Rheumatic Disease

"What is the single most important dietetic factor in causing Rheumatic Disease?
There are multiple dietary factors that may be responsible, and they will differ greatly from person to person. If you had to pick one single factor, it would be the usage of refined carbohydrates and overeating. An excess of even natural carbohydrates can be a potent contributing factor in some people. Food allergies are also a contributing factor in many patients. Some patients have eaten so much in the way of refined carbohydrate or excess carbohydrate overall over a number of years that they have thrown off their insulin/glucagon balance leading to an imbalance of eicosanoids with resulting lowered immunity and increased inflammatory responses."

Some things to keep in mind if you or someone you know is suffering from Rheumatic Disease include:

• Sugar is inflammatory: Thus sugar causes inflammation.
• Inflammation may cause intestinal permeability: Intestinal permeability may develop numerous food allergens.
• Daily intake of food allergens cause further long term inflammation.
• Long term inflammation may initiate autoimmune disease as the immune system is hyperactive.
• Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease.
• Remove food allergens.
• Restore intestinal health.
• These reduce inflammation.
• Reduced inflammation leads to a quiet immune system.
• Quiet immune system leads to dormancy of autoimmune disease.

Learning to control your diet is a major part of controlling Rheumatic Disease.