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> Okay Leona,

>

> Sounds like you are heading in the right direction.

> The Nightshade diet is a good one to follow. NO

> potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, or peppers.

>

Been doing that part for about 2 1/2 years except for *occasional*

baked potato or small dollop of potato salad .

Hands progressively becoming stiffer and finger joints locking.

Exercise them almost constantly, as well as walking regularly, but for

only about 1 1/2 mi. and also small garden and house work daily.

Farther than 2 miles is wearing on feet and hip joint.Some days better

than others, i go with the flow.

 

> Do this for at least a month or so and then slowly, ever so

> slowly, begin adding them back in one at a time. But very slowly.

>

 

Started back on both tomatoes and small amt of bell peppers out of

garden last week. hands about the same so far.

 

> This will let you know if you can still eat them or if you

> need to stay away from the completely.

 

> Do stay away from dairy, meats, processed foods, greasy

> foods, fast foods, cooked foods (lightly steamed okay),

 

Been doing the above for a number of years except for the occasional

outing, holiday stuff, or slip up on a prepared food item that

contains whey or other milk product and my really hard to stop cheese.

Have only been without cheese for past two months. Can't tell any

difference other than feel like it may be helping lower cholesterol

(sp).

 

> grains, coffee, black and green teas (herbal teas okay).

>

 

I am wondering if no meats and no grains and I can't eat peanuts

because of the heavy fat that comes back on me and dried beans cause

flatulence and also seem very hard to digest.. always have to take

enzymes to handle them, where am I getting proteins?????

 

I have been ttold ( books, doctors, dieticians, momma) through the

past 70 years that whole wheat is good as well as wheat bran and wheat

germ and also oats and oat bran so have been using these items. Have

had chronic sinus problems since infancy (not sneezie, watery, allergy

type except in the autumn when the ragweed is really bad) but more

like heavy mucous and post nasal drip which has tapered off for the

past 3 years during which time I use more of the wheat and oats than

ever before. Have felt this is due in part because of the

anti-inflammatories I have been taking including the prednison.

Experiencing much dryer mouth than before the medications.

 

I use brown and wild rice with my vegies and sometimes egg noodles,

not the whole wheat ones. I haven't even had a bowl of spaghetti for

over a year. Used to have that about once every couple of months.

 

I do drink about two cups decaf coffee in the morning, and about

once every three months make a pitcher of Lipton tea (think it is an

orange pekoe and black blend but not sure.. I forget.)using Stevia to

sweeten. Have occasional herbal teas such as chamomile, sage or one of

the mints from garden. I have used the green teas as it has been hyped

as being very good for one but haven't for some time.

 

>

>Do eat lots of fresh fruits (go easy on the citrus)

>

 

I eat bananas or apples almost daily but no oranges as they mess up my

stomach. Once in a while melons. I have to eat them on an empty

stomach otherwise they can cause stomach mess, too. It seems to me

that fruit is very expensive here. a pint of strawberries i think was

about $3.

 

>

> and vegetables. Easy on the root veggies though.

 

I eat cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, carrots, green lima beans,

corn off or on the cob occasionally, spinach, sweet peas which i am

not too fond of, occasionally asparagus, cabbage, bib lettuce or

endive.

Occasionally a can of Pinto or red beans or maybe Bushes baked beans.

Can't think of any others other than maybe once a year a can of Kraut.

and once a year a can of black eyed peas. OH, nearly forgot.. eat a

baked yam occasionally.

 

> Lots of fresh fruit juices and vegetable juices will do your

> body wonders. Do you have a juicer?

>

 

Yes...gathering dust for the past several years!

Have been drinking and putting on my cereal soy milk for past month or

so. I seem to be stronger since I started the breakfast of wheat bran,

oat bran and wheat germ with the ginger root and soy milk.

 

> Also drink plenty of distilled then filtered water or really

> well filtered water with fresh lemon juice added (fresh

> squeeze it yourself fresh type).

 

I usually drink tap water that has been bottled and allowed to stand

to allow the chlorine to disperse. I can do the lemon for a while then

it starts to irritate my bladder.

 

> Also taking a teaspoon of

> organic apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of raw organic

> honey three times per day will help to re-alkalinize your

> system and begin to dissolve the deposits and remove the

> toxins that are causing your particular dis-ease. Course,

> you could also make up a good batch of Panther Piss

> (formula in the files) and use this instead. The PP will

> do the same as the vinegar and honey but will provide your

> body with much needed potassium, which you won't get with

> the honey. Go easy on salt and cut out the sugars from your diet.

 

I'll have to try the PP. I used to take a sip of apple cider vinegar

by itself daily. Also a bit of honey daily at bed time. Or if stomach

acidy, a bit of dill vinegar.

 

> Make sure that you get plenty of sun, dry brushing your

> skin daily is of great benefit. This will help to stimulate

> the lymph system. Plenty of fresh air with deep breathing.

> Get some quality exercise, if it is only walking that is a

> great start. Do try to walk as much as 3 to 5 miles per day.

> Begin to work out a stretching regimen so that you begin to

> loosen up the joints and stretch the tendons, ligaments and

> muscles. Start slowly though so as not to injure yourself.

> You are trying to heal here not injure. ;-)

 

The brushing sounds pleasant. I use the net wash thingies all over to

defoliate my body and use moisturizer on all of my body that I can

reach after the bath. use a deep cleaner with oatmeal to bath with.

 

I used to do Tai Chi a lot but have slacked off of it as had a bad

flare up and also ruptured the 4/5 lumbar disk and had to quit for a

while and just haven't got started back, but walk most every morning.

out in the sun and garden in the sun.

DR recommended a surgeon to do surgery but told him it would heal and

so far it is doing pretty good as long as I don't really aggravate it

by too heavy lifting.

 

> Hot and cold therapy on the joints or muscles, wherever

> it hurts, will help much. Also ACV applied as a wet poultice

> warm on the area too. Cayenne in tincture, ointment, salve,

> or infused in oil and rubbed on will help to bring blood to

> the area.

 

Have huge heated " gloves " to give hands heat treatment; use when bad

and if really bad plug in the hot wax thingie and wax them. One of

these days think I will try to get my feet in it!

 

That cayenne thing sounds good. I've been using ginger tincture and

rubbing it in sore areas and it is very good. I added some comfrey

last batch and think I will do as you suggest and add some cayenne to

it. What is ACV??

 

> I know, this all sounds like a lot of work and expense.

> But it needn't be. Get creative and begin by using what you

> do have. When you can afford it then check out other options.

> Then too, anything you need is only two people away. So check

> out the human resources (friends, family, etc) who might be able to

> supply you with some of what you need and barter with 'em.

 

Yes, friends are great. That's how I got the wax warmer. A friend of a

friend left hers and I inherited it. Some of my friends have vegies in

garden, I have some herbs and we share.

 

> The knowledge is free! Your health, your life come at a cost!!!!

> We are here to help you in any way we can. The work is up to

> you, however. The first step is always the hardest. So dive

> right in and let us know how it goes and if you need more

> assistance, advice, consoling, direction, or just want to

> say " I feel great! " then we are only an email away.

> HTH,

> Don Quai

 

Thank you so much Don, and if you can see what i am doing wrong and

need to change more, appreciate any more suggestions. I have felt that

i have been doing mostly what i could but I may not be seeing the

forrest for the trees. I think I am doing very well so far, as I see

so many dear folks who are so much more

takedown with the RA that are at my age and younger. I can't

complain

too much as it could be worse.

Grateful... Lee.

 

 

 

 

Don Quai