Environmental and Geographic Influences on RA

By Christine Miller, Health Guide Sunday, November 02, 2008
Last week at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting, researchers from the Mayo Clinic presented new data finding that from 1995-2005 the incidence and prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis rose in women after having declined from the mid-1950's through the mid 1990's.   Since 1995, t...
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11/ 4/08 9:48am

I have only been diagnoised with RA a little less than 30 days. I have given alot of thought of what caused this. What enviromental thing could have triggered my RA. I am a ex smoker but for some reason my gut tells me it is something else. I think about the two homes I lived in that had high levels of toxic mold, but that was way back in 2000. Was it the cleaning up after the 2,000 chicken that I have? Could it be the Ectomycorrhizal Fungi I was using to grow a giant pumpkin? Thats about the time my symtoms started. Probably not since many people with RA don't grow giant pumpkins. It does seem alot of my problems started after I broke my wrist. I started drinking lots and lots of milk because they told me my bones where brittle and crushed. Also some experts claimed drinking milk would help me lose weight. I think I drank about 2 gallons a week. Could it be the cows milk that triggered RA in me. Maybe books like the China Study are right ????

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By Christine Miller, Health Guide— Last Modified: 11/20/11, First Published: 11/02/08