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Question. When you say your arthritis is gone, do you mean that the deterioration has stopped and you are pain free or that bone has started to regenerate.
Just wondered as my knees are smush, one worse than the other, but there is actual bone damage. (Who would have though sports injuries would have caught up with me.. ;-)
If you don’t mind sharing anyway.

I have been experimenting with fasting as a way of ameliorating rheumatoid (inflammatory) arthritis.

http://www.drfuhrman.com/disease/arthritis.aspx

Fact is, from day one I feel better. I have only made it to thirteen days (twice) so far, but I believe that if you fasted long enough you could get rid of the inflammation that causes rheumatoid arthritis, and if you kept your weight down and didn't eat crap you could keep it down.

Cartilage damage that is already done, however, is not reversible.

That doesn't mean you won't feel a whole lot better though. You can live pain-free with some cartilage damage.

My hands, ankles and wrists were painful and swollen with very limited movement. Now the fingers still have some enlarged joints, but I can now make a tight fist and have no pain, no inflammation.
I am doing what is called a Leptin Reset. Eat within 30 minutes of waking a high protein meal of at least 50 grams of protein along with some veggie (non starchy) and some good fat. No snacking between meal and eat lunch, protein, veggie and some good fat again (I actually eat a spoonful of Nutiva coconut oil off of a spoon!). And then dinner, maybe salmon (wild caught) some fermented homemade sauerkraut. No snacking until breakfast. NO HUNGER, NO cravings for sweets and breads. Been doing it for 2 months and I was a queen of carbs and sweets. It works. You may not ever get back your joints in perfect condition, but you can heal the inflammation and make them strong again.
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Question. When you say your arthritis is gone, do you mean that the deterioration has stopped and you are pain free or that bone has started to regenerate. Just wondered as my knees are smush, one worse than the other, but there is actual bone damage. (Who would have though sports injuries would have caught up with me.. ;-) If you don’t mind sharing anyway.

Note sure about bone regrowth and degree of damage you have sounds like it is surgery time. Iff you are overweight, shed the weight. 10-15-20 lb weight loss is a major improvement on joint pain.

Other concoction mix that works. Drink lot's of water, excercise the joint as much as possible with low impact movements such as walking, treadmill and elipticals. The more you excercise the less pain. It would seem the other way around but it's not the case.

Do leg strengthening excercises on the weight machines-help strengthen the flabby muscles around your joints and tightens everything up and forces the knee to move straight and not flappying around in unatural movements.

Take a combination of Omega fish oil, flaxseed oil pills and the Glucosomine/chondritin/ MSN tablets. The GCM pills can take up to 4-5 weeks to load up in your system before you notice an less pain.

A really good physical trainer/nutritionist at a better gym can do wonders.