Anti-inflammatory diet

My aunt has been doing an anti inflammatory diet (eliminated Lectins) for about three weeks now and she is moving better and feeling better than she has in years. She had to eliminate the night shades (tomatos, peppers and eggplant) but she will incorporate them back in slowly to see how she reacts.

Hi, I was struck down with Arthritis at the early age of 18. My diet history was poor, and as a teenager I was drinking a fair amount of beer. However, the joint pain came on suddenly, and I was in a neck brace etc for years as I couldn't hold up my head, I couldn't walk more than 50 yards. Like you I looked to diet and exercise.
I read ashort book 'Curing Arthritis the Drug Free Way' Written by an ex nurse Margaret Hills, who also got this disease. She explains alot about finding your triggers.
I managed to turn it all around and was free of pain and inflammation by my late 20's. So yes it is possible.
My triggers were alcohol, sugar, poor nutrition generally, stress, dehydration. I took up Tai Chi the benefits of which were immediate, as it opens the joint surfaces due relaxation during movement. It also reduced stress.
I hope the above report of my own experience helps you, and I wish you well in your journey towards pain free movement.
Lastly, beware of inflamation of the gums too, this goes hand in hand with the body which has joint pain and inflamation.

Yes search nutritionfacts.org anti inflammatory diet.

Also dr. Sebi diet. Plant based is best.

Now 62, I have been living with joint pain/arthritis for closing in on 40 years. Some times are much better than others. What I have found that works best for me is to walk and to watch for my triggers. I see a lot of times where some stress (ex-wife yelling at me, big change in diet) will trigger inflammation in my body. Sometimes a lot more obvious than others.

But my best solution for me (your results may vary) is walking and hiking. And I try to do that as much as I can. I was very inactive last year (long story), and it was very obvious that the more I sat on the couch...the worse my pains and aches became. So while tired and ache ridden, I made myself get back up and more active. It all starts with a short walk. And be I knew it I was walking miles. Again, your results may vary.

My rheumatologist suggests exercise. He and I both agree it is not a cure. But we generally agree that it has helped me manage my aches and pains.

Watching for triggers are not always obvious and cannot always be controlled. Last year, I needed Iron infusions. So one day I had an iron infusion. Two days later, I had a very active flare-up of aches and pains. Of course the MD associated with the infusion said "that would not cause a flare-up"...but clearly it did in my body. Had I known that the infusion would have caused the flare-up, I would still have taken it. I needed it for other reasons. But for me, stress (in many forms) causes flare-ups.

As for anti-inflammatory diet, I have not really tried that very closely. So I have no specific recommendations. But I have seen that by reducing some things (chocolate and sweets) and increasing others (foods high in omega 3, etc) that seems to help.

Loosing weight is not always easy. But it can be done with some changes. In just over 3 months, I have managed to lose 25lbs (not reflected in MFP as I did not start logging on 1/1). And I did it largely by following the plan here...plug in your numbers, manage calories, log items carefully, eat most exercise added calories. Honestly, I was a little surprised as to how well it has worked for me.

isnijo, you can do this...just one step at a time. Good luck

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