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Christine Miller

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posted 08/04/2008, comments (0)

Drinking with Rheumatoid Arthritis

In early June, and for weeks since, news outlets have been writing about a study showing that responsibly drinking five or more servings of wine or other alcohol a week cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%. Those who drank 1-4 drinks per week cut... Read more Chevron

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Rena

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posted 08/03/2008, comments (16)

RA, Med.'s and Weight Gain!!!

I have had RA symptoms since college, but was just diagnosed, offically when I was 41. I tried Plaquenil first, which lasted for 1 month due to the fact that I had constant nausea and broke out into a rash all over! I just started Methotrexate 2.5 months age. So far so good, but it's not working near as... Read more Chevron

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I was diagnosed with RA about 5 years ago.

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posted 07/25/2008, comments (3)

Staying Active & Eating Healthy Help.

I have RA for about 5 years now. I was always an active person, always doing something...exercising, running, doing Yoga & Pilates, biking, hiking, fishing, I love the outdoors! So once my body started to go on a downward spiral from RA...it was very hard for me. One of the hardest things for me is not being able to... Read more Chevron

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Christine Miller

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posted 07/21/2008, comments (2)

Why Vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 2

Read Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1 Now that I know what vitamin D is and why it's important, how much should I consume? The federal government sponsored Institute of Medicine (IOM) currently recommends an Adequate Intake (AI) of 200 International Units (IUs) for adults under age 50, 400 IU for those... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/11/2008, comments (5)

Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1

ave you seen the recent news about how Vitamin D may be underestimated for its health benefits and how Americans may be terribily deficient in the vitamin? We can let the scientists battle that out, but Vitmain D may be important for those of us with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a compound that acts like... Read more Chevron

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