Homeopathy treatment as I hv been asked not to take more allopathy medicine. I want to know what diet should I take to control the pain which at times is very bad. I am a non-vegetarian and I also eat vegetables. Will exercise / walk help. I have been taking Betaloc-50mg and Arkamine for my BP which needs to be under control to keep my kidney funtioning. If my BP shoots up so will my creatinine. Pls advice what should I do.
As far as I know, no one on this site is a licensed naturopathic doctor, so I'm not sure you could get an answer to that question here. I'm not trying to discourage you from using alternative remedies - all my life, I have been treated by allopathic medicine, but supplemented with alternative treatments such as acupuncture, shiatsu, naturopathy, etc. I believe the best results are achieved from a balance of both and have yet to see RA being treated effectively purely by non-allopathic treatment, although I'm open to being proven wrong on that. Obviously, though, you have to do what you feel is right for you.
That said, there are a few articles on this site about diet and nutrition that can contribute to possibly lowering inflammation and which have been touted as good for people with RA. One of our experts, Christine Miller, has written several articles about nutrition and diet that may be helpful for you - whole grains and the Mediterranean diet, supplements like vitamin D and cod liver oil and home remedies like tart cherries and gin soaked raisins.
I agree with Lene...def check out those articles. The whole grains and med. diet have helped a lot of people i've met w/ RA. I recommend having a food sensitivity test done. The most accurate one is through a blood test and most nutritionists will do this. So many people have small intolerances to foods you wouldn't normally think, like I am sensitive to carrots and celery...it's strange. If you keep eating these foods, your immune system will continue to attach to the substances in your blood and attack them, creating more inflammation in the body. It is important to reduce the amount of inflammation in the body as much as possibly.
This is a good article written by a Dr. Fuhrman who has had a lot of success in treating patients with RA through diet changes:
http://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/arthritis.aspx
(scroll down on the page to see the diet section)
I hope this helps!
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