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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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Diet and Alternative Treatment for RA

californialynn
californialynn

I'm VERY fortunate to have as my rheumatologist one of the most widely respected doctors in the U.S. Here's his bio.


http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6882


He's very clear about diet and alternative "treatment" - that there's nothing to support its use in place of DMARDS. [Although everyone always benefits in other ways from a good, balanced diet.


http://www.rxlist.com/rheumatoid_arthritis/page10.htm#rheumatoid_arthritis_diet_exercise_home_remedies_and_al


You might also be interested in what he thinks is quackery:


http://www.medicinenet.com/quackery_arthritis/article.htm


californialynn
californialynn
I go out of my way to point out they dont work because..........they don't.

I hate to see people waste money on marketing hype.

I hate to see them take supplements when they don't have blood test results to validate a need for them.

And mostly, I hate when people rave about the stuff because newly diagnosed are so vulnerable and quick to believe it.....only to delay real treatment with DMARDS.