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Research case series presents food as medicine as a potential treatment for lupus and other autoimmune diseases (Lupus symptoms basically gone in four weeks lasting up to six years)
Medical Xpress / American College of Lifestyle Medicine / Frontiers in Nutrition ^ | March 19, 2024 | Brooke Goldner et al

Posted on 03/26/2024 8:03:24 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

A new research case series presents food as medicine as a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases, describing three patients with chronic autoimmune disease who showed remarkable improvement after following a predominantly raw dietary pattern high in cruciferous vegetables and omega 3 fatty acids.

The research focused on three women with systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome who adopted a nutrition protocol that emphasized leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables, flax or chia seeds for omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, and water and included predominately raw foods. All three women reported that nearly all their symptoms of both diseases resolved after just four weeks of making the dietary changes.

Furthermore, all three patients have remained symptom-free, with two of them reporting no symptoms for more than six years without recent medication use.

"The dramatic improvements in symptoms and quality of life reported by the three patients in this case series demonstrates what I see every day in my practice: that autoimmune diseases can quickly improve with optimal nutrition."

Dr. Goldner herself has been free from debilitating lupus symptoms, including arthritis, photosensitivity, renal impairment, and antiphospholipid antibody clotting issues for over 18 years, which she attributes to the nutrition protocol.

The patients presented in the case series followed a strict, customized, plant-based nutrition protocol called the Rapid Recovery Protocol (RRP), which was developed by Dr. Goldner and eliminates all processed food. The nutrition protocol shares similarities with a whole-food, plant-based diet but focuses "on predominately raw foods and high intakes of leafy greens and cruciferous vegetables, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (whole, ground flax or chia seeds; cold pressed flaxseed oil), and water."

Once remission was achieved, patients were allowed to begin a maintenance phase and incorporate cooked whole plant foods, and more fruits, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: autoimmune; cruciferous; disease; leafygreens; lupus
These patients did not appear to reintroduce animal products, after achieving remission of lupus and Sjögren's syndrome, but it seems possible to me that some animal products could be fine, and, if not, simply revert back to what worked.
1 posted on 03/26/2024 8:03:24 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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2 posted on 03/26/2024 8:04:15 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

It’s a well known fact that lots of servings of fruits and vegetables (eating the rainbow) will decrease inflammation and also restore and maintain a healthy gut microbiome- which is essential for immune and brain function. THAT is why the government is determined to destroy and taint the quality of food you ingest.


3 posted on 03/26/2024 8:08:13 PM PDT by dkGba
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To: ConservativeMind

Why flax and chia seeds for omega-3 fatty acids? Will eating fish warm the planet too much? (I had cod for lunch, will I cause the Earth to burst into flames?)


4 posted on 03/26/2024 8:09:50 PM PDT by packagingguy
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“Three women”???


5 posted on 03/26/2024 8:11:13 PM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: SuzyQue

Joy Behar, Sonny Hosten and Whoopi Goldberg


6 posted on 03/26/2024 8:32:31 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: ConservativeMind

This makes sense to me...


7 posted on 03/26/2024 8:44:24 PM PDT by GOPJ (Democrats and MSM/NBC/MSNBC - the party of angry shrill bimbos.. weak men and sexual weirdos...)
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To: ConservativeMind

Interesting. I have lupus, sjogrens, & Raynaud’s.


8 posted on 03/26/2024 8:54:22 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!)
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To: ConservativeMind

Sounds very interesting


9 posted on 03/26/2024 9:05:38 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: leaning conservative

You might not notice them, in a bit over a month…


10 posted on 03/26/2024 9:42:01 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

I fasted for 14 days (water and supplements, blueberries, vitamins excepted). My psoriasis disappeared.


11 posted on 03/27/2024 3:32:02 AM PDT by waterhill (Take your ivermectin, kill zee bugs)
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To: ConservativeMind

I believe flax and chia have an impact on sex hormones.

I think they might tank testosterone, but I can’t research it right now.


12 posted on 03/27/2024 4:37:48 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism.)
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To: ConservativeMind

“Plant based diet”


Stopped reading there.

The doctor is promoting utter horseshit (anti-meat propaganda), and any intelligent observer can discern the reality of dietary changes to health (for which I respond, “DUH!”).


13 posted on 03/27/2024 5:20:28 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: ConservativeMind

Well, looks like zero harm in trying and without those pesky side effects of heart attack, kidney failure, thoughts of suicide, blood clots, hemorrhage, etc.


14 posted on 03/27/2024 5:58:49 AM PDT by small farm girl (My pronouns are who and cares)
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To: waterhill

You reset your body. That is an amazing story to share.

I take it you eat a more normal diet, today, and have no flareups?


15 posted on 03/27/2024 6:29:35 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ConservativeMind

The first few days, it was agony. The last few days I was in the swing of it. Could have kept going actually.

But I’m back to a normal diet, yes.


16 posted on 03/27/2024 1:35:07 PM PDT by waterhill (Take your ivermectin, kill zee bugs)
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To: ConservativeMind

And no flare ups yer.


17 posted on 03/27/2024 1:35:42 PM PDT by waterhill (Take your ivermectin, kill zee bugs)
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To: packagingguy
You need fish high in fat, such as salmon.
18 posted on 04/05/2024 2:23:13 PM PDT by muggs
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