Re my post on statins, diet etc. I can only post one at a time😏

[dtech]

See above

[ITYFIALMCTT]

I think it's very interesting that your GP spoke to you about diet, RA, and cholesterol.

I have to admit to being someone for whom typo errors and suchlike on 'official' documents can undermine the confidence that I have in that information.

I do not think that Robert Lustig is credible about some of his claims concerning the metabolism of fructose (e.g., the assertion that fructose is 'just like alcohol'). Whatever his intention, his talks have created fruit phobia in some quarters.

In general, a high fibre diet can work well for people. For others, such as those of us who favour a FODMAP approach to our eating to manage IBS and such, it can be very difficult.

Overall, Pollan's advice is probably very sound: "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants" .

[Hidden]

I love veggies, but the thought of juicing them.."Yuk"

After watching my hubby struggle with swollen knees this past week I know he needs me to help him eat healthy. I have gone back to my old ways of cutting up veggies and putting them in the fridge to enjoy them throughout the day. We (especially me) are back to having a different type of salad every evening....and if he wants meat, so be it, at least I can fill him up on nuts and chickpeas before the beef. lol

I hate to admit it, I had fallen off the wagon when it came to eating healthy over the past couple of years AND I have an extra 29 pounds to prove it. Does diet help inflammatory arthritis? It doesn't help mine, but it does keep my hubby's at bay.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to Hidden]

I find it a little odd that the advice sheet recommends 'high fibre' and then suggests juicing because this removes the fibre. Soup would contain the whole vegetable at least. Plus, high quality juicers (of the sort that would extract a fair amount of juice from vegetables) are pretty expensive.

It's fascinating that dietary modification works so well for some people but not for others. It would be remarkably helpful if there were a way of predicting those for whom particular modifications would work (high starch v. moderate carb and probably several hundred other recommended protocols like those researchers who support intermittent fasting for disease prevention or reduction).

[Hidden in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

Oops, I should of mentioned that my hubby's RA diagnose was changed to pseudo gout. Pseudo gout can be controlled by diet for some people.

Sorry for not stating pseudo gout. I just assumed I wrote about his RA + diagnose changing to a diagnose of pseudo gout too many times.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to Hidden]

Pseudo gout makes a lot of sense as to why it works so well for him.

[dtech]

Glad I posted on here as it's good to get alternative views from people who have looked into it far more than me. Got a lot of studying to do. 😃

[Scottiedottie]

I have PsA. And t2 diabetes diagnosed in June. Went on a healthy eating plan and lost 2st 10 lbs (38lbs or 17kgs) has not had any affect on my joints at all. Still keeping up with thecplan as psychologically feel great. Cholesterol down without statins. Blood glucose much improved. Fats in blood normal