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Hello Everyone,

My name is Marsha I am an RA surviver! I am a friend of that is a member on this list, she asked me to join.

I am no longer on any medications (I was on Methrotrexate and plaquil) I was also on medications for Hashimoto's disease (thyroid disease), allergies, asthma and estrogen. I was in such pain from the moment my feet hit the floor my life seemed to change over night. In the beginning of 2007 I was using a cane and at times a wheel chair I seem to keep getting worse, pain medication did not work unless I took one strong enough to put me under then I lost a day of my life.

One day I was searching for a diet that might help me since I was a runner and body builder I knew how powerful diet could be. I happened across the Master Cleanse which is a detox diet the more I read the more I wanted to try it. I did 18 days on the detox diet as I was on this diet I lost weight but the best part my pain slowly left which was amazing since I went off all medication. I could not remember how long it was since I had so much energy.

My RA doctor saw me 8 days into the detox was amazed that I had no joint swelling at all and look healthy. He said it would be great if it would keep working come back in two months I will check you then. I did come back in three months I was 20 lbs lighter and you could see my ankle bones which my doctor kept checking the whole appointment. When he asked me what I was doing I told him I was eating a vegan raw diet he said he had never seen someone come back from where I was in RA. He dismissed me saying I did not need him but he thought it would come back, so far I am in remission.

This diet (I hate that word) has proved to a blessing to me. I have knee damage from before I changed but I still can walk and run. When I get out of bed my feet do not feel broken anymore I feel young again and I can smile without forcing it due to pain. I know what you all are going through I wondered were my life had went how did this illness take so much so fast did I want to walk the rest of my life in pain, but I found what works for me.

Well sorry this is so long but this is my story.

Marsha Hostetler