Rheumatoid Arthritis

Miracle Cures for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Where Are They Now?

Have you ever seen the headlines: “Scientists Discover Miracle Cure for Arthritis!” or “Great News for Arthritis Sufferers!” or “Arthritis Breakthrough – New Drug blah blah blah!” and so on? I have, and I’ve been reading their associated ‘news’ articles for over thirty-five years, yet somehow, today, the only mainstream treatments used for rheumatoid arthritis worldwide are still; NSAIDs, DMARDs, and Biologics. So where are all those ‘miracle’ cures and treatments then?

The problem with these kinds of hyped news announcements is that they falsely raise the hopes of arthritis sufferers and make it that much more difficult for us to maintain an optimistic and positive outlook. Read more . . .

Best Anti-Ageing Diet and Telomere Protective Lifestyle

03-08-18 by Brian Darby

I just wanted to make a quick post highlighting some relatively new studies I’ve just read supporting the anti-ageing benefits of a whole food plant-based lifestyle. The research indicates that a diet high in vegetables and fruits significantly slows down telomere shortening while inclusion of meats and refined oils accelerates telomere shortening.

Telomeres are chromosome-protective caps made up of lengths of DNA. Each time a cell divides telomere length is slightly reduced. Once the telomeres become too short to maintain proper protection (or disappear altogether i.e. cell death), chromosomes become more susceptible to genetic damage. Read more . . .

Vegan vs Paleo vs Keto vs Whole Food Plant-Based – Which Is Best for RA

26-07-18 by Brian Darby

After a great deal of research and questioning you’ve come to understand that the majority of chronic diseases are caused and fostered by poor diet and lifestyle choices and you want to change your’s for the better, how do you decide which diet and lifestyle to adopt? How do you determine the validity of the various claims made by those who follow and promote such an inconsistent variety of dietary and lifestyle choices?

The answer is, you have to drill down into them and assess the strength of the science supporting them and the motivation, character, qualifications and clinical or scientific experience of those promoting them. In addition to this, it’s important to look at epidemiological evidence and clinical trials, especially long-term trials. People’s personal experiences/stories can also be helpful but again it’s important to question motives. Read more . . .

Are You Sick and Tired of Rheumatoid Arthritis or Recently Diagnosed?

02-07-18 by Brian Darby

This short post is aimed at arthritis sufferers who have so far relied exclusively upon standard medical treatments for their disease and have yet to seek and remove the causes of their RA. This post is for those who want to gain some personal control over their rheumatoid arthritis and to stop being a slave to it.

I’m also writing this for those who’ve been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis because I know how frightening that diagnosis can be when first presented. I’d like to tell you and reassure you that if you take the right steps at this early stage there is a very good chance that you can recover completely.

No matter where you are in terms of the severity of your disease and the damage it has already caused, with the right knowledge and lifestyle changes you can make significant improvements and you may even be able to put your disease into remission permanently (cure). The time to start making changes is now! Read more . . .

Dietary Fibre Benefits – Reduced Inflammation and Chronic Disease Prevention & Treatment

22-05-18 by Brian Darby

For rheumatoid arthritis and other chronic diseases preventing and reducing inflammation in the body is crucial and consuming dietary fibre from whole plant foods is extremely beneficial for this purpose. Whole plant food fibre directly reduces inflammation, acts as a prebiotic for beneficial bacteria within our guts, promotes the dominance of these beneficial bacteria, helps with the transit of waste material through our colon, and assists with the safe recycling of water and other nutrients from our stools.

We are fibre consuming creatures, we are setup to thrive on a high fibre whole food plant-based diet. For millions of years we ate food not only to feed ourselves but to support our colonies of beneficial gut bacteria. Our food was slowly absorbed throughout the length of our gut leaving plenty of soluble fibre and resistant starch left over to feed our friendly bacteria lower down in our large intestine. This protected our gut lining, created a strong immune system, and provided effective nutrient absorption and waste removal. Read more . . .