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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diet

Wonderful story of how a young gal overcame some of her Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms with Diet.  After being diagnosed, she chose to follow a Gluten Free Vegan diet along with a few other strategies listed in the article.
At the end of her story, she shares some wonderful sounding recipes:  Kitchen Sink Vegetable Soup (sounds like something I would make!!).  Follow her blog for more Gluten Free Vegan recipes.

A Year of Living Vegan and Gluten Free – 70 lbs Lighter

Last April, I shared with you the story of my diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis and my struggle to keep the disease under control during pregnancy and my child bearing years, when medicated options are limited. After much research and soul searching Mr. B and I decided to embrace a vegan and gluten free diet to lower the overall level of inflammation in my body. That decision has changed my life in so many ways.

rheumatoid arthritis and diet

First, the good news on the arthritis front- in October I had a second MRI scan of my knuckle. 18 months after the first scan the joint showed no further progression of arthritis. Fantastic news! Since changing my diet I have not experienced any of the scary and immobilizing flare-ups which left me unable to use my hands during the pregnancy. In a nutshell- the diet is working to keep my symptoms at manageable levels. The more closely I follow the diet the more I notice how even a slight deviation will cause swelling and painful inflammation.

 

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Isn’t her little girl just a doll!!

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