Never heard of this one. I Googled it and looked at the home page. Looks very slick, had testimonials from a chiropractor and a naturopath. My guess is that this is new enough that they are still able to closely monitor and control what shows up on a web search.

I hope I'm not stepping on toes here, and this is MY opinion only. Slick, slick, slick. None of what he is talking about is anything a science-based medical practitioner would agree with or endorse. There is no evidence that diet causes or cures rheumatoid arthritis. A healthy diet is important for everyone, but it won't make the disease go away. There will be people who will say that their joint pain got better when they started eating this or that. Remember, though, correlation does not prove causation. Just as many people will tell you they had cut out gluten, sugars, GMOs and or all animal products, then got sick a year later.

This guy has something to sell. My guess is that he sells it for a pretty handsome price. I don't see anything on the website about his credentials, although I didn't read every single thing, either. My guess is that his skills are in marketing rather than medicine.

My rheumatologist has me on methotrexate, prednisone, and we're experimenting with biologics. The side effects are scary, short- and long-term. The biologics are are stupid expensive. My other doctors know what I'm taking, my pharmacist fills the prescriptions, and the insurance company pays. They are all good people who have my best interests at heart, except for the insurance company: they really couldn't give a rat's ass. But, they pay. They all know that I'm doing what I can to try to slow this beast down to try to keep joint damage at a minimum. If a diet change and supplements could really cure this, do you think I would be doing what I am doing, with the full complicity of my doctors and pharmacist?

If you want to buy what he is selling, go for it if you have the money and want to spend it with him. Just know that he is operating out of accepted standards of medical treatment. I can't imagine he has large, controlled, double-blind studies, the gold-standard of proof, to back up his claims. Be very careful, though, about delaying treatment that can help slow this beast down while trying to find a natural cure. You run the risk of sustaining permanent joint damage. RA is a progressive disease, and there is no undoing damage once it has occurred.

Thank you altoclef. What makes me most skeptical is not being able to find accounts from real people having tried it. I agree with some of the base premises with intestinal health, acidity, and digestion, but not sure I want to pay $49 to see what his recommendations are. He doesn't recommend stopping your meds, but reducing them with dr approval as your condition improves. I have learned the hard way that there are definitely certain foods that inflame the RA big time. Processed cheese aka American or velveeta. Potatoes also do it. I definitely believe that certain food can help/inflame the. RA.

Excellent information altoclef!

I am following it right now, was diagnosed with RA just under 2 months ago. The program is working for me. I have signed up for the forum too and am getting a lot of support and information from people who have been doing it for a while.

My CRP was 40 mg/L 4/1/2016, it is now

All current treatments do not cure the decease but mange symptoms.
altoclref is quite mistaken in that diet has no effect on RA.
http://www.pcrm.org/health/health-topics/foods-and-arthritis
You can find references to studies that support the link between diet and RA. Of cause there's no money in studies that don't sell expensive drugs and advocate vegetarian diet.

Reputable physicians site this at their sites, e.g.
http://doctorklaper.com/answers/answers07/

Zombie thread, Sal: it's from 2013.

Not to say I disagree with anything I wrote here. I've just learned since to stay away from food fights.

I am doing a “bit” of Paddison. (Which he claims doesn’t work.) Anyway, In my personal program, I do the juice during the day, and at night I eat beans and rice or a sweet potato. BUT I add peppers from our garden that I cook in the evil butter and I add the evil salmon from time to time. Of course I take a biologic. I would not be on this strict diet we’re I not in a flare. (I got cocky and missed my infusion.) I definitely would not stop meds. Where Paddison shines, is in his ability to give hope. Plus, I’ve lost weight, and I know that helps. I love trying things. They may not be a cure-all, but as long as you stay with your rheumatoid, I don’t see how encouragement and a healthy diet can hurt.

I meant to say “as long as you stay with your rheumatologist.”

Never heard of it, but you said all I (or you) need to know:

"They all seemed to be linked one way or another back to the program site. I found it very odd that I couldn't find any negative reviews."

If it smells like a scam, walks like a scam and talks like a scam...

If you find no credible/reliable site - e.g. WebMD or Mayo Clinic - talking about it, that says all I need to know.

WarriorGal, I guess, but he has plenty of free info online, to which I take advantage. I’m the type that needs motivation and the feeling that I’m doing what I can to make things better.
Every time I go into a flare, it’s preceded by really bad habits and subsequent weight gain. I know we’re all different, but personally, I tend to feel better faster when I watch what I eat. I think all Paddison does for me is to keep me straight and motivate me.
When my flare subsides, I return to a normal healthy diet and exercise. In my life, it’s a supplement To meds.