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Nutrition for Osteoarthritis Dietary Principles:
* Maintain a low sugar, low fat diet.
* Calorie percentages: 70% complex carbohydrates, l2% to 15% protein, 15% to 18% (unsaturated) fat
* Short fasts (2 to 3 days) are recommended, at 2 week intervals.
* Vegetarian cleansing diet
* Elimination/rotation diet
Fresh Juices and Teas: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Black mission figs and raw goat's milk Black cherry Green kale Celery and parsley Veal joint broth Celery and parsley juice or tea (simmer for 7 to 8 minutes) Cucumber, endive, and goat's whey Celery and apple Cornsilk tea Grapevine and mulberry vine tea
Therapeutic Foods:
Sesame seeds, kale, artichokes, green beans, millet, celery, barley, okra, almonds, collards, turnip greens, raw goat's milk, goat whey, gelatin (make a gelatin mold with cherry concentrate and no sugar), burdock root, cherries, pineapple, quince, watercress, grapes, blackberries, black currants, mustard greens, limes, lettuce, olive oil, garlic, green onions, peppers, chicken, lamb, ginger, a small amount of rice wine (if you do not have hypertension), parsnips, scallions, black beans, red beans, mung beans, soybeans, most grains, leafy green vegetables, millet, dandelions, cabbage, and winter melon
Specific Remedies:
Rub garlic or ginger on painful areas.
Drink scallion tea and rub on painful areas.
Foods and Beverages to Avoid:
Any food that produces an intolerance, animal products, cow's milk and other dairy products (because of promotion of PGE2 pro-inflammatory mediators), spinach, tofu, green onions, asparagus, rhubarb, vegetables from the nightshade family: tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes, pimentos, eggplant; cold, raw, hot, spicy, fried or refined foods; sugar and sweets, cinnamon, coffee, teas or colas containing caffeine, alcohol and tobacco
Specific Supplements:
Niacinamide - 100 mg. 3 x day
Vitamin B6 - 100 mg. 3 x day
Vitamin E - 400 to 1000 I.U. (Start with 200 I.U. and gradually increase to 1000 I.U. over 4 weeks.)
Selenium - 200 mcg. a day
Cod liver oil - 2 Tbsp. a day
Vitamin C - 1 to 2 grams a day
Calcium - 1000 mg. a day
Magnesium - 500 mg. a day
Vitamin B5 - 500 mg. a day
Essential fatty acids - 2 Tbsp. a day
MAX EPA - Take as directed. |
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