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Raw, vegan diet for fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis

Raw Vegetables Reduce Inflammation

In a nutshell ;-) those suffering with fibromyalgia or rheumatoid arthritis experienced a substantial improvement in their conditions when they switched to a raw, vegan diet. Specifically, they experienced a decrease in pain and stiffness and self-perception of their health was improved.

The problem, of course, is that this diet represents a substantial and some would say extreme departure from our ‘normal’ diet. A vegan diet includes no animal products whatsoever – no milk, eggs, butter. The “living food” diet studied here included only raw foods – no cooking whatsoever.

The obvious reality is that very few people will ever attempt such an extreme dietary modification, and fewer still will adhere to it. Nonetheless, it is one option, and might result in general improvement in conditions related to inflammation other than those specifically studied.

As an alternative, one might want to add more fruits and vegetables to the diet, especially fresh, raw fruits and vegetables. Supplements might be considered as well.

Fibromyalgia pain and stiffness – muscle inflammation?

Fibromyalgia Cause of Pain and Stiffness Question Mark

This is an essential publication because it:

* Demonstrates excess NF-kB activation in muscles of fibromyalgia patients;
* Provides a possible explanation for connective tissue changes in fibromyalgia; and,
* Suggests one means by which local pain and inflammation might become self-perpetuating in fibromyalgia.