Gluten-Free Vegan Diet May Protect Arthritis Patients From Heart

[Guest guest]

I know I don't talk much, but this topic struck a chord with me.

 

I don't need a study to tell me there is a definite relationship between gluten

free and inflammation. I tried all the arthritis immuno-suppressants there are

out there (with one exception which I refused because it was to volatile) and

the only thing the suppressants did was make me sicker. I stayed ill with one

infection or another. The only thing that worked is being gluten and meat free.

 

The entire reason I went gluten free was due to my partner's allergy elimination

diet. My RA felt better when we were on the diet. I felt effects within a week.

I came off my cane. I was walking up stairs. Within two weeks of dropping the

gluten free diet, the inflammation returned.

 

So, now I have been gluten free for around six months and I feel so much better.

I think being off meat has helped as well. I have put away the cane, lost forty

pounds, can go up and down three flights of stairs, have more energy, and the

only medicine I take for my RA is prednisone--and that I have weaned down from

20MG a day to 5 MG.

 

Help with heart disease? Uhm, yep. My BP is better controlled, much better, and

I have been able to reduce both of my medicines. My PVC's are fewer as well.

 

Oh, and my last set of blood work was normal - NORMAL. No elevated sed rate

(shows inflammation), no RA factor to speak of, sugars are good even with the

prednisone, everything is looking the best it has in years.

 

This is not to say that the RA is gone, but it is better. I have good days, bad

days, but I simply slow down and take them in stride---without my cane.

 

Just my two cents,

 

Jeanne

 

 

[Guest guest]

wow, that's great! i hope your doctors are taking note?

best wishes

alice

 

On 9 May 2008, at 12:23, jlgfellers wrote:

 

> I know I don't talk much, but this topic struck a chord with me.

>

> I don't need a study to tell me there is a definite relationship

> between gluten free and inflammation. I tried all the arthritis

> immuno-suppressants there are out there (with one exception which I

> refused because it was to volatile) and the only thing the

> suppressants did was make me sicker. I stayed ill with one infection

> or another. The only thing that worked is being gluten and meat free.

>

> The entire reason I went gluten free was due to my partner's allergy

> elimination diet. My RA felt better when we were on the diet. I felt

> effects within a week. I came off my cane. I was walking up stairs.

> Within two weeks of dropping the gluten free diet, the inflammation

> returned.

>

> So, now I have been gluten free for around six months and I feel so

> much better. I think being off meat has helped as well. I have put

> away the cane, lost forty pounds, can go up and down three flights of

> stairs, have more energy, and the only medicine I take for my RA is

> prednisone--and that I have weaned down from 20MG a day to 5 MG.

>

> Help with heart disease? Uhm, yep. My BP is better controlled, much

> better, and I have been able to reduce both of my medicines. My PVC's

> are fewer as well.

>

> Oh, and my last set of blood work was normal - NORMAL. No elevated

> sed rate (shows inflammation), no RA factor to speak of, sugars are

> good even with the prednisone, everything is looking the best it has

> in years.

>

> This is not to say that the RA is gone, but it is better. I have good

> days, bad days, but I simply slow down and take them in

> stride---without my cane.

>

> Just my two cents,

>

> Jeanne

>

>

[Guest guest]

, " jlgfellers "

<jlgfellers wrote:

>

> I know I don't talk much, but this topic struck a chord with me.

>

> I don't need a study to tell me there is a definite relationship

between gluten free and inflammation. I tried all the arthritis

immuno-suppressants there are out there (with one exception which I

refused because it was to volatile) and the only thing the

suppressants did was make me sicker. I stayed ill with one infection

or another. The only thing that worked is being gluten and meat free.

>

> The entire reason I went gluten free was due to my partner's

allergy elimination diet. My RA felt better when we were on the

diet. I felt effects within a week. I came off my cane. I was

walking up stairs. Within two weeks of dropping the gluten free

diet, the inflammation returned.

>

> So, now I have been gluten free for around six months and I feel

so much better. I think being off meat has helped as well. I have

put away the cane, lost forty pounds, can go up and down three

flights of stairs, have more energy, and the only medicine I take

for my RA is prednisone--and that I have weaned down from 20MG a day

to 5 MG.

>

> Help with heart disease? Uhm, yep. My BP is better controlled,

much better, and I have been able to reduce both of my medicines. My

PVC's are fewer as well.

>

> Oh, and my last set of blood work was normal - NORMAL. No elevated

sed rate (shows inflammation), no RA factor to speak of, sugars are

good even with the prednisone, everything is looking the best it has

in years.

>

> This is not to say that the RA is gone, but it is better. I have

good days, bad days, but I simply slow down and take them in stride--

-without my cane.

>

> Just my two cents,

>

> Jeanne

>

>

[Guest guest]

If anyone finds out that they are feeling *worse* on a vegan and

gluten free diet, I would urge you to look at the high fructose foods

in your diet. My dad and I both figured out independently just this

week that we are sensitive to/do not metabolize fructose efficiently.

I had greatly boosted my raw fruit and veggie intake over the past few

weeks after reading several books on anti-inflammatory/leptin

boost/low fat diets, and was feeling awful! I couldn't understand why

I was hypoglycemic to the point of fainting when I was eating so many

good fruits and veggies throughout the day that in theory should have

been keeping my blood sugar nice and stable. My dad has been trying

to pin down for years the foods that give him migraines and trying to

regulate his blood pressure without the meds that shut down his

kidneys. And the culprit is . . . fructose, fructose, and fructose.

 

I always had in my head that the sugar in fruits was fructose, plain

and simple, but that is not true. It is a combination of sucrose,

glucose, and fructose. Sucrose is a disaccharide that breaks down

into one glucose and one fructose. Most fruits are about at a 50/50

balance between glucose and fructose. But some, like apples and pears

(I was eating several a day) have a very high proportion of fructose.

Of course, there is also the high-fructose corn syrup in pop, baked

goods, cereals, etc. but I have been off of all corn (including the

ever-present " glucose-fructose " = HFCS) since November, and my dad has

been off of corn for a couple of years. " Pure corn syrup " , by the

way, like you buy off the shelf at the grocery story, is almost 100%

glucose, not fructose. Only the chemically altered stuff has high

fructose.

 

Anyway, if anyone else has trouble with fructose, I can send you my

handy-dandy little chart showing the worst offenders and the safe

foods to eat. Apparently 1 in 3 people have some level of fructose

intolerance, but for most it just causes intestinal symptoms (we all

know that too much fruit juice, grapes, etc. will give you diarrhea.)

We are both feeling better after several days off of high-fructose

foods; I am still waiting for my blood sugar to settle down

completely, and carrying glucose tablets with me to handle any sudden

drops, but am hoping that in a couple more days, it will be back to

normal. On the plus side, the nasty allergic rash/acne that I have

been fighting for a year is already clearing up!

 

Pam

 

 

 

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Christine <karizma1010 wrote:

> , " jlgfellers "

>

> <jlgfellers wrote:

>>

>> I know I don't talk much, but this topic struck a chord with me.

>>

>> I don't need a study to tell me there is a definite relationship

> between gluten free and inflammation. I tried all the arthritis

> immuno-suppressants there are out there (with one exception which I

> refused because it was to volatile) and the only thing the

> suppressants did was make me sicker. I stayed ill with one infection

> or another. The only thing that worked is being gluten and meat free.

>>

>> The entire reason I went gluten free was due to my partner's

> allergy elimination diet. My RA felt better when we were on the

> diet. I felt effects within a week. I came off my cane. I was

> walking up stairs. Within two weeks of dropping the gluten free

> diet, the inflammation returned.

>>

>> So, now I have been gluten free for around six months and I feel

> so much better. I think being off meat has helped as well. I have

> put away the cane, lost forty pounds, can go up and down three

> flights of stairs, have more energy, and the only medicine I take

> for my RA is prednisone--and that I have weaned down from 20MG a day

> to 5 MG.

>>

>> Help with heart disease? Uhm, yep. My BP is better controlled,

> much better, and I have been able to reduce both of my medicines. My

> PVC's are fewer as well.

>>

>> Oh, and my last set of blood work was normal - NORMAL. No elevated

> sed rate (shows inflammation), no RA factor to speak of, sugars are

> good even with the prednisone, everything is looking the best it has

> in years.

>>

>> This is not to say that the RA is gone, but it is better. I have

> good days, bad days, but I simply slow down and take them in stride--

> -without my cane.

>>

>> Just my two cents,

>>

>> Jeanne

>>

>>