Juice Fasting Helps RA

I respectfully submit that in all my research I have not come across one person who has truly had their RA supressed by those toxic drugs.   What I hear and see is people getting temporary results, then they quit working, so the drugs are either increased or a new "cocktail" is prescribed.   The cycle continues.  I personally know of someone who has only had it a few years and is already up to 9 pills/day.   Possibly more people will respond who can give us their testimonies of experiences after 10-15 years or more of the drugs.  My guess is a huge percentage of them have been on a multitude of different drugs throughout the years.   If any drug was the answer, why do they have to keep changing them?    I know this board is for releasing frustrations and looking for help in dealing with this dreadful disease.   The cries for help are so reflective of what this disease can make you feel like.   If you are going to ask a doctor about fasting, I highly recommend seeking out a doctor who knows their stuff on nutrition and natural healing.  Mainstream doctors don't choose this route because they either aren't educated enough about it, or they assume most people won't be dedicated enough to the process.   The average doctor relies heavily on pharmaceuticals as the best answer, when in fact there are reputable studies that prove otherwise.   Of course, the high powered pharmaceutical companies do their best to bury this information.  

I am merely providing "food for thought".   I believe each individual can be their best advocate, and yes, each must make their own choices.  

The two sites I found most helpful with info on fasting and recipes are:

www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/healingtechniques/juice_fasting.htm

and www.juicefasting.org

The first site gives the potassium broth recipe, which I drank every morning, and other recipes for juice.

For breakfast I juiced about 4 apples with a bunch of grapes and a 1-2" chunk of ginger

and later in the day I juiced  4-6 carrots with a few stalks of celery and 1-2" ginger, sometimes adding some greens to it.

I drank plenty of water throughout the day, at least 16 oz daily of aloe vera juice, and occasionally herbal tea.    It was not difficult to do because 95% of the nutrients are in the juice, so I really didn't feel hungry alot of the time.    The juice is very satisfying.   Plus, I felt much better soon after beginning the fast.   I lasted 9 days and probably could have gone further.   

I broke the fast with a bowl of homemade vegetable soup for dinner.   The next morning I had cereal with raisins and almonds and some pumpernickel toast.    

  I was feeling great until I made the mistake of adding too many things.   It's best to add foods one at a time until you see what will trigger pain for you.   

Things I have eliminated totally are dairy and red meat.   I made whole wheat banana bread and I also put mushrooms in my vegetable soup.    The next day I felt worse, so have eliminated both the mushrooms and wheat and feel better again.   That tells me there is a connection with food for me.    

  It's a tedious process of elimination and trial and error, and different people have different triggers.   Some people eliminate the nightshades, wheat, red meat, dairy, citrus, etc.  

  I also gleaned some info from www.drweil.com and Dr. Fuhrman's site.   I ordered some of his books for info and recipes.

  All I know is I personally feel better being off the meds.    

I hope you find what works for you.