Gettin Ready to Start the Cure

My RA is diagnosed as moderate-severe and I was on Enbrel, MTX, Cortef and Relafin and this was a working mix since May 2008. I was feeling pretty good on all that stuff but my bloodwork never showed a decrease in inflammation in spite of all this stuff.

The price tag is over $3200 a month, which insurance covers. (Thank you, God).

You may ask, so why keep looking for a cure?

1. The drugs have a price that much higher than $$$$ -- I may not have experienced that part yet, but it's coming. Side effects:
a. Normal inflammation rate is under 1 -- mine is around 42.
1. Inflammation leads to cancer, hearttrouble, etc.
b. Tumor Necrosis drugs (Enbrel, Humira, etc) inhibit the production of tumor killers, our natural defense against cancer.
c. High Blood Pressure

2. RA is a weight that weighs me down in a lot of ways. I want it gone so that I can, figuratively speaking, Fly.

3. If the insurance changes, I will not be able to afford all the drugs.

My motivation is strong and I am willing to do some things considered outside main stream orthodox medical practice for RA.

I discovered this Cure from a sister at church, who is also a seeker of alternative ways to heal herself of her health problems.
I researched, read a book, and prayed that this would work for me.

I am hopeful it will work, the failure rate is 2%.
If it does fail, I will glad for the experience of taking charge of options for getting better....I have felt I could do more, but haven't in the last several years.

Before starting the Cure, I had to go off the MTX and weekly Enbrel injection. That team of drugs is really what makes the difference for me -- between stiff, pain and just getting around to full of energy and pretty mobile.
I still took the Cortef and Relafin up to start day.

In addition to going off the drugs, I also had to do a liver cleanse and I did that by taking Milk Thistle and Ionic foot baths. (Ionic Foot baths is another subject--way cool way to cleanse the organs)

Some stats before starting the Cure:
Inflammation rate 42, weight 185

The Cure:

2 Cure capsules x2 a day (not it's name)
Magnesium
Digestive Enymes
B-1
Biorutin
Mangenese

Very strict diet:
NO caffeine, chocolate, soda, alcohol, shellfish, tomatoes, eggplant, nothing made of wheat, corn, rice or potatoes....so what can I have?

Meat (not fatty meat like sausage or Spam --- wow, giving up Spam will be a struggle LOL)
Fish
Vegetables
Fruit
Nuts
Water -- 64 oz.

Avoid/reduce:
grains (barley, millet, rye)
oils
dairy products
soy

I admit I have food issues and am some form of food addict. I have worked on facing the Why's of why I seek comfort in food and have made progress -- but boy, eating so restrictly is going to slam the issue right back into my face and I will have to deal or suffer for it.

In 2000, when I was first diagnosed with RA, I sought a naturalopathic (sp) dcotor (as mentioned in last post) and he put me on a very strict diet. It was slightly more lenient than the food plan listed above. I followed his plan about 98% true for 7 months before that percentage began to go down slightly, month by month, until by 2002 It was a Free- for - all again.
I kept to that diet that long because I thought that it was part of a plan to keep me alive -- and remember, I had a newborn and had a lot to live for.
My start weight was 190 and stop was 114.

The point of this is- I did it because I had to, but I hated every minute of it.
I remember feeling so tortued by the food -- but I didn't recognize the addiction for what it was and how tight it had me -- so it was, I imagine, like being addicted to a drug and going cold turkey on your own. What a strong will I had to stay with it. It took everything I had -- and there was no joy or peace, just fear and misery.

However, God can free us from our pain and addiction-- but that is another subject. Wish I knew then what I know now, kinda thing.
Remind me to tell you my journey out of negative thinking and fear of rejection!

So back on point, I know that eating the strict diet for the Cure will cause me to face the last bit of my food addiction, and I am glad for it.

Until next time, I count my blessings and Thank God for all of them.
May God Bless you and yours.