Vegen Dietary Control
Vegetarian dietThe research also seems to show that following a vegetarian diet might help in rheumatoid arthritis, by calming the disease process, but once again this is only a small help to a few people and not a guaranteed cure. While many people have tried changing their diet in rheumatoid arthritis with success, others have found no improvement. One small study of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis showed improvement in four weeks, and follow-up studies of those who stayed on the diet showed continued improvement after one and two years. Vegetarian diets are healthy in other respects too, and do help a lot of people to lose some weight, which can itself take the strain off the joints and improve symptoms. CopperThe effects of copper on rheumatoid arthritis have been studied for a long time, and although results vary there seems to be some case for using copper to improve the condition, although this therapy has been dismissed by most of the medical profession as relatively ineffective. Copper therapy is not discouraged however when approached from food sources, and may work on some individuals. It is suggested that if you do attempt copper therapy, that copper-rich foods are utilized instead of copper supplements, because copper supplements can cause side effects which include change in sense of taste and smell, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abnormal blood clots, increased joint arthritis pain, chills, anemia and kidney problems, and excess copper can cause cirrhosis of the liver in patients prone to Wilson’s Disease. Check with your doctor to be sure you are not prone to storing excess copper in your body. There is an extensive choice of foods you can enjoy in order to increase your copper intake: lamb; pork; pheasant quail; duck; goose; squid; salmon; organ meats including liver, heart, kidney, brain; shellfish including oysters, scallops, shrimp, lobster, clams, and crab; meat gelatin; soy protein meat substitutes; tofu; nuts and seeds; chocolate milk; soy milk; cocoa are just a few of the foods that are rich in copper. Read on for both medical and Role of Supplements in Dietary Controlled Treatments Some of our Moist Heat wraps for Arthritis ....
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