Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Re: rheumatoid arthritis

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Re: [fast5] Re: rheumatoid arthritis

The reason I mentioned the neu5gc study earlier is, that it might be that beef/pork/goat (but not most fish or poultry) is implicated in RA. The science on this is relatively new, but it's likely to be groundbreaking.

Basically it turns out that humans do not produce neu5gc, and we are the ONLY mammal that doesn't. We produce something similar, neu5ac, which is also produced by mammals (and birds, fish etc). Problem is, when the gc is eaten, it becomes part of the tissues, and some people mount an immune defense against it, and that might be key to RA.

I expect this will get hashed out over the next 5 years or so, but meanwhile, if you want: try just not eating mammal meat and see what happens. I am NOT a vegetarian, so this isn't a polemic against meat-eating. It's just a new bit of data that might be useful. In our family the data has been convincing enough that we've gone to a more egg-fish-chicken diet (which is particularly handy since we have chickens, and I plan to start raising fish too).

Part of what makes this convincing to me is that the cultures that are basically fish-poultry eaters have low rates of arthritis. Which is really interesting. In most of the past, cultures that raised cows drank milk and didn't eat beef all that much (because you don't kill a cow that gives several gallons of milk a day! Also they didn't have freezers). Milk is lower in gc than the meat is. Pork was used mainly for the fat and as a flavoring agent, and it is also lower in gc than beef.

Anyway, like I said, it might be worth an experiment. I've been experimenting on me, and it seems to work for my swollen joints (which however are probably not RA), but since I'm also doing low-iron, it could be either that is working (or the increase in lecithin from the eggs, or the increase in fish oil from eating more fish).

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 5:20 PM, Beth <beth@virtualchurchill.com> wrote:

Wow, I really appreciate all the responses!

I have been gluten-free for more than 6 years, the RA showed up last May, so that's not it. I have done elimination diets hoping to find something else that is causing me problems; elimination of nightshades had no effect; I am currently not doing any dairy (although it causes me no adverse symptoms), and I have eliminated all sugar, including all fruit, to only mild improvement. I have heard about the gin-soaked raisins, they are sitting ready on my countertop, but I am afraid to try them because of the high sugar content. Also, my N.D. said he thought they might help arthritis because they contain MSM, a compound I have already tried.

I eat lots of meat, veggies, broth, and naturally fermented foods. I don't know what else to do with my diet, except the fast-5, which I'll probably continue even it it doesn't help, since it feels right. Actually I was thinking of going grain-free, unfortunately it feels hard to me, even though the only grains I eat are white rice and rice pasta. I have tried numerous supplements, too many to count, so far nothing has helped. I would love suggestions, though, as I am open to almost anything to stop the pain.

I had heard about apple cider vinegar, thanks for reminding me--I'll try that! And the alpha lipoic acid, I haven't tried that either.

I guess I was hoping someone would say, "Yes, I had RA, and it was gone after 6 months of fast-5!". Too much to hope for, huh?

Beth

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