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• Recovery from Rheumatoid Arthritis is Joe Hackett's site. Joe was another person who was helped by Robert McFerran (see books below) and he tells his story clearly. Be sure to follow buttons along the left (like the Supporting Info page), but not the annoying Tripod frame, which uou will need to click the X to close.
• Eruc Blay in Dietary treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reports the application of the dietary advice of wheat exclusion and fresh food diet has put his rheumatoid arthritis into remission. The book that he read was 'A Doctor's Proven New Home Cure for Arthritis' by Giraud Campbell. [now in archive.org]

Books

Clicking on an icon opens in a new window. Text link does not. In order by rank at Amazon.

The Inflammation Syndrome: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma by Jack Challem reveals the powerful role that inflammation plays in a wide variety of common health conditions, including arthritis. Challem provides a revolutionary approach to healing inflammation-related problems through an easy-to-follow nutrition and supplement program. He shares information on C-reactive protein, one of the markers of inflammation. He recommends eating more salmon and halibut. He encourages increasing intake of Vitamins C & E, Omega 3 fatty acids, green tea and flax seed. He discusses the benefits of green tea, olive oil, and more. He discusses that most vegetable oils (corn, soybean, safflower etc) can cause inflammation and the frying of them is a double-wammy. Some years ago the author wrote the magazine article Paleolithic Nutrition: Your Future Is In Your Dietary Past. The Amazon reviews average to 4+ stars. [Kindle]

Udo Erasmus in his book Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill claims that if you increase your essential fatty acid intake and cut way down on your inessential fat intake that symptoms of RA can be greatly reduced.

Conquering Arthritis: What Doctors Don't Tell You Because They Don't Know by Barbara D Allan provides practical, detailed information that is critical for the successful healing of arthritis, but that has never before been collected in one place. But that description from the publisher doesn't really tell you what is actually in the book. They are afraid if they tell you beforehand you won't buy the book. But from reading the reviews one finds that the book has a program that helps people find what foods they are sensitive to. For one reviewer it was corn. For another it was wheat, all dairy products, eggs, sugar or coffee. (All non-paleo foods!)

Arthritis, What Exercises Work: Breakthrough Relief For The Rest Of Your Life, Even After Drugs & Surgery Have Failed by Dava Sobel has the right exercises for your kind of arthritis, pain-level, age, occupation, and hobbies. The book has stretching and strengthening (gentle toning) exercises for your neck, jaw, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers, back, hip, knees, ankles, and feet. It also provides an introduction to body relaxation techniques. Many of the exercises will be familiar to people that practice yoga. The Amazon reviews average to 5 stars.

How to Eat Away Arthritis: Gain Relief from the Pain and Discomfort of Arthritis Through Nature's Remedies by Laurie M. Aesoph has the reader do a 5-day water fast. Arthritis sufferers will find all their pains disappear. Then they are to do food testing to learn which food allergies are causing the problem.

Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Infection Connection {Targeting and Treating the Cause of Chronic Illness} by Katherine M. Poehlmann outlines a proven treatment that could banish your arthritis pain forever. This well-documented study presents evidence that RA and other chronic illnesses are caused by microbial infection. When the infection triggers allergic reactions, it appears that the body's immune system has turned on itself. Once the cause of the infection and allergies are identified and removed, arthritis symptoms will decrease and likely disappear as long as the body's collective systems remain in balance. Undiagnosed food and chemical allergies can also amplify the severity of arthritis symptoms. This book is best for those already convinced of the mycoplasma theory and the effectiveness of antibiotic therapy. The Amazon reviews average to 4+ stars.

Preventing and Reversing Arthritis Naturally: The Untold Story by Raquel Martin and Karen J. Romano R.N. D.C. This book is an encyclopedia of useable information. The authors are not fans of conventional medicine. To them a doctor prescribing a medication for pain is "masking symptoms" with "toxins." Her description of nutrients, herbs (phytonutrients), exercise, body therapies, stress management and sunlight is thorough, and well documented and referenced. But perhaps her most valuable contribution is the call for courage, personal responsibility and discipline; qualities innate in all of us, that must be nurtured and developed. The concept of natural hormone replacement explained in this book is "an idea whose time has come". It is a vital path to improving health and well-being. The authors also outline strategies for making the most of our present medical-pharmaceutical-insurance-system and suggests ideas for compassionately making it better. The reviews at Amazon average to 4 stars

Arthritis: The Cure: The Last Book You'll Ever Need On Arthritis by George Tilden M.D. includes step by step recipes, directions and a daily meal planner. Simple, direct and based on diet, though I can't tell from the reviews just what diet. Has a perfect 5 score at Amazon.

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis (Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) by Tammi L. Shlotzhauer MD is a detailed guide for patients and families living with rheumatoid arthritis describing, in simple language, what it is, its various manifestations, and what therapeutic interventions are available to treat them. It covers the general progression of the disease and how it differs in different individuals. The treatments such as medications, therapy, surgery are discussed individually and in depth. Exercise is also covered. Some other aspects that are discussed are emotional issues and disability. It tells about drugs that one can take and splints that one can wear to keep from becoming completely disabled. Or concisely, how to live with RA, and nothing about recovery. The Amazon reviews average to 4+ stars.

Freedom from Rheumatoid Arthritis: The amazing story of one woman's recovery by Sonia St. Claire. There is a lot of wordy talk here. She healed her body to being well and pain free by changing her diet and mindset. The product release doesn't exactly say what this diet is, except "by eating the foods that mother nature intended for us, whole foods." The couple Amazon reviews haven't said much.

Good Food, Gluten Free by Hilda Cherry Hills was written back in 1976. She recommends a gluten-free diet for RA. See extracted paragraph.

The following books are not shipped by Amazon:

Pain Free in 6 Weeks by Sherry A. Rogers begins by warning readers away from prescription pain relievers because they kill people. She points out that most pain is associated with food allergies and other sensitivities to common materials. Eliminate the foods and sources of the sensitivities in question and the pain quickly leaves as well. To begin she has you eliminate foods and substances in the nightshade family for 3 months. And rebuild your system with cetyl myristoleate. Most reviews gave it 5 stars, except one rather negative one that is mostly a personal attack on the author and not on the book's advice not working.

A Doctor's Proven New Home Cure for Arthritis by Giraud W. Campbell is a book published in 1989. His diet almost totally eliminates breads and starches for the types of bacterial growth they promote within the digestive system. See reviews from happy readers.

Arthritis: Allergy, Nutrition & The Environment by Dr. John Mansfield and Dr. Stephen Davies argues against suppressing arthritic symptoms with drugs, and outlines exactly what action sufferers of arthritis can take in terms of nutrition and identifying allergens to tackle the cause of the illness. One used copy is reasonably priced.

A Doctor's Home Cure for Arthritis: The Bestselling, Proven Self Treatment Plan by Giraud W. Campbell is a seven day action plan designed to provide relief from arthritic pain - and in the longer term to heal arthritis. Based on dietary change, the program eliminates many processed foods, (including caffeine and alcohol) and replaces these with foods of special benefit to arthritis sufferers.

Diet and Arthritis by Gail Darlington, a rheumatologist in Epsom Hospital, Surrey UK, explains you have to find the things YOU react to - not what someone else reacts to. It takes you through an elimination diet to find your own personal "nuisances". [May not have RA focus.]

• From September to December, 1997, Robert McFerran posted draft chapters of his book Arthritis - Searching for the Truth - Searching for the Cure to the Ask Dr Stoll Bulletin Board. Also in these archives see Elimination Diet:. Also see: Posts to Ask Dr Stoll BB in 1997 of Robert McFerran's book and resulting commentary.

• What Lifestyle Changes Can Help Manage Rheumatoid Arthritis? has a section on diet. Mentions gluten-free diet, fish oil, and other things.
• Nutrition And RA is just a general nutrition article from an establishment source: John Hopkins. Does mention fish oil.

• The Arthritis Foundation has an article on Medical Oils. Points out that fish oil supplements can ease symptoms.
• The Arthritis Foundation of New South Wales has a page on Healthy Eating. Covers a variety of things for a variety of athritises, from an establishment point-of-view.

• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Molecular Mimicry, and Diet as a Possible Therapy by Ron Hoggan starts with an explanation of RA, then a brief discussion of RA as an auto-immune disease, then it moves to molecular mimicry, then Frazer Scott's work, then the conventional dietary work that reflects the theoretical stuff from Scott and molecular mimicry.
• An excerpt from: Cordain L, Cereal Grains: Humanity's Double Edged Sword. World Review of Nutrition & Dietetics, 1999;84:19-73. See full article here.
• Researchers find increased zonulin levels among celiac disease patients is an alert of a study published in The Lancet. Suggest that increased levels of zonulin are a contributing factor to the development of RA.
• Vegetarian diet eases arthritis. Adapted from an article in the Lancet (12/10/91) by Dr Jens Kjeldsen-Kragh and colleagues of the Department of General Practice, University of Oslo, and from a report in the Independent by Celia Hall. Note the patients were asked not to eat food that contained gluten, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, refined sugar or citrus fruits. Salt, strong spices, and preservatives were avoided - likewise alcoholic beverages, tea and coffee. Realize that it is probably not necessary to remove so many foods from one's diet, but their using this shotgun approach improved their chances of success.
• Nutritional Strategies for Inflamed Joints and Other Conditions, by Michael Klaper, M.D. Note the diet is free of dairy in all forms, eggs, hydrogenated oils, refined sugars, white flour products, soy, corn and wheat products, alcohol, caffeine, and nightshade vegetables.
• Strong Intestinal Health Relieves Rheumatoid Arthritis is an article by Melvyn R. Werbach, M.D. It has "astute clinicians have long been aware that, for some patients, removing certain common foods such as dairy, wheat, corn, yeast, eggs and beef can bring blessed relief, while their return can cause a flare-up." Also see other Health Concerns - Arthritis/Joint Support articles from Vitamin-Resource.
• The article Do dietary lectins cause disease? in the British Medical Journal states that another suspect lectin disease is rheumatoid arthritis. Lectins are carbohydrate binding proteins present in most plants, especially seeds and tubers like cereals, potatoes, and beans.
• Modulation of immune function by dietary lectins in rheumatoid arthritis. is a Medline abstract of a British Journal of Nutrition on RA and lectins.
• You Are What You Eat: New Theories About Rheumatoid Arthritis is a newsreport about an article in the British Journal of Nutrition. The authors argue that their theory implicating diet needs more research.
• Diet and rheumatoid arthritis in women: a possible protective effect of fish consumption is a retrospective study by J Shapiro et. al. Published in Epidemiology Journal. [now in archive.org]
• The Medical Journal of Australia has a page Rheumatoid arthritis which discusses the therapeutic effects of dietary omega-3 fats in RA.
• Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis has a bunch of links on the effect of diet on rheumatoid arthritis.
• Fish Oil and Vitamin E for Rheumatoid Arthritis reports on a study by University at Buffalo researchers that showed that fish oil and vitamin E are promising potential therapies for those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis.
• Can Dietary Fatty Acids Influence RA Symptoms? notes that for reasons not understood fasting improves RA. Of course when fasting all foods that are toxic are being avoided! [now in archive.org]
• The article Seafood On The Menu For Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers says it seems that the type of polyunsaturated fat could also be important.
• Nutrition Changes Bring Relief To Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers is a report on a speech by Ronenn Roubenoff, MD, a nutritionist at the Tufts University School of Medicine. He argues that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lack of muscle reserves. He says they need to eat more protein than normal, healthy individuals. And get certain B vitamins. [now in archive.org]
• You Are What You Eat: New Theories About RA is a report on an article by Loren Cordain that was in the British Journal of Nutrition. Blames cereal grains. [now in archive.org]
• Study Hints Coffee May Be Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis reports on a Finnish study found that people who drank more than four cups a day had twice the chance of getting the disease as those who drank fewer.
• Can Fish Oil Help Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients? is an abstract of an article review. [now in archive.org]
• Seafood On The Menu For Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferers pionts out that a number of studies have shown that diets enriched in marine fish oils have a modest beneficial effect in patients with diseases such as RA and inflammatory bowel disease.
• Veggies and Olive Oil May Protect Against Rheumatoid Arthritis is a retrospective study of the diets of Greek men and women.

• Arthritis Benefits of Diet Revision. Put up by Environmed Research Inc. (a commercial site). A general summary with an emphasis on avoiding gluten and casein.
• Physicians' Protocol For Using Antibiotics in Rheumatic Disease is a modified version of Dr. Brown's protocol. Mentions diet many times on the page.
• A Balanced Diet Can Help Ease Arthritis Symptoms notes that the highest incidence of arthritic disease is in the places that consume the greatest quantities of empty calories from refined carbohydrates and fat. [now in archive.org]
• Rheumatoid Arthritis gives an overview of dietary changes, nutritional supplements, and herbs that may be helpful.
• While RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS is selling some supplements, most is on dietary intervention. Has "Twenty one to thirty five percent of rheumatoid patients are allergic to some foods. Common food sensitivities are to wheat, milk and salicylate rich foods." Says a grand elimination diet should be followed initially to determine the presence of any food sensitivities. Common sensitivities are to wheat, milk, dairy products, eggs, potato, beef, crustacean and citrus. Also recommends avoiding all night shade foods or plants, eg. potato, eggplant, tomato, chilli, capsicum, and tobacco. [now in archive.org]
• Osteoarthritis is a page by the Life Extension Foundation. At one time the page included Rheumatoid Arthritis and had some nutritional protocols for RA. Not in archive.org.

• ELISA serum tests can be used to establish food sensitivities. One relatively inexpensive lab is Meridian Valley Laboratory.
• Sage Systems has a Comprehensive ELISA Allergy Test and Treatment for the Relief of Chronic Illness. See their page on Arthritis.
• Many different sites will lead you to the same food scan test which does not require a blood draw, only a finger prick. Here is one: The IgG ELISA Food Intolerance Test.
• The largest outfit that does ELISA testing for food allergy/intolerance is in Fort Lauderdale. The parent company site Immuno Laboratories is oriented towards doctors. Then they have a consumer site: Better Health USA Food Allergy Relief Center.
• And for those in the UK: York Nutritional Laboratory.

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