Does a vegan diet help with arthritis?!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/730118...
I'd be interested if anyone has seen this connection before, or got any personal experience of a vegan diet helping with arthritis
Note this is not propaganda, the researches actually criticise a vegan diet at the end of the article.
Answers: This news article today says it does
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/730118...
I'd be interested if anyone has seen this connection before, or got any personal experience of a vegan diet helping with arthritis
Note this is not propaganda, the researches actually criticise a vegan diet at the end of the article.
In my Veggie/Vegan Health Studies I have consistently read that it does. 1st. biggie is our bodies need to be PH balanced. More Alkaline than Acid. All Animal Products, refined foods, man-made foods are Acid based. All Fresh Veggies, Fruits etc. are Alkalined based. This balance is what keeps us healthy when it is too acid it creates all the health issues we have in modern day society.
I don't agree with the statement a Vegan diet is too hard to get proper nutrients but the rest of it was excellant.
Thanks for the aritcle I'm adding it too my archives to share with my Vegan Group.
Slainté (to your health)
my brother had severe arthritis, and was a big meat eater.
he changed to soya milk, soya spread, cut out all meat and dairy products, although i think he still ate fish, the improvement was amazing and seem to take effect fairly quickly(not hours but maybe after a week he could feel some difference) and although he hasnt stuck to it quite so rigidly, he health has not reverted back, my friend also saw good results with a change to this diet!
i think its worth a try!!
I know of a couple of vegans who suffer from RA, despite their veganism. Neither are gluten-free, though, which the article mentions also. I wonder if the article will inspire either of them to cut out gluten and see what happens.
i'm a vegetarian (not a full vegan) and i think i am starting to get arthritis. i used to type a LOT at my last job, so it is not surprise my fingers are swelling up recently (heard its an early stage of arthritis).
A vegetarian diet has been shown to help with arthritis. Fresh fruits, vegetables, and nuts are highly recommended.
It is recommended that the gluten found in beef be avoided.
it depends on the type of arthritis your suffering from..if your suffering from whats called "gouty arthritis"...cutting back or stopping certain foods such as red meats and sodas or caffeine will certainly help..but as with rheumatoid arthritis...diet...not necessarily vegan...to keep weight off definately helps but in no way cures or stops it...i've had arthritis since my teens which is considered hereditary....ive tried every diet known to man..but living right and taking my meds properly seem to be the only way i get through...so no...veganism is never a healthy answer!!....vegetarian maybe...but not vegan!!
I cannot offer you research but my experience as an owner of two health food stores.
IMO non rheumatoid arthritis is caused by an excess of calcium and a deficiency of magnesium. America has the highest consumption of calcium supplementation, highest consumption of diary products and the highest rate of osteoporosis.
Cows milk has a two to one ratio of calcium to magnesium causing the unused calcium to not only store in the joints but calcify the spine, create kidney and gall stones, etc.
Long story short vegetarians get more magnesium than meat eaters as vegetarians typically consume more chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is very similar to blood but has magnesium not iron as its center piece.
If you have arthritic pain I highly suggest taking only a magnesium supplement for a while. When or if the pain normalizes then start a proper ratio of cal to mag.
No. Having to open all those tin cans only aggravates it.