Reversing Arthritis

Note: Before starting an exercise program consult your health care professional.

Sources of information:

The Bible
Inspiration
Science

Romans 12: 1, 2

Sickness and disease result for three reasons:

The glory of God
Violation of natural laws
Violation of spiritual laws

Arthritis, one of the most common disorders that can affect anyone is actually a complex disorder comprising several conditions, all of which sharing one common symptom: arthritis joint pain. There are over a hundred different types of arthritis joint pain but the most common are osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and gout.

What causes Arthritis?

• Joint instability
• Age-related changes
• Altered biochemistry
• Hormonal factors
• Genetic predisposition
• Environmental factors
• Psychological factors
• genetic susceptibility
• lifestyle factors
• nutritional factors
• food allergies
• microorganisms

Stress  - Stress disrupts the body's hormonal balance. Stress- induced cortisone deficiency can be a factor in some forms of arthritis. When stress occurs, body systems release adrenalin and cortisone, a process that weakens the immune system. As a result, bacteria and other detrimental organisms such as Candida albicans spread throughout the body.

Complications of Arthritis:

Pain, swelling, and red/purple color of joints of the fingers (but not usually the joints closest to the fingertips), wrists, ankles, and toes. Several joints are usually involved in the onset. Occurs symmetrically on both sides of the body (osteoarthritis does not present symmetrically) Warm and tender joints Stiffness, usually early morning, improves during the day Red, painless skin lumps called rheumatoid nodules, over the affected joints Bent and gnarled deformities (usually in fingers and hands) in long-term RA Appearance of painful, swollen joints Initial involvement is usually confined to one or a few joints. Involved joints will characteristically be quite warm, tender and swollen. As the disease progresses joint deformities will manifest in the hands and feet.   

(These deformities are usually called by names such as swan neck, boutonniere and cockup toes.)

Foods to reduce or eliminate:

• Meat
• Pork
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Milk
• Egg
• Additives

Foods to increase:

• Whole Grains
• Fruits
• Legumes
• Nuts
• Soy
• Walnut

For more foods that you can eat, see The Encyclopedia of Foods and Their Healing Power. (Book 2)

Exercise is important in reversing all diseases. Walk 21 miles per week, which is 3 miles per day seven days a week. (Note; I said walk not run.) Running is not recommended because of the stress on the joints and cartilage.

Breakfast: 6:00am – 9:00am if possible ____________________

Breakfast must be the biggest meal of the day. Before eating breakfast drink a glass of hot water, as hot as you can take it without burning yourself 30 minutes before eating your meal.

3 to 5 servings of fruit. (1 average size banana is 2 servings, and one large apple is 2 servings.) This gives you an idea of what a serving is, so 2 bananas are equal to 4 servings for the day.

After eating your fruits (make sure fruits and vegetables are always eaten first before your meal.) go to your whole grain cereals, you can sweeten with fruit if you like. You can eat oatmeal, brown rice, barley, or any other grain you would like for breakfast. Below is a good recipe you can use to get started on breakfast.

Stir 2 tablespoons of flaxseed freshly grounded and a 1/4 cup freshly grounded pumpkin seeds in your cereal at breakfast. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of flaxseed over your salad at lunchtime also.

(Pumpkin seeds are important in reversing high blood pressure because of a basic amino acid in it called L-arginine. L-arginine produces Nitric Oxide, when Nitric Oxide is present in the bloodstream it causes the blood vessels to open up and relax therefore lowering your blood pressure.)

No – oil granola - Recipe taken from Tasty Vegan Delights

Mix well in a large bowl and set aside

• 7 cups large oat flakes
• 1 cup quick oats
• 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
• 1 cup sliced raw almonds
• 1 teaspoon salt

Blend in a blender till creamy

• ¾ cup raw sunflower seeds
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup honey or maple syrup
• 2 teaspoon vanilla (if you have high cholesterol or high blood pressure, use almond instead)

Pour the liquid over the dry ingredients. Mix well with your hands. Spread evenly on a nonstick baking sheet. Bake at 250-275 F for 1-2 hours, till golden and crunchy. Watch carefully and stir every 20 minutes. Time varies, depending on oven, pans, etc.

After eating your grains eat a slice of 100% whole wheat bread with natural almond or peanut butter or other healthy spread.

The No-oil granola is just something to get you started, remember to mix up your meals for better nutrition. For example: Instead of oat meal or granola for breakfast, you can do rice and beans.

Lunch: 11:00am – 2:00pm if possible ______________________________

Start out with your salad (Do not use an oil based dressing. Use a nut dressing.) Remember! Anything that has a seed is a fruit, so a tomato is a fruit and so is a cucumber. Fruits and vegetables should not be mixed. An example of a good salad is cucumbers, avocado, tomato. Or you can do lettuce, cauliflower, and cabbage.

Quick salad dressing Recipe - Recipe taken from health power

• ¼ cup water
• ¼ tsp Italian seasoning
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• ¼ tsp onion powder
• ¼ tsp salt (optional)

Lentil Roast - Recipe taken from volume 1 of the family medical guide

• 2 cups cooked lentils
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 ½ cups cooked brown rice or 1 ½ cup bread crumbs
• ½ cup stewed tomatoes
• ½ cup chopped celery
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 t. salt

Combine all the ingredients and mix them thoroughly. Place the roast in a sprayed baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for about 60 minutes.

Dinner: no later than 6:00pm ___________________ (optional)

For most people dinner or a third meal is not recommended, but if you must have a third meal it should only consist of a slice or two of toasted whole wheat bread with a fruit spread. Dinner should be eaten 3-4 hours before going to bed.

Extra instructions:

1. Anything white in the diet that is not naturally white must go-white bread, flour, pasta, sugar-you need fiber.

2. Eat two meals per day with nothing in between except water.

3. Meals should be eaten on a regular schedule daily with not more than 30-minute time difference in schedule.

4. Meals should be eaten 5-6 hours apart.

5. Get 15-20 minutes of sunshine daily.

6. Go to bed before 10:00pm.

7. All grains should be cooked for 2 hours. A study of people over 30 found that there were legions on the brain caused by undercooked starches. Cooking grains for 2 hours ensures that the starch molecules are broken down properly.

8. Drink enough water to make your urine white. If your urine is colored, you are not drinking enough water.

9. Drink water 15-20 minutes before meals or 2 hours after meals.

10. If you don’t have health issues stop drinking bush teas and taking vitamins.

11. Have blood tests and take only the nutrients you are lacking.

12. Carbonated drinks destroy the calcium in the body.

13. Eating and drinking at the same time causes food to ferment in the stomach thus producing alcohol.

14. Hot peppers are related to cancer of the stomach and hypertension. They are also stimulants.

15. Avoid capsules or caplets unless they say 100% vegetarian or plant based. Many contain gelatin from pork or beef source.

16. Read Ministry of Healing or Pathways to Health and Happiness, Counsels on Diets and foods, Tasty Vegan Delights, and Health Power. They will give you a lot more information. (These books can be found at www. Hhesonline.com)

17. Avoid all hot peppers, mustard, ketchup, ginger, mauby, vanilla, curry, tumeric, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, apple cider, and all other carbonated drinks.

18. Stay away from green tea and black tea.

Important:
Foods should be eaten in as natural a state as possible. Avoid all animal products.

 Arthritis Counseling Sheet (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader Software ).