I have been a 99.9999% vegetarian, with the exception of wild salmon on rare occasions since early 2000. Let me give you a timeline so you can come to your own conclusions.
Feb 1998 I was diagnosed with RA, symptoms began about a month earlier.
Feb 2000 I started taking Minocin 200mg daily(dosage was later lowered), and was also then on Arava, Vioxx, Prednosone and my labs were ESR 80 RF 400+. Symtoms were severe. (Within 8 months I was off all drugs but the Minocin and advil.)
A couple months later, maybe march or April 2000 I changed my eating totally, I cut out meat, dairy,and most grains except spelt. Also any types of food colors or additives. I also started juicing daily as soon as I was able to walk upstairs and did so for the next 18 months or so. I also added Perfect Food suppliment and I also use wheatgrass capsules, to get more live green foods. My feeling was, if RA is a bacterial infection of some sort, take Minocin and improve immunity. I had nothing to loose and everything to gain.
May of 2001 my ESR was 2 and my RF was 20 or 30 and my symptoms were 90% gone.
Couple of months later my ESR was 1 and RF was 20. and symptoms were 90% gone. I recall building a fence incircling about 1 acre at that time and being on top of the world.
After 3.5 years I stopped Minocin, that would be july or August 2003 im guessing. About that time I began construction on a house for my sister, which is close to completion now. I built the whole thing myself with the exeption of the roofing. Two stories, I did the block foundation, framing, sheathing, siding, sheetrock and taping, wiring and plumbing, with the help of my 50 year old sister. I required 2 or 3 advil in the morning for my knees.
I still follow my healthy vegetarian diet, I stay away from frankenfoods, preservatives and additives, dairy with few exceptions and wheat with few exceptions . I eat mostly raw and natural foods and a large amount of live green foods and foods high in antioxidants.
Gary
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