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Ok, been testing foods, some fried i do ok, some i don't, some sweets ok, some not.

I was looking over the list of ingredients and seems the ones i don't do well with have soy lechtin (not sure if spelled right).

Seems to be the only matching ingredient.

They sure are right, stick to natural things, but from what i hear, the pestacides used on fruits, vegies etc. can get you as much as additives in frozen dishes.

I have stomach probs, so can't eat raw vegies, luckily frozen natural vegies are available for cooking, but most of those are like brocoli, things i can't eat.

I wish they would do tests on foods and why flairs happen with them.

I think they have done tests, Shanbr. It's just they don't find anything conclusive or common. Everyone reacts differently to everything.

I asked my doc today about that and he said that there havent been any foods that have been found to increase or reduce flares. But, if you eat foods that are healty vs. junk and that makes you feel better in general then thats a plus.My father was given a book from one of his friends. It was written by a doctor (or he says he is a doctor) and he talks about milk and how bad it is for you. He says that most people do not know they are alergic to it, and that it causes arthritis flares amoung many other ailments. My father only read the book because his friend was going on and on about it to my father, and because it sounded crazy. But, as he read it, he started to think this guy is making sense. Now it is my father who is going on and on about it! He is convinced that because I had been drinking a lot of chocolate milke lately (three glasses a week), it is the reason I went into a flare. I think it is nuts. I have been drinking a lot of chocolate milk for over a year now (when I get stressed at work, I buy those small containers of milk.

In the "Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine" reported a memorable case of an 8yrs old girl with juvenile RA was admitted to the hospital with pain and swelling in her wrist. The pain spread to her hands, feet, hips and knees, and over next six years, she was hospitalized nine times. Her symptoms subsided for three months when she went on a vege diet, but her doctor advised her not to continue. She went back to her old way of eating, and soon the pain returned. Later, she consulted with other doctors, who came to suspect that milk products, which have turned out to be among the most common triggers of arthritis patients. They asked her to avoid all dairy products, and within one week, her joint swelling was gone.

To believe or not the choice is yours

Not sure if you know of this, but it's sold locally in our GNC. It's a sugar sub that has no problems with anyone and was used so many tons of years ago.

The reason it's not in the stores is because the FDA and it's company got in a huge fight over law making in the past, nothing to do with the product, just company fight.

This is said to never had problems with anyone or anything, it's very good and no aftertaste to me.

I know sugar and artificial ones cause flairs, this is a good thing to use instead.

Also, GNC had a tea with stevia in it, it comes in tiny pouches to put in a glass of water, haven't bought it yet, but will soon.