Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (to Carol, some additional diet information)

[Guest guest]

one more thing, one of the article links has this to say about diet

and from what I know, this is important enough to stress repeatedly...

" Rheumatoid arthritis appears to have numerous contributing causes and

requires a more holistic, comprehensive approach in order to provide a

natural arthritis remedy. Many sufferers have a genetic marker that

contributes to a tendency to develop the disease. In addition to

herbal treatments, a change in diet is widely considered to be one of

the best natural arthritis remedies available. Recent research shows a

connection between intestinal health and inflammatory diseases like

arthritis. Foods like refined sugars, saturated fats, processed foods

and hydrogenated oils may well contribute to arthritis because they

are pro-inflammatory foods. There is also evidence to indicate that

food allergies play a strong role in development of arthritis.

 

Nutrients that have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms

for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis include zinc, (note

from Cynthia, add copper with the zinc, see the link to the herbs2000

article I posted in my other post) selenium, manganese, vitamin C,

pantothenic acid, and vitamin E. These natural arthritis remedies and

others can be found in nearly any publication that talks about herbal

cures. At the same time, changing the diet to exclude inflammatory

foods and eat more naturally may be a strong factor in reducing

arthritis symptoms. "

this came from

http://www.arthritis-pain-relief-and-treatment.com/Combat-Arthritis-Pain-With-A-\

Natural-Arthritis-Remedy.html

and I have seen this advice about pro-inflamatory foods over and over

in my research. I only use olive oil for cooking and I use stevia to

sweeten my tea, I use the powdered extract but it won't disolve well

in cold drinks but you can also get it as a liquid extract. Just

removing those two sources (cooking oil and my sugar in tea) has

helped my COPD and general health significantly. (COPD is also an

auto-immune disorder that resulted in inflamation in the lungs)

Also, if she likes soda, I did find one that is sweetened with all

natural sweeteners (no refined sugar) I don't believe that they are

100% natural ingredients (the cola contains phosphoric acid) but

sometimes the psychological impact of having to totally give up a

favorite food or beverage is much worse than the alternative.

Although, if you know someone in Japan, diet soda there have been made

with stevia for years. (even Coca-Cola)

http://www.z-cola.com/products.html

I have contacted a stevia vendor in Canada who supplies some of the

Japanese market and asked for a link to purchase the soda, if I get an

answer, I will post the link immediately.

Cynthia

, " carol_4452 "

<carol_4452 wrote:

>

> My 12 year old granddaughter was just diagnosed with JIA.

> Does anyone have any alternative medicine suggestions that would be

> helpful to help ease the pain and perhaps resolve the arthritic

> condition.

>

> Right now the doctors aren't doing anything for her except advising she

> take Aleve twice daily. They have one more test to run before they

> drain her knee and insert steroids.

>

> Thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Cynthia, Thanks so much! This information is very helpful. It's

going to be difficult getting her to understand the importance of

eliminating certain foods from her diet. Hopefully the doctors will

stress the importance of dietary changes. I'm going to copy your

posts and have her read them as well.

 

Carol

 

 

 

 

In , " Cynthia "

<cindyvdz wrote:

 

 

>

> one more thing, one of the article links has this to say about diet

> and from what I know, this is important enough to stress

repeatedly...

> " Rheumatoid arthritis appears to have numerous contributing causes

and

> requires a more holistic, comprehensive approach in order to

provide a

> natural arthritis remedy. Many sufferers have a genetic marker that

> contributes to a tendency to develop the disease. In addition to

> herbal treatments, a change in diet is widely considered to be one

of

> the best natural arthritis remedies available. Recent research

shows a

> connection between intestinal health and inflammatory diseases like

> arthritis. Foods like refined sugars, saturated fats, processed

foods

> and hydrogenated oils may well contribute to arthritis because they

> are pro-inflammatory foods. There is also evidence to indicate that

> food allergies play a strong role in development of arthritis.

>

> Nutrients that have been found to be effective in reducing symptoms

> for patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis include zinc,

(note

> from Cynthia, add copper with the zinc, see the link to the

herbs2000

> article I posted in my other post) selenium, manganese, vitamin C,

> pantothenic acid, and vitamin E. These natural arthritis remedies

and

> others can be found in nearly any publication that talks about

herbal

> cures. At the same time, changing the diet to exclude inflammatory

> foods and eat more naturally may be a strong factor in reducing

> arthritis symptoms. "

> this came from

> http://www.arthritis-pain-relief-and-treatment.com/Combat-

Arthritis-Pain-With-A-Natural-Arthritis-Remedy.html

> and I have seen this advice about pro-inflamatory foods over and

over

> in my research. I only use olive oil for cooking and I use stevia

to

> sweeten my tea, I use the powdered extract but it won't disolve

well

> in cold drinks but you can also get it as a liquid extract. Just

> removing those two sources (cooking oil and my sugar in tea) has

> helped my COPD and general health significantly. (COPD is also an

> auto-immune disorder that resulted in inflamation in the lungs)

> Also, if she likes soda, I did find one that is sweetened with all

> natural sweeteners (no refined sugar) I don't believe that they are

> 100% natural ingredients (the cola contains phosphoric acid) but

> sometimes the psychological impact of having to totally give up a

> favorite food or beverage is much worse than the alternative.

> Although, if you know someone in Japan, diet soda there have been

made

> with stevia for years. (even Coca-Cola)

> http://www.z-cola.com/products.html

> I have contacted a stevia vendor in Canada who supplies some of the

> Japanese market and asked for a link to purchase the soda, if I

get an

> answer, I will post the link immediately.

> Cynthia

> , " carol_4452 "

> <carol_4452@> wrote:

> >

> > My 12 year old granddaughter was just diagnosed with JIA.

> > Does anyone have any alternative medicine suggestions that would

be

> > helpful to help ease the pain and perhaps resolve the arthritic

> > condition.

> >

> > Right now the doctors aren't doing anything for her except

advising she

> > take Aleve twice daily. They have one more test to run before

they

> > drain her knee and insert steroids.

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

>