Rheumatoid Arthritis

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

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 . . .

How Not to Die – Live Long and Prosper – and Avoid Chronic Diseases

13-04-18 by Brian Darby

I would urge everyone who is currently following the standard UK diet (SUK) or the standard American diet (SAD) along with their associated disease promoting lifestyles, to stop and give serious thought to whether you want to achieve your dreams and ambitions in life and ‘live’ until you die, or whether you want to continue dying at an accelerated rate as you are now because you believe the inevitable won’t happen to you. Most of the top fifteen leading causes of death and disability are largely the result of poor diet & lifestyle choices and subsequently prescribed drugs.

The secret to living long, prospering, and avoiding chronic diseases is relatively simple; eat a whole food plant-based diet low in added salt, oil and sugar, avoid (or at the very least minimise) all animal derived products, eat plenty of raw fresh produce (at least 25% or more of your diet if possible), get regular good quality sleep, do aerobic exercise, get some sunshine and try to enjoy life :-) Read more . . .

Is There a Cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis? Yes! By Removing the Cause(s)

06-03-18 by Brian Darby2 Comments

Yes, I’m certain that in the majority of cases rheumatoid arthritis can be reversed and much of the damage caused can be healed. There’s a host of claimed natural treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and there are a few promising possibilities, but none of these will halt or reverse the disease until the causes have been removed.

The foundations of rheumatoid arthritis develop over many years perhaps decades and RA can have many causes or triggers but the largest underlying contributor to RA is a long-term poor diet and lifestyle. This has to be addressed as a priority before looking for other causes and triggers or searching for additional treatments. During this process you should work with your medical practitioner to adjust your medication as you make progress in reversing your rheumatoid arthritis. Read more . . .

Dairy and Rheumatoid Arthritis – Cow’s Milk as a Cause of Chronic Diseases

01-03-18 by Brian Darby

Milk and milk derived products have some direct causative effects on rheumatoid arthritis (particularly the casein protein in relation to molecular mimicry) and some indirect effects including damage to the gut (antibiotics in milk) and the circulatory system (cholesterol, saturated fat etc.).

I’m certain that dairy played a huge role in the development of my own rheumatoid arthritis and the damage to my gut and immune system. If you have rheumatoid arthritis or any other chronic disease I would urge you to try eliminating dairy from your diet for a trial period, perhaps one month, and see if your symptoms improve. Read more . . .

Vitamin C and Zinc Supplements – Potentially Serious Side Effects!

09-02-18 by Brian Darby

A possible link between excessive vitamin C intake (as a supplement) and changes in the vitreous gel of the eye. Also implicated are high levels of zinc and vanadium intake. I suspect that the potential for damage is related to the dose and the length of time used, and also whether zinc and vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) are used together.

When used in therapeutic doses, many supplements can act in the same way as mainstream drugs in that they override or affect the balance of your body’s natural systems, for example by suppressing inflammatory cytokines or enhancing the free radical production of neutrophils. However, just like drugs, this process can have side effects. It’s interesting to note that many supplement manufacturers are now owned by large drug companies. Read more . . .