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How does one review their lifestyle? I was told I've got Rheumatoid Arthritis after extensive testing and doctor visits with specialists over a few months. I'm

How does one review their lifestyle? I was told I've got Rheumatoid Arthritis after extensive testing and doctor visits with specialists over a few months. I'm shopping around ideas on how to review and track my day to day life.

cies 9y ago
I'd look at WFPB for food (I'm NOT a HFLC or keto promoter at all) and some strength training (most bang of your hour of commitment -- see reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness) for starters. That will get most to a place of general wellbeing (both in not toxifying your body and posture) in a few months. The basic idea I believe many of the "cronic", "infammetory", "auto-immune" and/or "unfixable by MDs" diseases lies in a diet that is not for humans. Hummans are frugavores (fruit eaters, that can only tolerate minescule, bug-size, amounts of meat), like primates. Technically frugavores are a sub-category of omnivores, but in practise there are a lot of differences (dog/bear/swine = omnivore). Herbivores are different too: they graze and have multiple stomachs. Understand that you are a frugavore, and live up to it, or --as I understand it-- the "unfixable by MDs diseases" will get you. They cannot fix it, because you need to stop something, not add a drug or cut-out/radiate a piece of body. You can look for natural remedies of RA. Flax seed powder (high in ALA-O3) and high DHA-O3 algae extract oil capsules are great. So is turmeric. More info see Dr Greger and Dr Bergman. They have videos on the topic of RA. These guys base their advice on science. Then there is the, not so well scientifically supported, next level (first eat "clean" for a while) and that is detoxing. This basically starts by a colon cleanse and "getting your kidneys to filter". Dr Robert Morse is your guy here. This will involve some types of fasting for most people. Once your colon and kidneys can properly eliminate waste, you lymph system will be able to drain the acidic waste from you inflamed joints and your body will heal you RA, naturally. G'luck! You can fix this 100%. With the emphasis on you, as your condition is due to a lack of some pharmaceutical (patented medicine). It is MOST probably due to your body's been obstructed in fixing itself somehow.
- rhinoceraptor 9y ago
  Yep, there definitely aren’t any human populations such as the Masai or the Inuit who live primarily on animal products. That would be completely crazy and no one would survive such a diet.
  - cies 9y ago
    They have exactly the disease patterns that come with those diets. Clearly not in the "blue zones" (= places with lots of centenarians) too. I'm not talking about survival. Some people survive smoking for 50 years. I'm talking about us being frugavores, and thus being most healthy on a frugavorous diets like the primates.
- quickben 9y ago
  Edit: changed my mind about posting, sorry about that.
  - cies 9y ago
    > That diet may be just you body responding well to it. I believe different. We are frugavores. > Sugary stuff, forget it. Indeed, bad for ever human. (I took it as processed sugary stuff, not fruit which is great for humans) > Got fat when I became officially dad. These things are unrelated, you're a man. Lol. Jokes aside, a frugavorous diet can melt your fat. And the health impact from bad diets can take years to show (like smoking or exposure to heavy metals).
vfc1 9y ago
if I where you I would have a look at this video playlist from Dr Greger, for what he says your condition can be very improved - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8asBilI_AjUrnBFmKfo5LI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8asBilI_Aj...
gassius 9y ago
I think there is value in traking the intake to your system, but is of course a chore. I used myfitnesspal for a year and its great to have a data driven approach, but is also exahusting. Also traking your physical activity could be done with several combinations of devices and apps. But also, very important, is to track your mood and overall feeling and wellness (or lack of). Again several apps are out there, but a old good pen and paper diary goes a long way. Then, is a matter of correlate, and review back to when you were feeling better and try to replicate and optimize. Of course this is nothing new, Tim Ferris and several other authors had dedicated a lot of ink to the subject of traking and self-improvement. The other way to do it is hear your body, and do what you know it works. It's a lot more relaxed, but prone to biases. This is not to say that any condition can be treated with lifestyle adjustments. I don't know about your condition and I am not giving any medical advice. But for sure I will try to see if any specific diet helps me to feel better if I were in your situation

cies 9y ago

I'd look at WFPB for food (I'm NOT a HFLC or keto promoter at all) and some strength training (most bang of your hour of commitment -- see reddit.com/r/bodyweightfitness) for starters. That will get most to a place of general wellbeing (both in not toxifying your body and posture) in a few months. The basic idea I believe many of the "cronic", "infammetory", "auto-immune" and/or "unfixable by MDs" diseases lies in a diet that is not for humans. Hummans are frugavores (fruit eaters, that can only tolerate minescule, bug-size, amounts of meat), like primates. Technically frugavores are a sub-category of omnivores, but in practise there are a lot of differences (dog/bear/swine = omnivore). Herbivores are different too: they graze and have multiple stomachs. Understand that you are a frugavore, and live up to it, or --as I understand it-- the "unfixable by MDs diseases" will get you. They cannot fix it, because you need to stop something, not add a drug or cut-out/radiate a piece of body. You can look for natural remedies of RA. Flax seed powder (high in ALA-O3) and high DHA-O3 algae extract oil capsules are great. So is turmeric. More info see Dr Greger and Dr Bergman. They have videos on the topic of RA. These guys base their advice on science. Then there is the, not so well scientifically supported, next level (first eat "clean" for a while) and that is detoxing. This basically starts by a colon cleanse and "getting your kidneys to filter". Dr Robert Morse is your guy here. This will involve some types of fasting for most people. Once your colon and kidneys can properly eliminate waste, you lymph system will be able to drain the acidic waste from you inflamed joints and your body will heal you RA, naturally. G'luck! You can fix this 100%. With the emphasis on you, as your condition is due to a lack of some pharmaceutical (patented medicine). It is MOST probably due to your body's been obstructed in fixing itself somehow.

rhinoceraptor 9y ago
Yep, there definitely aren’t any human populations such as the Masai or the Inuit who live primarily on animal products. That would be completely crazy and no one would survive such a diet.
- cies 9y ago
  They have exactly the disease patterns that come with those diets. Clearly not in the "blue zones" (= places with lots of centenarians) too. I'm not talking about survival. Some people survive smoking for 50 years. I'm talking about us being frugavores, and thus being most healthy on a frugavorous diets like the primates.
quickben 9y ago
Edit: changed my mind about posting, sorry about that.
- cies 9y ago
  > That diet may be just you body responding well to it. I believe different. We are frugavores. > Sugary stuff, forget it. Indeed, bad for ever human. (I took it as processed sugary stuff, not fruit which is great for humans) > Got fat when I became officially dad. These things are unrelated, you're a man. Lol. Jokes aside, a frugavorous diet can melt your fat. And the health impact from bad diets can take years to show (like smoking or exposure to heavy metals).

vfc1 9y ago

if I where you I would have a look at this video playlist from Dr Greger, for what he says your condition can be very improved - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8asBilI_AjUrnBFmKfo5LI https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5TLzNi5fYd8asBilI_Aj...

gassius 9y ago

I think there is value in traking the intake to your system, but is of course a chore. I used myfitnesspal for a year and its great to have a data driven approach, but is also exahusting. Also traking your physical activity could be done with several combinations of devices and apps. But also, very important, is to track your mood and overall feeling and wellness (or lack of). Again several apps are out there, but a old good pen and paper diary goes a long way. Then, is a matter of correlate, and review back to when you were feeling better and try to replicate and optimize. Of course this is nothing new, Tim Ferris and several other authors had dedicated a lot of ink to the subject of traking and self-improvement. The other way to do it is hear your body, and do what you know it works. It's a lot more relaxed, but prone to biases. This is not to say that any condition can be treated with lifestyle adjustments. I don't know about your condition and I am not giving any medical advice. But for sure I will try to see if any specific diet helps me to feel better if I were in your situation