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Author Topic: Difference between RA and osteoarthritis?  (Read 6683 times)
Barbara Allan
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« on: September 01, 2011, 11:39:11 PM »

Here is another message I received.  Please post your questions on the forum, not in a private message to me.  This is a public forum and I would like everyone to be able to read both the questions and the answers.

This is from Patrois:

  Yes, I totally agree with you about fasting which has worked for any number of ailments for centuries and resticting calories.  How to get Well by Dr P. Airola has a very simple yet very deep approach that I like to uae.  I notice my inflammation go down in days.  But living in New England, thw weather can set it off again.  My question is if you have arthritis from an injury say from a car accident or a bad sports injury, how is food going to control those symptoms when alot of damage has been done?
Dr. Mc Dougall states that saying away from some foods can help a little, but if the arthritis is too far along, it is too late, the damage is done.  And so this is the difference maybe between the RA and Osteo.
What do you think?  You stated that you had a virus, I don!t think I have a virus.
I did ask a 2 naturopaths for the alcot test and they both disagreed.
What is that about?
Thank you.
Patois
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« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2011, 11:49:12 PM »

The reason for avoiding food and chemical inflammatory triggers is the same for both RA and osteoarthritis:  to stop the inflammation.  Inflammation hurts.  It is tiring.  It causes joint damage.

Once joint damage has been done, if it is severe enough, it is hard to heal.  It doesn't matter if you have RA or osteoarthritis.  Severe joint damage is hard, if not impossible to heal.  That is one important reason why you want to stop inflammation, not matter what type of arthritis you have.  Stopping the inflammation will stop the ongoing joint damage.

My arthritis was not triggered by a virus.  It was triggered by bacterial dysentary.  It doesn't really matter if you know what triggered your arthritis or not.  What is important is stopping the inflammation and therefore stopping the ongoing joint damage.

I don't know why the two naturopaths you talked with disagreed.  Usually naturopaths are supportive of tests like the ALCAT test because they understand the value of such test.  Their training generally includes using such natural cure methods for healing.
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