmon 3 times a week. I was really good the first year, but now I

> have a hard time eating it more than once a week. I used to love

> salmon, but eating it 3 times a week for a full year made it so I

> don't enjoy it that much anymore.

>

> Jean

>

[Guest guest]

Oprah loves salmon too, and frequently preaches it's

benifits. She actually calls it " Sammy " , like it's a

friend. Lol....I definatly love Oprah too much. No

normal person should know that!

melanie

--- Randall <karenrandall54@...> wrote:

> I _LOVE_ salmon. But I agree with you. eating even

> something I

> loved 3 days a week for a year would probably turn

> me off!<g>

>

>

>

>

> > ***For that small percentage of people where a

> particular food is

> a

> > contributing factor to their RA, by all means, it

> makes sense for

> > them to address it. If people have poor eating

> habits, it's not

> > good for them whether they have RA or not, and

> they may want to

> look

> > into healthier alternatives just so they feel

> better in general,

> > whether it helps their RA or not.****

> >

> > I agree that eating healthy is something that

> helps everyone and

> > something we should all do. It's not just because

> you have RA. No

> > matter what illness you have or if don't have any

> serious medicial

> > conditions you will feel better eating properly.

> Now if knowing

> that

> > is all it took to keep me eating right every day,

> I'd feel much

> better

> > overall.

> >

> > The main thing my RA doctor told me to do, as far

> as diet, was to

> eat

> > salmon 3 times a week. I was really good the first

> year, but now I

> > have a hard time eating it more than once a week.

> I used to love

> > salmon, but eating it 3 times a week for a full

> year made it so I

> > don't enjoy it that much anymore.

> >

> > Jean

> >

>

>

>

>

>