Re: Re: RA, ldn and supplements

[Guest guest]

That is such rotten luck. Have you stayed on the diet and supplements? and if so

have they helped?

Margaret

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From: Sauve <moniquesauve@...>

Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 9:07:47 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: RA, ldn and supplements

i took low dose naltrexone last summer and it did help RA along with

diet. but i had to stop it after a couple mos due to masue dizziness

migraines. unfortunately i seem to get this eventually on all meds or

RA. 1st minocin put me in remission then after 3 y had to stop it die to

dizziness and nausea. then ldn did same. then mtx the same. and now

after 6 w on enbrel starting to get migraines dizzyness and nausea.

geez. is there any med for RA i can take?!

monique

[Guest guest]

Really! There's no evidence that RA existed during the pre-agricultural era

because those people were generally eaten by preditors. Animals refer to this as

the " easy snack " era, 5 billion served. lol.

Stan,

Seattle, Cloudy.

[ ] Re: RA, ldn and supplements

i took low dose naltrexone last summer and it did help RA along with

diet. but i had to stop it after a couple mos due to masue dizziness

migraines. unfortunately i seem to get this eventually on all meds or

RA. 1st minocin put me in remission then after 3 y had to stop it die to

dizziness and nausea. then ldn did same. then mtx the same. and now

after 6 w on enbrel starting to get migraines dizzyness and nausea.

geez. is there any med for RA i can take?!

monique

[Guest guest]

LOL, Stan.

Not an MD

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:48 PM, <stanpfister@...> wrote:

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> Really! There's no evidence that RA existed during the pre-agricultural era

> because those people were generally eaten by preditors. Animals refer to

> this as the " easy snack " era, 5 billion served. lol.

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> Stan,

[Guest guest]

Hi

Overfeeding

ourselves with over refined, over rich, salty, sugary diet doesn’t

seem to be doing us much good and it’s so easy to slip into bad

habits.

On the whole I'm enjoying

my diet and I think mainly because I no longer feel bloated after

eating. I'd already tried not eating cheese and bread but not the two

at once. Not eating either did the trick. What's more my stomach no

longer pushes forward the way it started to 2/3 years ago. On the

other hand I hanker after a grilled cheese sandwich - I watch tv

adverts with terrible longing. I'd already stopped eating beef, lamb

and pork and most processed foods - I used to enjoy leek tarts but

trying one realised they were no good for me. Thankfully I can eat

oats - I make oatcakes most days, adding a teaspoon of turmeric to

the mixture before baking to get additional antioxidants. No citrus

doesn't bother me.

Am I right in thinking the point of this

diet is to make the body less " acid " ? A friend suggested

that once things have settled down I could reintroduce the foods one

at a time to see what happened. I thought " No " and wondered

why. I suppose I would'nt want to risk any return of RA symptoms or

other symptoms in any way shape or form. I am beginning to

wonder how the diet will restrict my social life - going out for

meals, having people round to eat, sort of thing.

We're

having a chilly, wet Spring and some evenings I feel like eating

something comforting. Mashed potato is the nearest thing I've found

so far. I'm going to see where I can find polenta (cornmeal) which

sounds as if it might fit the bill.

When I started the diet I

had " dire rear " . I don't really understand why but think it

must have been some kind of detoxing. I've taken chlorella for about

2/3 weeks and my guts gradually started to behave themselves. I've

just started taking Allimax and a probiotic and everything seems to

be normal again. I'm also taking Vit E 400 and fish oil (about 600

EPA & 400 dha per day). Apparently epa/dha are powerful

anti-inflammatories but need antioxidants to work. I'm going to start

an am/pm mineral supplement too once I get round to ordering it.

The thing that's frustrated me most these last weeks is

coming across advice/contradiction/advice, along with " Ah buts "

etc.

Never spent so much time thinking about food in my life

before!

yours

Margaret

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From: Sauve <moniquesauve@...>

Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:27:27 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: RA, ldn and supplements

hi margaret

i stick to diet as much as i can - paleo - as it definitely helps. i

generally feel better on it too. how are you doing with diet? i am

reading a book called against the grain that states fossil evidence

shows that RA didn't exist in the pre-agricultural era. the nutritionist

who wrote it has helped ppl with autoimmune disease improve by cutting

out all grains dairy and processed foods. i haven't really found any

supplmts that help. you? dr. trentham did some good research on UC-II

helping RA so ant to try that.

monique