Dietary/ Lifestyle Considerations for Rheumatologists to 'Ruminate On':
7,000+ Walking, Talking 'Improvements' 🤔
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If you're interested in trying a dietary/lifestyle approach -- in conjunction with your meds -- & receiving resistance from your rheumatologist/ physician(s), maybe consider sharing this audio with your medical team? 🤔
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Reversing RA with guest Clint Paddison - FX Medicine Podcast:
7️⃣2️⃣ Oats as Cooked Oatmeal or Fermented Overnight. Rolled, Steel Cut, or Whole Groat. Prebiotic, Probiotic, not Idiotic via Dr. Richard Matthews.: healthunlocked.com/cure-art...
5️⃣6️⃣ Osteoarthritis: Prevented with Diet & Exercise? University of Surrey (U.K.) study in 'Nature Reviews Rheumatology': healthunlocked.com/ra-warri...
4️⃣3️⃣ "How U.S. Health Care Became Big Business": Medical Journalist, Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal talks with NPR's Terry Gross: healthunlocked.com/ra-warri...
3️⃣8️⃣ "A Kitchen Fairy Tale" by Iida, How She Healed Herself with a Plant-Based Diet (according to 'Tribe Magazine'): healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
3️⃣7️⃣ Can I Avoid RA Drugs or Should I Go On Drugs? 'Paddison Program' FAQ Opinion; Also: Methotrexate Explanation & References: healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
2️⃣2️⃣ Roxana, 'The Sofia Vergara of Peru' (& now 'The States'), Improves Her Hashimoto's (Hypothyroid) & Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
2️⃣ FREE 3-Part 'Serology (RF, ACPA, Anti-CCP, ANAs, ANCA) in Rheumatology' Series from Dr. Robert Coughlan's 'Rheumatology Toolbox': healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
Through his personal journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Clint Paddison knows only too well just how debilitating and challenging RA can be. This led him to develop "The Paddison Program", a new, and somewhat controversial approach that challenges the status-quo of accepted evidence in complementary medicine.
Following his own diagnosis he found himself confined to his bed and robbed of his usual physically active lifestyle. Clint immersed himself in RA research and through his own personal trial and error, he developed protocols that helped reverse his disease. The results are nothing short of incredible, and he's gone on to teach thousands of other's his methods and help them too, gain control over this degenerative condition.
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Overview (in 1-hour audio) noted by minute:
Minute • Topic
02:05 • Meet Clint Paddison
03:08 • Delving into Clint's history
06:55 • What symptoms were the first sign that something was wrong?
09:29 • Understanding the inflammatory process of RA
12:07 • Rheumatoid Arthritis is notoriously hard to treat. Clint has virtually tried them all.
14:47 • The food needs to be right first.
19:22 • The Paddison Program
20:40 • Lessons from a bout of food poisoning.
24:19 • The role of bacteria
25:49 • The "Bulls-Eye" - The problem is fat.
31:13 • "B.L.A.A.M.E" - The cause.
33:26 • How strict do the dietary interventions need to be?
38:30 • Future hope: the co-treatment to the pharmaceutical approach
40:07 • Getting adequate protein through plant-based foods
42:03 • How to keep people motivated to continue with major dietary adjustments.
46:48 • Not all diets are created equal.
49:06 • RA: "more GIT destruction than a chronic gut disorder"
50:16 • Medication: biggest predictor of Paddison Program success or failure.
53:50 • Clint's thoughts on Fish Oil.
55:30 • Experience with other supplementation for RA.
If you like researching 'the sciencey bits' 🤓 or prefer to leave that to your physicians, here's references that may interest:
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Studies on Fat & Gut Inflammation
Animal model shows that a consumption of a high-fat diet, by promoting changes in host bile acid composition, reduces the density of microfora and creates an inflammatory environment in the small intestine:
Of all fats measured in animal models, the worst are unsaturated fats (oils) – authors of one study commented that “USF (corn oil/linoleic acid) by itself results in dysregulation of intestinal tight junction integrity leading to increased gut permeability”:
Following from this, in human studies, common medium chain fatty acids (found in several vegetable fats and dairy products) cause a “rapid increase in epithelial permeability” in humans:
Various 'flavours' of dietary/ lifestyle approaches to consider/ research if you're genuinely interested.
[I'm familiar with 'Whole Foods Plant-Based Dietary Lifestyle' (WFP-BD/L), which works well for me, so that's what I share. 🙏 Other folks have familiarity with other approaches, which work well for them, so that's what they share. 👍 Vive la différence! 🤗 ]
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Here's some reputable (merely my 'opinion') WFP-BD/L practitioners/ resources if you're interested in exploring:
✅ Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard, T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn, John McDougall, Michael Klaper, Michael Greger: healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
✅ FREE Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet/ Lifestyle (WFP-BD/L) Info for Interested Autoimmuners/ RAers: healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
✅ Q&A: DIET, ARTHRITIS, & AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES: The Baseline Safety Diet: Paddison Program Reintroduction Sequence: doctorklaper.com/answers/an...
[Exactly! Merely a 'reference'. 👍 Dipped into & ingested in small nibbles. Not intended to be gobbled full dose (in 1 sitting) then keeling over! 😲 😵 ]
"Kaiser Permanente, the largest U.S. managed care organization, publishes patient education materials to help make plant-based diets the “new normal” for patients and physicians."
Looks like T. Colin Campbell (et al's) work ( Dean Ornish, Neal Barnard, T. Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn, John McDougall, Michael Klaper, Michael Greger ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ) has not only gotten through to individuals, but to larger institutions. 😳
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If interested in additional, no cost resources:
• FREE Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet/ Lifestyle (WFP-BD/L) Info for Interested Autoimmuners/ RAers: healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
I have a big problem with Clint Paddison's program and I would like to get your thoughts on it?
Clint's programme is based on a Plant Based Diet, which I agree is very effective at reducing inflammation, but it is also extremely hard to get sufficient levels of Collagen, Glutamine and Vitamin K2 in a Plant Based Diet.
People suffering with RA often have joint damage. Collagen in their diet can help repair some of this damage when inflammation around the joints starts to die down. We know for a fact that Collagen can repair bone erosions and it can also help the body regrow or heal damaged cartilage and tendons.
Surely a predominantly Plant Based diet with some animal proteins containing Collagen would be the best dietary approach for trying to reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Clint also talks about oils and fats as being inflammatory, but we also know that this is not true.
Some processed oils and fats are definitely inflammatory, but MCT, XCT and Omega 3 and 6 oils in a sensible equal ratio are not inflammatory.
People with RA already tend to be deficient in nutrients. I am really concerned that persuading someone to switch to a Plant Based Diet could make them even more deficient in certain nutrients that you can only get from eating meat.
I am super sceptical over the long term effectiveness of Paddison's programme.
To me it feels no different to medication taken for RA. Yes, there's no doubt that medication and Paddison's programme will reduce inflammation in the blood and make people feel better, but does it really heal the underlying cause creating the inflammation? I don't think it does...
I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this.
Unfortunately, I haven't science ⚗ 🔬 or medical 💉 💊 background, therefore any answer I could research for you (Collagen, Glutamine, Vitamin K2, etc.) would merely be mouthing the plant-based folks I learn from. 😔
Perhaps, if you presented these queries to the plant-based scientists/ medical folks directly, they could address your most excellent concerns? 🤔
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Merely for clarification, I share 🆓 information with folks who are genuinely curious/ interested in diet/ lifestyle to manage their RA/ autoimmune illnesses — not persuading anyone "switch to" P-BD/L. 😳
[I'm dietarily agnostic (& do what works for me) with full understanding each of us has our own unique biochemical systems, conditions, etc. (variations on a theme 🎶 ) & must figure out for ourselves what works best for us. 👍 ]
"To each his own" , "Vive la différence", . . . 😄
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Amusingly, the various approaches — variations-on-a-theme roadmaps 🗺 — at times appear to engage in some sort of "religious wars" ⚔ amongst 'n betwixt themselves. 😳 😂 🙃 Some step back to let the 'big brains' 🤓 work it out, some like to participate 'in the brawl' . . . 😯 🙃 😆
"Mucosal Lining: Nutrients are absorbed in the mucosal lining which also acts as protective gut barrier. A deplted mucosal lining leads to a state of malnutrition in RA patients [17] and the nutritional status and RA severity are inversely related."
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👉 "ARE THERE OTHER BENEFITS? *
It is now well established that RA is associated with increases in both morbidity and mortality compared with the general population. RA increases the risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality by up to 50% compared with the general population160 161 162 Plant-based diets have been associated with lowering overall and ischemic heart disease mortality163 Furthermore, a plant based diet have also been associated with sustainable weight management164 reducing medication needs ; lowering the risk for most chronic diseases ; decreasing the incidence and severity of high-risk conditions, including obesity , hypertension 171, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia172, and even possibly reversing advanced coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes 175"
👉 PP is nutritionally complete, even in the most basic early Phase: Quinoa, Buckwheat, Sweet Potatoes, Leafy Greens, . . . 'Baseline Phase' of PP Diet Fulfills Nutritional Requirements (Diverse & Complete): healthunlocked.com/nras/pos...
[Used to think of it like 'playing a fiddle' 🎻 🎶 . . . ]
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Puppeteer 🕺 fits better visually . . .
. . . like pulling strings 〰 on one's limbs 💪 . . .
. . . 'cause/ effect' 🔄 . . .
. . . connection/ link 🔗 . . .
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That is, for some of us:
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🧀 🥛 🍗 = 😩 . (Pain 💥 ⚡️ 🔥 )
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🥗 🍹 🌯 = 😌 . (No Pain 🌈 🌞 )
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[Or whatever your particular food intolerances/ tolerances are . . . ]
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[* If interested in additional 'Veggie Fest' info, kindly see 2017 Food Revolution Summit: April 29 (Sat.) to May 7 (Sun.) ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos.... ) towards bottom of page.]
Additional information for PPers & our Rheumatologists.
[Source content of Paddison Program (PP): Clinical Trial, Rheumatologist Contacting Clint Paddison, 'Guide for Rheumatologists', TEDtalk, etc. ( healthunlocked.com/cure-art.... ) at 'Cure Arthritis Community' forum.]
Have included text/ links below for convenience. 😌
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Paddison Program (PP): Clinical Trial, Rheumatologist Contacting Clint Paddison ( info@paddisonprogram.com ), 'Guide for Rheumatologists', TEDtalk, etc.
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This post, RA. RA drugs and Statins. Start a new post to save a lot of scrolling down😃 ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ), was catalyst for seeking PP 'data release/ clinical trial' info.
(References from that post are placed below for 'easy reference/ viewing'.)
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The transcript text is noted below along with accompanying links 🔗 for easy reference.
Think this addresses concerns about 'Paddison Program' data release/ clinical trials, etc.:
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From transcript"Ruben turns his life around with the Paddison Program for RA" ( paddisonprogram.com/ruben-t... ) / video minute 16:18:
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" . . . Clint: Go ahead and tell her the same thing.
What I'm about to say applies to anyone listening or watching our video.
If your rheumatologist wants to speak with me then I will personally have a conversation with them on Skype or phone and they can contact me and I will pick up the phone and I will spend as long as they want over the phone talking about this.
I know that not many rheumatologist will probably accept that invitation because they would consider that to be insulting to their own intelligence perhaps or maybe they're shut down to ideas that aren't presented to them at the conferences that they pay a lot of money to attend every year or the scientific papers that they read maybe aren't addressing this as the primary path forward.
However what I want you to do is to pass on that invitation and anyone please pass the invitation.
I can be contacted.
My team pick up my emails that info@paddisonprogram.com.
So whenever there's something that needs my attention it comes to me and I will happily follow up on that in the interim what we can do is we can direct them to my TED talk which was the talk that you mentioned in your earlier and also I have the Guide for Rheumatologists and I'll put the download link on the show notes of this episode so anyone who's listening to this can jump onto our website, grab the guide for rheumatologist and it includes all of the scientific studies that show the link between not just the gut and how it interacts with the immune system and gut bacteria and how they influence the decisions that our gut lining has as to what should be passed through the gut wall and what should be withheld into the intestine but also all the studies that have been done with people following a diet that's somewhat similar to what I recommend.
Low fat plant based diet and how the tremendous improvements that they have made.
So when people say to me why don't you go ahead and do a clinical trial.
Well yes we have that in the pipelines but it's a lot of money to do and it's very hard to organize and requires a collaboration that requires me to hire staff to become research assistants and all of this work that needs to be done.
And in the interim, I can present a very very comprehensive compilation in a document called The Guide for Rheumatologist that people can read and say well there you go look there's the there's overwhelming evidence here.
Do we really need Clint to run this clinical trial.
And yes I will do it because I think that that loop needs to be closed.
But in the meantime we're kind of like 90 percent there with this document that I already have put together. . . . "
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Video minute 16:18: "Ruben turns his life around with the Paddison Program for RA":
Oh, almost forgot, think Sumit Bose's self-documenting his PP journey may also be of interest 🤔 to your rheumatologist 👩⚕️ 👨⚕️. 👍
For full videos (& accompanying notes), kindly see: Journalist Sumit Bose, Another RA-er Who's Documenting His RA Journey ( healthunlocked.com/cure-art... ).
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Journalist Sumit Bose, Another RA-er Who'sDocumenting His RA Journey
"Eating Myself Healthy — Can a Diet Cure Rheumatoid Arthritis?":
. 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... ]
☑️ Be off any of the nasty gut drugs (NSAIDs, pred, PPI’s, antibiotics)
☑️ Keep close the simplest PP foods
☑️ Ensure your diet includes probiotics via food & supplements
☑️ Keep your body moving a lot each day so your body is challenged
☑️ Avoid consistent long-term stress
☑️ Avoid distractions
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I practice these as best I can & have come round to understanding the significance of implementing some of these tips a bit more diligently. 😳 (Live & learn! 😌 🙏 )
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Lot of simple wisdom packed into brief tips.
Kindly beware of what, where, & whom you spend your time & energy with. 🙏 The repercussions are cumulative/ significant over time (😳 🤯 🙃 ), which reminds me of the gorgeous ‘running lions’ ( healthunlocked.com/nras/pos... ) photo with caption:
. . . "Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you."
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In hindsight, there’s profound depth of meaning in those simple words. 🙏 😌
Maybe considered a ‘passive’ (or ‘mild’) form of exercise in addition to improving bone health & avoid/ minimise Calcium supplementation(?) 🤔 : a Weighted Vest for bone health ( google.com/search?as_q=Weig... )
[Of course, per usual, check with your medics 👩⚕️👨⚕️ to ensure it would be safe for you to wear — especially if you’ve any back/ spine/ neck, shoulder, knee issues, etc..]
It fits comfortably on top of (or under) layer of loose fitting 👚 👕 clothing. Reduces ‘overheating’ as it allows ‘air circulation/ ventilation’ ♻️ — especially on warmer ☀️ 🔥 days where a more ‘full coverage’ vest can build up heat/ perspiration with less air circulation.
[Of course, try it on (if possible) to ensure the weight & fit (adjustability) are comfortable for you. 👍👍 )
If you can find one with removable weights (that slide in & out ‘little pockets’) to adjust overall vest weightthat’s a nicety. 🤗
[It allows the flexibility of increasing weight as we build strength & ‘feel up to’ adding additional weight. And, likewise, it allows the the flexibility of decreasing weight when we’d like to ‘lighten the load’. 👍👍 ]
If feeling up to it, wear around house 🏠 while doing indoor chores 🍽 🗑 🛠 . And, of course, can wear outside 🏡 when walking dog 🐕 , or just ‘going for a walk’ 🚶♀️, or gardening 🌷 🌻 🌹 & yard work 🍁 🍂 . . .
Can also wear under loose-fitting clothing when ‘running errands’ 🛒 🛍 . (Depending what you’re wearing, no one can tell you’ve a weight vest on under your top layer of clothing! ☺️ )
Just be aware of the length of time ⌚️ you’ve got the vest on to avoid ‘overdoing’ it. 😳 🙃
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