Celery Juice to fight inflammation

[Siral]

Is there anyone on here who has any experience with drinking fresh celery juice every morning- for its general healing powers as well as defence against inflammation

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Hi,

Found this on Medical News site -

“Celery and celery juice may have some side effects, and they may not be suitable for everyone.

Toxicity

Celery contains the chemical psoralen, which reacts to sunlight. Eating celery and other foods high in psoralen may increase the skin’s sensitivity to ultraviolet light, increasing the risk of dermatitis, sun damage, and photoaging.

For people who are particularly sensitive to psoralen, simply touching psoralen-rich foods can cause skin irritation.

A food allergen

Some people may have an allergy to celery, which can cause a range of symptoms, including skin reactions, digestive upset, and respiratory problems.

In rare cases, a person with celery allergy may experience the potentially deadly allergic reaction anaphylaxis.

Anyone who experiences any of the following symptoms of anaphylaxis should seek urgent medical treatment:

difficulty breathing

hives or swelling

tightness within the throat

hoarseness

nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

abdominal pain

rapid heartbeat

low blood pressure

dizziness or fainting

feeling of doom

cardiac arrest

Salt content

Celery contains about 30 milligrams (mg) of sodium per 1 medium (40 g) stalk.

People must be mindful of how much sodium they consume, as a high-sodium diet may increase blood pressure and cause fluid retention, both of which can contribute to more severe health issues.

Eating celery each day should not cause problems for most people”.

Most replies say a good variety of vegetables are better for general health. I eat celery, both raw and cooked occasionally, but not not sure I’d want it every day.

As with anything, you need to check the juice it’s not going to react with your medication...have you checked with your diabetic team?

[Siral in reply to DorsetLady]

Thanks for this info but I’m particularly interested in celery juice and if anyone is using it to help with inflammation. Anthony Williams has a number of books and millions of followers who have benefited from it.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Siral]

Ok fine, but it does refer to celery and celery juice. ...if you try it I’m sure others will be interested in his you get on.

[Siral in reply to DorsetLady]

I have decided to try it, monitoring my BG levels closely & keeping a record of blood test results, so I’ll report back after a few weeks.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Siral]

Okay...be interested to hear.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

Who SAYS millions have benefited?

[Siral in reply to PMRpro]

Google him and read some information

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

I did - and it confirmed my suspicions.

bbc.com/news/blogs-trending...

theguardian.com/food/2019/a...

Anything that is backed by goop must be questionable.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

To add to DL's post - pred itself can lead to sun sensitivity so adding cerlery in quantity could make that worse.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to PMRpro]

Probably not a good idea as Siral lives in Australia .

[Siral in reply to DorsetLady]

But Siral also likes to keep an open mind and not just follow the medical professionals who generally disregard non traditional healing methods. I’m sure it won’t do me any harm and if it helps, what a bonus!

[Sally001 in reply to Siral]

I recommend pineapple juice, it is a great anti-inflammatory and it is and has been working for me. DorsetLady and PMR Pro do know what they are talking about regarding celery juice among a lot of other information, but of course, the choice is yours. Let us know how you do.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

Anyone may do as they like. But no-one should believe that these sort of approaches will cure serious illnesses such as vasculitis or cancers. Nor should they propagate such concepts on a forum which is allied to a mainstream medical charity.

[Carriemetz in reply to PMRpro]

Well said!

[Siral]

For those interested, I got the results of my last blood tests, after 3 weeks of 10mg dose, down from 12.5mg. And 3 weeks of drinking celery juice every morning.

My ESR went from 36 to 13 and CRP from 7 to 2. Who knows how much the juice influenced these results but I feel energised, alert and very happy. Am now reducing 1 mg every 3weeks so I’m heading in the right direction. 9 weeks ago: ESR179, CRP>120

[yogabonnie in reply to Siral]

oh I see this is 1 year ago. I would be very interested to hear how it is now. if you have reduced and stayed pMR free.

[Siral in reply to yogabonnie]

I’ve reduced to 1/2 mg - have been tapering using DSNS for almost 12 months. Until the last few weeks I was feeling ok but have been getting headaches & feeling like I have stitch so have had blood tests. The doc suspects a flare of PMR. Ironically, our celery supplies have been quite spasmodic over the last month, and not good specimens when they are available, so I haven’t been having juice daily. This could well have added to my current situation.Who knows????

[yogabonnie in reply to Siral]

Thanks!!! Hope you are better soon!

[piggylovesgolf]

Hi Siral, Ive just come across this post while searching for something else. Hubby and I have been on this celery juice thing for 5 months now. I have tried to find something negative on the internet about it but everything seems to say how healthy it is. Hubby has PMR---Im OK-----shortly after starting the CJ thing his blood numbers dropped from 63 to 2. I didnt understand these numbers at the time but it certainly sounded good to me and the doc was pleased. He had however recently gone back on pred and no doubt that would have largely contributed to these numbers falling-- but then again--- you never know do you!! Glad to hear someone else is getting good results from it. Even though science doesnt back it up even the critics say it is healthy. So unless you have an allergy to celery it seems to me ---whats to lose?? Its a bit of a fag thought, every morning juicing 3 bunches of celery, knocking it back and then rushing to the toilet!!!!😀 Hope you are continuing to improve. Good luck xx

[Siral in reply to piggylovesgolf]

Good to hear some celery positives from someone on this site. I know there’s nothing scientific about it but, after 8 months, I’m still drinking it every morning and have had nothing terrible happen to me. I’m still slowly tapering off Prednisolone - am down to 3.5 mg and feeling good. I have type 1 diabetes, which is really affected by the glucose based prednisolone, so I’m determined to patiently keep tapering until I only have the diabetes left to manage. I’m convinced the celery is helping me.Kind regards to both you & your hubby.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

What do you mean by "glucose based prednisolone"?

[Siral]

Prednisolone is a glucose based drug which plays havoc with diabetics because it affects the way the body uses glucose. I was told, when I started on it, that I’d have to expect sugar levels above 10 (normal is 4-8). I’m on a pump with cgm so manage to keep it in range but I get a lot of alerts (which I need to act on). It’s very unpredictable.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

It is not a "glucose-based drug" - it DOES have an effect on blood glucose levels because it triggers the liver to release random spikes of glucose from the body stores in liver and muscle. The fact they are random means it is much more difficult to manage and all that can really be done is to manage the controllable sources of glucose in your diet by limiting carbs to try to reduce the overall level of glucose long term. Obviously, most diabetics are already doing that and it DOES make your life a lot harder, especially as a Type 1 diabetic. I'm not disputing that at all - but I am disputing your statement it is a "glucose based drug".

It is even harder for anyone not on an insulin pump but many of the patients who find they are heading for steroid-induced diabetes are able to reverse the process but cutting their carb intake, especially of processed foods of all sorts.

[Siral in reply to PMRpro]

Thanks for your info but I’m just repeating what I was told by the doctor, when breaking the news to me about the treatment for PMR. I am living it now & know I couldn’t manage as well without my CGM. I’ve been eating low carb for 10 years (about 50g /day), still experience random highs and lows but am staying in range over 90% of the time.A point of interest tho, I had a dental check & hygienist clean yesterday and they both commented on the strength & health of my gums, since last October. I’m convinced it’s a result of my morning celery juice drinks, which I started 29th October.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Siral]

I find info from a doctor like that patronising - but maybe that is me.

[piggylovesgolf in reply to Siral]

Hi Siral,I know this is an old post and I did respond previously (post above) but came across this again when I was looking for something else. Just thought that I would post that hubby and I have now been knocking back the green stuff since a year last January. Hubby has had some traumas in the last year which included a probable TIA and some vicious side effects from taking Methotrexate---at least they think it was that. However a recent synacthen test showed his adrenal glands were working normally and the inflammation in his blood was less than 2. Apparently it doesn't register anything lower than that so the lowest reading you can get is this one ie less than 2. He has recently reduced pred from 3mg to 2.5 with no effect. I don't know if the celery juice has done this but it does make you think doesn't it.!!! And now I think---dare we take any chances???? I feel fairly sure that it has helped but not sure, of course, to what extent but no symptoms currently and down to 2.5----cant be bad!!! Hope you are doing well and enjoying similar success.

Have we discovered something no one else knows about???

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁Kind regards PLG

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to piggylovesgolf]

The claims for celery juice have given rise to a book and a website - not really unknown on that basis.Medical Medium Celery Juice

Book by Anthony William

There is however no published reliable evidence - any studies have been done in animals and cell culture

nytimes.com/2019/10/16/styl...

[piggylovesgolf in reply to PMRpro]

Yes I know. Thats what started it off. Daughter told me about it as she has the book. Her friend has RA and has taken this for a long time and swears by it. The levels of something or other in her blood are now very low. We both took it as--what's to lose!!!AW has been extolling the virtues of celery juice for 40 years I believe and has celery farms in the USA

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to piggylovesgolf]

I was replying to your comment of "do we know something no-one else does"

[Siral in reply to piggylovesgolf]

I’m not surprised that you’ve had good results. I have too and certainly have no issues about drinking it. Have been doing it now for 18 months.

[piggylovesgolf in reply to Siral]

Excellent!!! I'm so pleased----for us both!!!!

[Siral]

I wasn’t impressed with the attitude of the doctor at all, but the bottom line is, I have to deal with the outcome of it & not know the intricacies of what creates the outcome.