I've been a vegetarian, eating organic, growing my own veggies for over 40 years. Not sure how this has stopped me from getting asthma, RA and hypothyroidism. Because it has not.

I knew that toxins and artificial foods were wrong since I was a kid. I also live in the country in northern Canada, away from industry and always have. I think if someone eats nothing but junk food they are really going to have a lot of physical issues, for sure. But it is not going to stop or cure RA.

I did not say it cures ra or any other dieases . I said clean eating has changed my life for the better. I have Ra, graves, lupus and so on. I feel alot better just eating good food . I still have my bad days but not as much..

In my opinion I think it's great to eat healthy so that we can provide our bodies with the essential nutrients needed to function better but for general health and well-being. We are all so different in how we respond to diet changes and treatments for RA.

The China Study has been shown to be highly flawed... HOWEVER, if anyone out there can draw something from it that can help their condition, then fantastic I say! I would still recommend reading it.

My personal experience has been that diet has made no difference to my RA, which is severe. For some people it is enough to even induce remission, but not in my case unfortunately. I am studying nutrition at uni, so I do have knowledge in this area - I've tried vegan, Body Ecology / GAPS, paleo, no starch, it goes on! I was already eating very healthily, no processed food and organic where possible. Now I stick to paleo, however I don't eat alot of meat - so mostly starch-free veg and seeds / nuts. Who knows, perhaps I would be alot worse on a different diet!

Keep going with it stenvikm, cleaning up your diet can only be a good thing, and it's great you've already noticed improvements!

Never mind I just wanted to tell people how eating clean is working for me and how it has improved my health. I still have pain and bad days. And as for The China Study beeing flawed maybe, but are GOV IS WORSE flawed big time we have no idea what really goes in are food and lots of other stuff. Have a good day and good luck...

Thanks Stenvikm, any advice that can be added to the balance of wellness along with the doctors, medicine, exercise, and emotional wellness are well received tips from this fellow RA'er. thanks for sharing,
Have a positive day!

Yes thanks for sharing...I gave up beef and pork about 9 mns ago and my blood sugars aic has dropped from 7.8 to 5.9 and I added more veggies and fruit...So I would say it is benifical....I do not know if it helps my RA but I'm happy

Wow: I suspect you touched a nerve or two with your benign attempt to offer help. I started an anti-inflamitory foods diet awhile back and I think it has helped with my inflamation and by doing so, pain. That being said, I would say prior I was not eating the proper amount of vegs and fruit and overeating meat products. Now I am probably over eating the amounts of vegs and fruit each day, above recommended but then again I don't see it as harming anything.
Thanks for suggesting something I personally wasn't aware existed.

Welcome Sten- healthy eating is a positive for a lot reasons- I agree

I've found most of my pain and illness came from my diet and lack of exercise. RA is bad, but its much worse to have your mood on a yo-yo from junk food carbs + the inability to do daily tasks simply from weak muscles and bones. When I'm depressed I know it now and get some vitamin D or sun, good food and smile.

I don't know what the China study is, but if it's about eating good food and taking care of yourself, its all right for me. I like to eat sinsible, always clean my food, try to be regular and get some exercise every single day. Being healthy is about doing something good every single day.

My RA is less bothersome when I eat smaller amounts and healthier foods......

It's always good to eat healthy and take vitamins but it won't cure or help RA. I've been away from gluten, eating fish, chicken and salads mostly and taking vitamins and it's not helped at all. I also exercise when my body lets me. To me it's kind of like saying...if you have cancer just clean up your diet and get healthy and you'll be cured. I think that it offers false hope to hurting people. Thats just my opinion.