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I would like to hear from anyone who has tried or knows anyone who has tried Margaret Hills diet which claims to cure RA
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Hello Lorna
I have her books (one is a revised one) I've read it a few times but not follow the diet I'm afraid.
Jane
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I haven't read the book but I am deeply sceptical that any diet could cure RA. That's not to say that certain food groups might not be helpful, if avoided or eaten. If it were as simple as diet we'd all be shouting it from the rooftops. Paul Barrett
Hexham - Northumberland - Loads of spectacular walks - all I need now are the joints to go with them! :)
Enthesitis (2012)
Ulcerative Colitis (1990)
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this has been discussed many time's on here before, i am not qualified to answer not having read the book even.
the general feed back was very scepticial about it,
personally i choose to eat a healthy diet ( i lost a vast amount of weight with a private clinic ) prior to RA days in 2007, and that taught me very well .. and i still stick to the plan now although i am on maintenance. i eat plenty of protein such as chicken also salmon, fresh veg's, fruit, seeds such as pumpkin, sesame, sunflower and flaxseed ( they are part of my breakfast ) with a ton of fruit.
this is for my general well being and keeping my weight stable and i do think this has stood me in good stead to keep as well i can with my RA.
if there was a cure then i would certainly not be taking the drugs i do, but i am grateful for these drugs to keep me under control.
this is a very personal decision i feel.
Suzanne
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I've read this book some time ago now.
I remember doing a post about it, but can't find it now.
The general view, from those who had tried the diet and regime, was that it was a total waste of time and money.
I felt at the time that it was more targeted at osteo arthritis sufferers, although she makes many claims.
I agree with the others, that a healthy diet is more important than anything else.
One thing I have thought of is starting off a post of a list of foods that are thought to have anti inflammatory properties, which I think would be more useful.
Will do it now!
Zena x
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zena_mary wrote:
One thing I have thought of is starting off a post of a list of foods that are thought to have anti inflammatory properties, which I think would be more useful.
Will do it now!
Zena x
Yes that would be useful. It'd be interesting to see which ones have been proved medically and which are apocryphal too. I think, for example, that there is some controversy over the extent to which tomatoes are a good guy / bad guy food? Paul Barrett
Hexham - Northumberland - Loads of spectacular walks - all I need now are the joints to go with them! :)
Enthesitis (2012)
Ulcerative Colitis (1990)
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Hi Lorna,
I have not been on here for a while, I am also Lorna and I am intrigued anyone could say they have a cure for RA, being it is an auto immune disease. At present there is no cure, but that is to say there is not one on the horizon.
Foods which really do help are Green leafy cabbage, black cherries, fruit and vegetables in an abundance and ginger which has anti inflammatory properties. I also take Mangosteen Juice which I swear by and I am in remission which I attribute to the triple therapy drugs my mangosteen and a positive outlook. I also watch my intake of red meat which I know from experience puts up my inflammatory markers.
We all live in hope there will be a cure for RA and I personally feel people who write books and claim to cure RA are playing with the minds of vulnerable people.
Take care Lorna x
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If RA could be cured by diet we would save the NHS a fortune, but it can`t. Kathleen x
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totally agree with Kathleen on this one,
i just eat a healthy diet having lost a huge amount of weight in 2007, and to me it helps my general well being and of course maintains my weight.
i do eat a couple of plum tomato's every day with one of my meals which is a salad ( not my main meal ) and i am in clinical remission as i have just posted in another thread. i probably eat red meat twice a week, i enjoy a lot of salmon, and loads of veg, don't eat potato's except high days and holidays as i know they are my downfall re my weight.
think all we can do is eat the best we can without all the junk food,
in fact i probably eat too much fruit as it contains sugar, and there's a lot of info being bandied about about sugar intake at the moment, but i never have sugar in tea or on cereals ( which i don't eat either )
i feel i have found my balanced diet which suits me,
Suzanne
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P.S. just realised i have posted on this before,
and repeating myself in a way .. but hey ho it works for me.
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Interestingly there is, what appears to be a thriving Margaret Hills clinic still going.
If you want to find out more about her claims, google it and take a look.
It seems that all types of arthritis are lumped together, and the diet is a cure for all!!
Some people obviously feel it helps them, otherwise the clinic would not still be thriving do you think.
But their problems, what ever they are, must be very different from severe the ra that we are all trying to live with.
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If someone really believes that a certain diet helps them then the placebo effect will doubtless make them better, but that's a long way from a cure. There are certain foods that it MAY be better to avoid such as tomatoes where there is a suggestion that they make symptoms worse but I don't think any scientific studies have been done to prove that one way or the other. Unlike Ulcerative Colitis where diet is key (because we are dealing with the organ that directly processes the food so the effects are immediate) any dietary effects are indirect. My dietician advises a normal healthy diet. Paul Barrett
Hexham - Northumberland - Loads of spectacular walks - all I need now are the joints to go with them! :)
Enthesitis (2012)
Ulcerative Colitis (1990)
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