Is this a hoax?

[Radiogirl]

I read this on Facebook. It was a paid ad. I've read that diet can help RA, but this sounds too good to be true. Has anyone had any experience with RA treatment such as this, or is it just a hoax?

Here's the link...

theayurvedaexperience.com/a...

[sylvi]

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole darling.xxxxx

[helixhelix]

To my mind this is a money making scheme that is taking advantage of vulnerable people. Which is not to say that changing lifestyle (including diet) can't make a huge positive difference to people. However, the changes seem to be very individual so what works for one may not work for you - so you have to try things out to see as a there is no single solution. It also may not work at all.

More importantly you can find all the information you need for free, and the supplements on sale are usually easily available things (at a fraction of the price). Use the search box to find Kai's posts and you'll have all the material you need.

[MickeyJoints]

If this was true, this forum would be a diet forum. There is a lot to be gained from diet changes but it doesn't work for everyone. Cutting out modern wheat (I make bread with spelt flour) and avoiding processed sugar have helped me. Also helped me loose some Kg's from the waist, too.

The leaky gut thing is interesting, but nothing definitive from all I've read. I think it's not so much a hoax, as more a route some people will get benefit from. As @helixhelix says, lots of free information on the web. LOADS of it.

There'll be someone along in a minute who can help point you in a direction for more info...

My summary of this disease: "RA is a disease your immune system has made, just for you!". It's specific in how it works for you and interventions may or may not work for you, when they work for others.

The only advice I give to myself about anything new for this disease is to give it a try. It may work; it may not. The certain way to have it *not work* is not to try it.

[Simba1992]

May be some truth to it(?). Auyerveda is not just any dietary fad. Auyerveda doctors have along training.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[helixhelix in reply to Simba1992]

Going to see an auyerverda practioner and getting personal face to face advice and follow up is one thing. But just sending someone money for a book when you can get as much information freely isn't my thing.

[Simba1992 in reply to helixhelix]

That is true. Putting money in somethingyou don't even know that you want is not so smart but Auyerveda is no fake diet. Treating RA with Auyerveda is a long process where professional expertiese and support is needed.

[Hidden in reply to Simba1992]

That study is flawed as it was undertaken by the Ayuverdic trust. I'm all for complimentary treatment but a lot of what goes on is just preying on the vulnerable.

[Simba1992]

More interesting recent reading on Auyerveda treatment of RA😊

timesofindia.indiatimes.com...

[Juliachoo]

There are all sorts of "miracle cures" which I too was considering until I was set to rights by a friend whose exact words were "it's a waste of money & wont cure your RA etc". While a good diet is very

beneficial whatever your health, it's not a cure sorry xx

[Simba1992 in reply to Juliachoo]

Auyerveda medicine is 2000 years old. Maybe does tell you something😊

[Simba1992 in reply to Juliachoo]

If you want to learn more.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi...

[Simba1992 in reply to Simba1992]

And more serious reading😊

ghf.g2hp.net/2014/02/25/int...

[Hidden]

My son's Chinese friend went back to China for some months to receive treatment for thyroid disease from a practitioner in ancient Chinese medicine. However 6 months later she still had Hashimoto's but was a lot poorer and also exceedingly indignant about the inappropriate advances he'd made towards her.

I would imagine that there is real merit in at least some aspects of this particular body of knowledge. But its ancient-ness alone is no guarantee of success .... or of a practitioner with integrity.