The Rheumatoid Arthritis Holistic Healing Report

79 Pages·2013·2.09 MB·English

The Rheumatoid Arthritis
Holistic Healing Report
A guide, based on real life experiences, towards understanding
RA in different lights and empowering you to regain control of
your health & recovery through pain relief and ultimate reversal.
By: Diana Han

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Important - Read This First!

First off, I would like to thank you for getting this report and placing your faith in my
findings towards helping you find a reccovery for rheumatoid arthritis. This report is a
compilation of some of the most important blog posts that I did on my blog
http://www.myradiary.com that I feel will help you to understand better what RA is all about,
the possible causes of it, how to get relief from the pain of inflamed joints, working towards
a remission of this disease and ultimately a recovery.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................................................... 5
Can You Ever Recover from Rheumatoid Arthritis? The Impossible Just Takes A Little Longer ............. 5
When Life has You Paralyzed, Find the Courage to Transform It ....................................................... 5
Overcome your Paralysis and Make the Impossible Probable ........................................................... 6
Chapter 2 ............................................................................................................................................... 8
The Many Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis Explored .............................................................................. 8
Genetics .............................................................................................................................................. 8
Pathogenic Infections ......................................................................................................................... 9
Systematic Candidiasis ...................................................................................................................... 10
Leaky Gut .......................................................................................................................................... 10
Food Allergies and Sensitivities......................................................................................................... 11
Gum (Periodontal) Disease ............................................................................................................... 12
Root Canal Infections ........................................................................................................................ 12
Amalgam poisoning .......................................................................................................................... 13
Stress including Toxins Accumulation ............................................................................................... 14
What are the causes of my RA? ........................................................................................................ 15
Chapter 3 ............................................................................................................................................. 16
The Painful Truths about Rheumatoid Drugs ....................................................................................... 16
The Many Reasons to Avoid Rheumatoid Medications and Drugs ................................................... 16
NSAIDs ............................................................................................................................................... 17
DMARDs ............................................................................................................................................ 17
Steroids ............................................................................................................................................. 17
Biologics ............................................................................................................................................ 18
Cancer risks cannot be ruled out ...................................................................................................... 18
Exploring Holistic Approaches and Alternative Treatments ............................................................. 18
Chapter 4 ............................................................................................................................................. 20
Focus on Food Allergies or Intolerances: How to Stop Rheumatoid Arthritis in its Deadly Track ........ 20
Food Allergies or Food Intolerances? ............................................................................................... 22
What are the Ways of Diagnosing A Food Allergy or Intolerance? .................................................. 23
Chapter 5 ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Clueless about Triggers of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare-ups? Find Out the Culprits with an Elimination
Diet ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Less is More – Do We Eat Without Fears? ........................................................................................ 29
Starting an Elimination Diet .............................................................................................................. 30
Success or Failure – Reintroduction of Foods Is Crucial ................................................................... 31
Food Rotation ................................................................................................................................... 33
Patience. Discipline. Commitment. ................................................................................................... 34
Chapter 6 ............................................................................................................................................. 36
Rotation Diet 101: A Detailed Guide that Helps You Refine Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet .............. 36
Getting Started on Rotation Diet – Food Reintroduction ................................................................. 37
Five Basic Rules of a 4-Days Rotation Diet ........................................................................................ 39
Comprehensive Botanical Foods Family List ..................................................................................... 41
Chapter 7 ............................................................................................................................................. 44
The pH & Health Equation: The Acid-Alkaline Balance and Its Role in Treatment of Rheumatoid
Arthritis ................................................................................................................................................. 44
The pH Scale ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Physiological of acid-alkaline balance ............................................................................................... 45
An Imbalanced pH & its Relationship with Rheumatoid Arthritis .................................................... 45
Have You ever Tested your Body pH? ............................................................................................... 46
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Chapter 8 ............................................................................................................................................. 49
Therapeutic Fast for Rheumatoid Arthritis Reversal and Sustained Recovery ..................................... 49
What is Fasting? ................................................................................................................................ 50
The ‘Magical’ Value of Fasting .......................................................................................................... 50
Why Should A Rheumatoid Arthritis Sufferer Perform a Fast? ........................................................ 51
How Long to Fast? ............................................................................................................................. 52
Juice Fasting Vs Water Fasting .......................................................................................................... 52
Breaking the Fast is Just As Important .............................................................................................. 53
Reinforcement of Lifestyle Changes and Positive Motivation Post Fast .......................................... 53
Chapter 9 ............................................................................................................................................. 55
Natural Anti-Inflammatories for Rheumatoid Arthritis ........................................................................ 55
Inflammation ..................................................................................................................................... 56
Conventional Anti-Inflammatories Vs Natural Anti-Inflammatories ................................................ 56
Anti Inflammatory Natural Compounds ........................................................................................... 57
Top Foods Source Anti-Inflammatories ............................................................................................ 64
Aromatherapy – Anti-Inflammatory Essential Oils ........................................................................... 68
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 10 ........................................................................................................................................... 70
What are Some Joint-Friendly Exercises for Rheumatoid Arthritis? .................................................... 70
Some Joint-Friendly Exercises for RA ................................................................................................ 71
Please Share This................................................................................................................................... 78

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Chapter 1
Can You Ever Recover from Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The Impossible Just Takes A Little Longer

When Life has You Paralyzed, Find the Courage to Transform It
I can totally understand the paralysis of a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) sufferer – one that
questions if you will ever have a life of your own again, one that you dearly attach to before
RA entered into your life. The kind of experience that both you and I have endured separates
us from those dreams we have yet to realise, we are so beaten down physically and
emotionally.
For a long moment, I focus on my life and I cannot help but feel that I have been punished
with a death sentence. I was paralyzed for life! This degenerative arthritis pain feels like
forever. My hands and feet hurt all the time, at their worst, the pain was so unbearable that I
dreaded the first moment of my feet touching the floor every morning I woke up from bed. I
felt frustrated all the time because of what I cannot do with my painful joints and most of the
time, I was very angry at myself. I kept saying to myself that I am a very good and kind
person. Illnesses, tragedies and anything bad weren’t supposed to happen to me, but to those
bad, selfish, horrible people out there. I have always yearned for everything beautiful in life,
happiness, success, romances, fun and healthy living.
One day, I decided that I had enough and asked myself: do I really just want to dwell onto the
past and stop looking forward and see how I should live so my life really matters? How can I
move forward if I keep circling in the question of why things happen when they shouldn’t?
My mind is clear. I know I have to stand up from where I fall down.
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I began listening to motivational and inspirational DVDs to get over my negativity and in
seek of new strength and new empowering beliefs. And I had a pleasant surprise! I felt
enlightened about being ‘responsible’ for our life significance and satisfaction despite the
challenges, uncertainties and struggles we will constantly face. There is no magic formula in
life, and the ingredient to looking for an answer of cure lies with finding the courage within
me to transform how I am living each moment of my life for everything it’s worth – my
compelling future.
Overcome your Paralysis and Make the Impossible Probable

There is always room for thinking bigger, pushing limits and imagining the impossible if you
can:
1. Forget the past and focus on your future
2. Look to change yourself rather than looking for someone to blame
3. Know that you are courageous and capable of making changes
4. Problem is there because it’s what you do not do
5. Overcome your limiting beliefs
6. Learn to fail but never fail to learn
7. Miracles happen in this world, they take time to happen
8. Focus and empower yourself to action
9. Be prepared to walk the distance
10. Continue the walk and never give up.
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Remember, our entire life is controlled by beliefs and values. The past does not mean that
future will be the same unless we still live there. Do not fear to fail and do not fear to change.
It makes us a stronger person at the end. How strange is it that the most important battlefield
to conquer is in the inside. We can only win this battle if we want to win it and we prepare
ourselves to conquer!
I have reinforced myself of these new beliefs about RA: It must be changed and I must
change it now and I can change it now! (And I believe you should too!)
Last but not least, ask yourself: What are the beliefs or convictions that you hold with living a
life with Rheumatoid Arthritis? If you let go of these beliefs or convictions, how will your
life transform and what benefits can you gain by empowering yourself with new beliefs of
options and possibilities for making new choices?

Please tell us what you think or if you have any questions that you want to get answers for, by
sharing your comments at the following URL for this chapter:
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Chapter 2
The Many Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis Explored
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system is
attacking itself. The pattern of joints affected is usually symmetrical involving hands and
other joints. The main target of inflammation is the synovium, the thin membrane that lines
the joints. As rheumatoid arthritis develops, some of the body’s immune cells are mistaking
one’s own protein as a foreign intruder. The exact protein is unknown and may be one of
many potential candidates such as responses to pathogenic infection, be it viral, bacterial or
fungal. The other possible proteins may have a genetic connection.
Whatever the sources this breakdown in our immune system, cells called lymphocytes react
to this protein and stimulate release of cytokines, the chemical messengers that trigger
inflammation, chronic pain, fatigue, joint damage and loss of function.
Before we embark on any treatment protocol to get well from RA, we must first understand
the many causes of rheumatic disease or rheumatoid arthritis and remove each stressor from
our body to allow the immune system to regain its proper function again.
Here, we explore each of the possible rheumatoid arthritis causes:
Genetics

Doctors often suspect that RA has a genetic link, and the disease run in families. An
individual with specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes is said to highly probable of
contracting RA than others who do not have these HLA genes. However, not everyone with
these genes end up with RA.
Recent studies have begun to phase out the genetic connection of RA, as being passed down
from generations. It is interestingly proven that the inherited trait alone does not cause the
illness.
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Pathogenic Infections
Advanced immunological technology has revealed immunological abnormalities not only in
some chronic and autoimmune tissue disorders but also in conditions like inflammatory
arthritis where infection apparently seems to play the only role. The route of infection and
penetration can probably determine the aggressiveness of the disease and the chance for full
recovery.

There are currently two popular hypotheses for the pathogenic or infectious causes of
rheumatoid arthritis:
(a) Amoebic infections
Amoeba, a nasty free living microorganism, is cited as the reason for onset of rheumatic
disease. This was according to the findings of Professor Roger Wyburn-Mason and a world-
class amoebologist, Dr. Stamm. There are about 300 different known species of these
amoebas and many more are yet to be identified. Nature has made these amoebas very strong
survivors and they are able to use their toxins and other mechanisms to hide from plain sight
throughout our body (See “Dr Wyburn-Mason’s Anti-Amoebic Treatment for Rheumatoid
Disease” at http://www.arthritistrust.org).
(b) Mycoplasmic infections
Independently, Thomas McPherson Brown, M.D. had concluded that a mycoplasm was the
culprit in the creation of rheumatoid disease. His research also reported that mycoplasma and
bacterial L-forms as having a precise affinity for joint tissue and are known to produce
arthritis in a variety of species including rats and mice, cattle, swine, gorillas and elephants
(See “Thomas McPherson Brown, M.D. Antibiotics therapy for rheumatic diseases” at
http://www.roadback.org)
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Systematic Candidiasis

Some practitioners allege that approximately 50% of rheumatoid arthritis patients also suffer
from Candidiasis. Many other physicians are of opinion that this percentage should be higher.
Candida, another form of invasive organisms-of-opportunity, is a yeast or fungus that are
known to have at least six switching mechanisms that spreads throughout the intestinal tract,
aka our gut, pushing through our protective intestinal mucosa. The switching mechanism
allows the yeast to switch to a different form and function and persists it to survive in
environment that is changing surrounding it.
The “holes” in our intestinal mucosa permits undigested molecularly sized proteins to go
directly into our blood stream where our immune system will activates antibody to invade the
foreign invader, ie the antigen. This condition is what many term as “leaky gut” and this
“antibody/antigen” relationship exactly explains the increasing number of food allergies.
Leaky Gut & Food Allergies and Sensitivities
Leaky Gut
Leaky gut syndrome and resultantly, food allergies and sensitivities do not only produce their
own unique health problems, but are often found in degenerative diseases, in particular,
rheumatoid arthritis.
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