Rheumatoid Arthritis
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(vii) Animal Products — Cottage cheese, natural skimmed milk yoghurt, whey, raw goat’s yoghurt — all in moderation only.
viii) Nuts and Seeds — Flaxseeds, sesame (til) seeds, fenugreek (methi) seeds, castor seeds, walnuts, almonds, pecans, whole peanuts, alfalfa seed sprouts.
ix) Carminative and Digestive Herbs and Spices — Herbs and spices were given to mankind by NATURE for healing purposes. Beneficial herbs include garlic, ginger, turmeric, onions, basil (tulsi) , mint, lemongrass, Indian gooseberry (amla), rosemary, thyme, parsley, celery, lemon/lime, curry leaves (curhi patta), tamarind, honey, mollasses. Beneficial spices include black pepper, cumin seeds (jeera), fennel (saunf, caraway seeds (ajwain), cardamom (elaichi), coriander (dhania), cinnamon (dalchini), liquorice (mulathi), aesphotida (hing), seasalt in moderation. Make your own salad dressing freshly with crushed garlic, olive or flaxseed oil, apple cider vinegar and a pinch of sea salt. Notes: (i) For garlic to be effective, it should be taken after 10 minutes of crushing or cutting. (ii) Fresh turmeric powder should always be taken with freshly crushed or powdered black peppers.
x) Beverages — Green tea; white tea; herbal teas like basil, mint, rosemary, lavender, lemongrass, dandelion; fresh vegetable juices; vegetable soups; whole raw potatoe juice; coconut water. All teas, hot or cold, should be taken without milk and sugar but lemon juice or a little honey or stevia leaves can be used, as preferred, for taste. No artificial sweeteners at all.
xi) Vitamins and Minerals — Antioxidant Vitamins A, C and E and other vitamins (except Vit D in sufficient quantities) and minerals like selenium, potassium, manganese, calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, copper required by the body to combat arthritis and other diseases will be amply provided if a variety of foods listed above are consumed in their as natural a state as possible. For “sunshine” vitamin D, we should expose our bodies to morning and evening sunshine daily for some time. If considered necessary by your naturo-food therapist, supplements like vitamin D, evening primrose oil, flaxseed oil, cod-liver oil, green lipid mussel extract, spirulina, kelp may be taken as necessary. Don’t take iron supplements or multivitamins containing iron. Note: Vitamins A, D, E and K are fat soluble. B group vitamins and vitamin C are water soluble which can easily leach into water. For this reason vegetables should be thoroughly washed before cutting into small pieces and never washed after cutting. Water-soluble vitamins will virtually have no adverse side-effects if consumed in excess as surplus will be eliminated through the urine.
xii) Fibre — Dietary fibre (30-35 gms daily) plays an important role in keeping you healthy and protected against many diseases. Fibre is of two types (a) insoluble fibre, which fills you up and speeds the transit of food through the digestive system to elimination — it guards against diseases of the waste tract, such as colon cancer and constipation; (b) soluble fibre, which helps get rid of surplus cholesterol — it guards against heart and gall bladder diseases. If you eat lots of fruits, vegetables, salads, wholegrains, nuts and seeds, you will get all the fibre you need. Additionally, you get most of the micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals and other beneficial compounds which are firmly attached to the bran fibre of whole foods. Thus, fibre is considered to be far more beneficial if it is consumed as an integral part of Nature’s nutritious package i.e. whole foods, rather than as bran cereals, bran supplements or fibre-containing drinks promoted by profit hungry companies.
