Journalist Sumit Bose, Another RA-er Who's Documenting His RA Journey

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Journalist Sumit Bose, Another RA-er Who's Documenting His RA Journey

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"Eating Myself Healthy — Can a Diet Cure Rheumatoid Arthritis?":

m.youtube.com/channel/UC5W3...

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Sumit Bose's YouTube channel (with 7 Episodes to date) documents his RA journey via video blogging (vlogging 📹 ). 🤗 👍

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. 4:39 min. • EPISODE 1 — Intro to Sumit Bose, Clint Paddison, & the Paddison Program

. 4:36 min. • EPISODE 2 — 1st day of PP

. 1:54 min. • EPISODE 3 — 2nd day of PP

. 4:05 min. • EPISODE 4 — What is RA?

. 2:58 min. • EPISODE 5 — 3rd day of PP

. 5:52 min. • EPISODE 6 — End of Week 1 of PP & First 12 Days of PP

26:15 min. • EPISODE 7 — Unvarnished Truths from Dr. John McDougall

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Finding Sumit Bose's depiction of early phases of the PP process spot on!! ☺️ 👍

Refreshing to see accuracy/ preciseness with which he explains a dietary/ lifestyle (d/l) process (after reading so many misconceptions), as well as his generously showing his unvarnished personal experience, day by day. 🤗

[Many thanks to SB. 🙏 😌 His truthfulness/ honesty is sincerely appreciated by those of us who are also on a d/l journey & wish to learn from (& share with) each other. 👍 ]

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[For reference: 'Healing Josefine' 👩 ( m.youtube.com/channel/UCEYu... ) & Rick 'The RA Health Coach' 👱 ( m.youtube.com/channel/UC-24... ), are 2 earlier vloggers who've documented their d/l journeys as well. 👍👍 Have also found both Josefine & Rick to be accurate, truthful, honest in their vlogging. 🙏 😌 They, too, convey the daily reality of d/l experiences & the uniqueness of each of our journeys. They've been deeply personal inspirations for me ☺️ , wonderful sources of additional quality, sensible tips, & shared thoughts. 😌 🤗 (Much, much appreciated. 🙏 😌 ) Catching Up with 'Healing Josefine' -- Over 2 Years & 80+ Vlogs may be of interest to sincere seekers: healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ]

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EPISODE 1 • 4:39 min.

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Intro to Sumit Bose, Clint Paddison, & the Paddison Program (PP):

m.youtube.com/watch?v=8y3HB...(Not working as expected?)

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Intro to 48-year old, Sumit Bose, who's a journalist living in North London running his own media business. (SB worked for BBC.)

Sumit has the (invisible 😶 ) debilitating 😵 , life-limiting condition of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

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RA causes all bodily joints to swell — body attacking itself.

Also affects organs, heart ❤️ , liver, lungs, even eyes 👁 👁 . . .

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An incurable disease. 😔

Affects anyone from children 👶 👦 👧 to middle aged 👩 👱 to old aged 👴 👵 . . .

You can't tell anyone has RA — it's i n v i s i b l e . 👻 😶

Sumit will try to heal himself from 'the invisible disease' of RA (considered an incurable disease) by following the Paddison Program (PP).

Diagnosed 3 years ago after months of pain & odd/ weird feelings of pain in hands, as if being hit by a hammer 🖐🔨 upon awakening.

Doctor informed SB of RA diagnosis & belief 'it can't be cured'. 😳

On drugs (steroids) to be able to function.

Video diary to show effects of condition.

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On drugs for 2 1/2 – 3 years.

Drugs do work but have a toll.

Anti-cancer drugs, with side effect of suppressing the immune system (which is how they work).

Loosing hair, affects liver, have to have regular blood tests 💉 . . .

A life-long condition . . . a life on drugs 💊 💊 💊

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One's 'lot' in life . . . 😨

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SB found Clint Paddison's Program on the Internet. 💻

CP healed himself from RA by research 🕵️ 👨‍🏫 👨‍💻 📚 & by finding 🔎 the link 🔗 (scientifically ⚗️ 🔬 ) between diet 🥗 & RA 🤕 .

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CP's presentation (raw foods 🥒 , green juices 🍹, green leafy veg 🍃 🌿 🌱 . . . ).

RA (an autoimmune condition) can be reversed if you change your diet 👄 🥗 🍹 .

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Drastic diet change. 😳 Remove all:

. . . Meat 🍖 🍗 🥓 🌭 🍔 🐂 🐄 🐑 🐐 🐖 🐓 🦃 🐇 🐿 🥚

. . . Fish 🍣 🐟 🐠 🐡 🦑 🐙 🦐 🦀 🍤

. . . Dairy 🥛 🧀 🍦 🍕

. . . Oils 💧 🍟 🍩

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Sumit is starting PP & documenting 📹 his experience over the months 🗓 🗓 🗓 . . . .

Seeing whether PP works & whether it can effectively 'cure' SB. 🤔

Also, meeting the medical community 👤👤👤 & finding out what they think about something like dietary changes. 🤔 🤔

And, finding out why doctors 👨‍⚕️ 👩‍⚕️ ask you to take a pill 💊 1st rather than exploring other options 🥗 👨‍🍳 💆‍♂️ 😑 .

Journey begins 🔰 , regular slots talking about what happens, hopefully bringing more discussion 🗣 🗣

Showing a way to hopefully beat RA. 🙏

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EPISODE 2 • 4:36 min.

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1st day of PP:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=wNyBL...(Not working as expected?)

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Goodbye 👋 — egg 🥚, toast 🍞, & tea ☕️ breakfast .

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Hello 🤗 — water 🚰 , salads 🥗 , celery & cucumber juice 🥒 🍹 !!

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Concerns: toilet 🚽 , boredom 🙄 , tiredness 😴 . . .

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Multi-day water🚰 , salad 🥗 , juice 🍹 'diet': designed to "cleanse the body."

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Food shopping: Cos/ romaine lettuce 🥗, garlic, onion, sprouts 🌱, cucumber 🥒, celery . . .

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[No tomatoes 🍅 , no carrots 🥕, no fruits 🍇 , no nuts 🌰 🥜 . . . ]

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Breakfast & throughout the day:

• Salad 🥗 (lettuce, cucumber, sprouts, onion, garlic, pinch of salt).

[NO 🚫 salad dressings. ]

• Water 🚰 .

• Celery/ Cucumber Juice 🍹.

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EPISODE 3 • 1:54 min.

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2nd day of PP:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=LTc5x...(Not working as expected?)

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Slept alright 😴 💤 but had terrible headache 🙇 , dehydrated 🥀 . . .

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Maybe withdrawals from things like caffeine . . . ? 🤔

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Repeat of Day 1 food & drinks. ♻️

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Loss of 1 lb. 😁

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3 x ( 💩 💩 💩 ) to the loo 🚽 . 😳 ☺️

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EPISODE 4 • 4:05 min.

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What is RA? 🤔

m.youtube.com/watch?v=F5eJl...(Not working as expected?)

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Different from 'Arthritis' & 'Osteoarthritis' (wear & tear of aging 👴 ).

Risks: Hereditary, lifestyle, age, pollution.

Typical onset for 80% between ages 35-50. 👱 👩 👴 👵

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Something goes wrong. ❌ 😜

Your own body attacking your own joints. 🖐🗡 . . . 🔪💪 . . . 👣⛏

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Cartilage wears away; reduced joint space 🗜.

Causes joints to become inflamed 🔥 .

Swollen, inflamed synovial membrane. 😨 😰

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Hands felt as if banged by a hammer. ✋️🤚💥🔨

Painful, inflamed joints 😫 . . . 🔥🖐☄️ . . . 😩

became red 🔴 &

filled with white blood cells ⚪️⚪️⚪️ .

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Joint filled with synovial fluid 'gunks up' — builds up.

Joint/ 'hinge' stops working. 🛑 🚷

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From hands ✋️🤚, it moved to:

. . . Elbows 💪 💪

. . . Shoulders 🤷‍♂️

. . . Knees 🚶

. . . Feet 👣

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Stops you from walking 🚷 :

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. . . 🛑 . . . 🚶. . . 🚶

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RA not only affects joints, but also affects:

. . . Liver

. . . Heart ❤️

. . . Organs . . .

. . . All parts of body 😱 — not just joints.

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Difficulty getting out of bed 🛌 . . . 😣 😖 😫 .

Genuine, debilitating pain 😩 😧 & immobility . . . 🛑 . 🚶. 🚶 .

[Not acting 🚫 🎭 .]

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Drugs 💉 💊 suppress inflammation/ pain . . .

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What's Sumit trying to do? 🤔

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Get rid of the drugs & get body back to normal 🕺 .

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[Normal — pain-free, no inflammation 🚫 🔥 — is the goal 🥅 , the target 🎯 .]

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The reason for dietary change:

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. . . Trying to stop joints from attacking themselves:

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. . . . . . . . . 🖐🗡 . . . 🔪💪 . . . 👣⛏

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EPISODE 5 • 2:58 min.

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3rd day of PP:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=b2HO-...(Not working as expected?)

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Less headache 🙇 .

Less dehydrated 🥀 — drinking lots of water 🚰 💦 .

Lost 3lbs (in 2 days 📆 📆 )

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Getting to eating 'solid food (cooked) food 🍲 ' quinoa & buckwheat (pseudo grain) mix 🍛 , in addition to the 'rabbit food' 🐰 🍃 : salads 🥗 , juice 🍹, seaweed (alkalising sea vegetable 🌿 ), bok choy 🌱. . .

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Ditto for breakfast 🕖 , lunch 🕛, & dinner 🕔 .

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Quinoa & buckwheat mix has more protein 🍛 than meat 🍖 ! 😳

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Cleanse is over. 💦 💦

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Introduce 'normal' foods such as sweet potato 🍠 , pumpkin 🎃 . . .

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Packed lunch 🥗 🍲 for work; off to work. 🚗 👨‍💼 💼

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• Follow Sumit on Twitter 🐥 at RheumatoidDiet: mobile.twitter.com/rheumato...

• See swollen hands ✋️🤚 video on Twitter: mobile.twitter.com/rheumato...

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EPISODE 6 • 5:52 min.

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End of Week 1 of PP & First 12 Days of PP:

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfgs6...(Not working as expected?)

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Down ⬇️ 6 lbs (in 1 week 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 ).

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Now on sweet potato 🍠 & lots of leafy vegetables 🍃 🌿 🌱 🥗 .

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Still NO 🚫 :

. . . ❌ ☕️ . . . . . . .Tea

. . . ❌ 🍊 . . . . . . .Oranges

. . . ❌ 🥜 🌰 . . . . Nuts

. . . ❌ 🍎 🍌 🥑 . Fruits & stuff . . .

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Does Sumit feel better with it?

Too early to say.

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Inflammation gone down; perhaps from steroids still working? 🤔

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1st 12 days ( 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆

. . . . . . . . . . . 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 )

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Bored eating same things: sweet potatoes & salad 🍠 🥗.

Eating salad without dressing, sweet potato just steamed, & spinach without boiling or steaming — just raw 🍃🍃.

"Got used to it."

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Can't wait to eat 1st proper breakfast:

. . . Bowl of porridge 🍵 with banana 🍌 & water 🚰 .

Enjoy! 😋

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Top headline 📰 : 8lb weight loss in 12 days.

. . . Feel better. 😊

. . . Missing tea ☕️ .

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Breakfast: Porridge 🍵 with banana 🍌 & water 🚰 .

Lunch: Jacket potato 🍠 🥔 (no butter)

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Taking blood test 💉 in couple days.

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2 Weeks ( 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆

. . . . . . . . . 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 📆 )

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⬇️ 8lb weight loss in 12 days.

1st Mishap while away: Ate 2 egg sandwiches 🥚 🍞 🥚 🍞 on the train. 🚈

Hard to be not only Vegetarian, but Vegan — also a 'no oil' Vegan when out.

Tricky. 🤹‍♂️ Dairy-Free menu? Gluten-Free Menu? Or both?! 🤔

All you can eat is 🥗 Salad 🥗 .

Tough part: trying to go out & socialise when on a restrictive diet.

Slip up. Gained a few lbs? Not doing too bad. Still taking methotrexate.

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Saw Doctor 👩‍⚕️ :

. . . Dr. happy with Sumit's progress. 👍

. . . Bad news: Sumit has aggressive form of RA. 😔

. . . Dr. not convinced diet will work, but she's backing it. 👍

. . . Blood tests 💉 every 2 weeks for monitoring. 📈📉

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1st Blood Test marker of CRP (C-Reactive Protein) is high: 29

. . . (Normal is <5)

. . . CRP measures how much inflammation 🔥 is in body 🚶.

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Hoping it will go down.

See what happens in 3 weeks time when effects of Steroid will be gone from body & just on Methotrexate.

Also, reducing Methotrexate from 15 milligrams to 10 mg.

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If CRP goes down, the diet is working.

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It's patience 😌 — 'a long game' ( 🏏 ).

2 weeks is nothing.

2-3 months will hopefully see real change. 🙏

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EPISODE 7 • 26:15 min.

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Unvarnished Truths from Dr. John McDougall 👨‍⚕️ :

m.youtube.com/watch?v=4oZA2...(Not working as expected?)

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[Run out of steam 🤤 💤 & time ⌛️. 😂 🙃 Would like to jot notes on Dr. JM'S insights & shared wisdom. 😌 🙏 Watching him speak directly is best. 👍 ]

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