The Rheumatoid Solutions Podcast

Expanding Your Rheumatoid Diet - Clint’s Current Meals

In this episode Clint explains how his diet has evolved through the years, from the early stages of the Paddison Program to his current state where he has added lots of different foods to the baseline, and how the process of adding a new element can work, sometimes even by accident. More variety in the diet can help feel more satiated but can also have a beneficial effect on the microbiome.

Winning Against RA Challenges - An Interview With Ana

 

• How workouts at the gym or at home can be simple and successful at eliminating pain
• How Ana normalised her Anti-CCP marker
• Eating out at restaurant tips
• Traveling Tips
• Eating plantains for weight gain
• The common missing link when trying to add muscle
• Stress control for maximum progress
• Combating hair loss while on Methotrexate
• Motivation factors to keep making progress

 

Emma avoids drugs and stays pain-free with the Paddison Program

 

• Last year Emma started feeling stiffness and pain in the hands
• The inflammation spread very rapidly and within three weeks she had multiple joints inflamed
• Her blood tests were inconclusive, but the symptoms were spreading fast so she began the Paddison Program right away
• A couple of weeks before the symptoms started to show, she had a terrible stomach flu that lead her to not eat for about five days
• After a couple of days of juicing she immediately felt better and felt the energy come back
• She took slow steps in the reintroduction phase, and having a long-term goal did work well for her
• Consistency in repeating positive actions and habits also played a big role
• Now Emma can stay pain-free for weeks and continue her reintroduction phase

 

Brooke’s fascinating improvements and life changes with RA

 

• Brooke was diagnosed with RA and the following week she found she was pregnant with her second child
• About one month after her daughter was born, suddenly pain struck her, she struggled to walk and her hands felt like they were frozen
• The rheumatologist told her to stop breastfeeding her daughter and take methotrexate
• Eventually she started with Plaquenil and kept on breastfeeding
• Convinced she could do more to ease the pain, she started searching and found Clint's TEDx talk.
• She started the Paddison Program, with some slight changes due to her breastfeeding
• Results were encouraging, and along the way she started doing Yoga and getting benefits from it
• Brooke is now a Yoga teacher and has turned her diagnosis into a profession
• His husband has always been fully supportive, and they are opening a Whole Food vegan cafe together!

 

Seema Is Thriving On The Paddison Program In India

• Seema was diagnosed with RA and had very high pain levels
• Pain was almost unbearable and she needed support to get up from a chair
• She was put on sulfasalazine, and started taking painkillers to deal with the pain
• She quit a very stressful job and started searching the internet to gain more knowledge on RA
• It was then that she found the Paddison Program and adapted it to the eating habits of her country
• She got great support from Clint and others inside Paddison Program Support
• Eventually she got off anti-inflammatory drugs and then off painkillers as well
• The use of visualization has helped her achieve her goals

How Lani Raced From RA To Great Health

• After a period of intense stress Lani got a urinary tract infection
• After 10 days of antibiotics her hands felt like they were on fire
• Initial tests for RA went negative, but the pain extended to the wrists and then to the arms, feet and ankles
• While waiting for more specialized tests, she found the Paddison Program and started doing it.
• Two weeks later she was diagnosed with RA: the doctor suggested starting with Plaquenil
• Lani was already feeling better so she decided not to take drugs and continue with the food program.
• She was still barely able to walk, but she signed anyway for a half-marathon in Hawaii the she had run every year
• Five months later she actually ran the race and it was her second-best race ever!
• Lani shares a mindset list that helps her train the mind to deal with RA

 

Bambi regains her health and happiness with the Paddison Program

• About 4 years ago, Bambi started to have severe pain in the ankles
• Months passed waiting for answer from the hospital, and the arms started to hurt very bad as well
• Bambi runs a nursery, and working became more and more a struggle
• Eventually she was diagnosed with RA and started taking methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine
• There wasn't much improvement, and side effects were really heavy, with the weaker immune system being a concern for her work
• After one year, while she started feeling very depressed, she came to know the Paddison Program through a Facebook group
• She bought a juicer, started the Program and immediately felt an improvement
• After a short time she was able to get on her knees to talk with children, something she wasn't doing for years
• Now Bambi has a plant-based diet, has dropped hydroxychloroquine, reduced methotrexate to a very small amount and doing great!

 

Pat celebrates one year being drug-free and symptom-free

• At a point in his life, Pat literally started to 'slow down'
• He couldn't even close the car door, and struggled to move without significant pain
• He eventually got diagnosed with RA and put on medications
• The drugs brought some relief initially, but the improvements weren't enough
• He started with prednisolone and methotrexate and then added Arava to the mix
• Pat then started to do his own research and came across the Paddison Program
• With it, he managed to get to a stage where he was 'functioning again' and then constantly improve on it
• He found the mix of diet, exercise and stress avoidance was the key to his recovery
• It's more than one year now that Pat is completely drug-free and symptom-free

 

Stress reduction techniques with Dr. Amir Rashidian

• Stress plays a key role in the management of autoimmune conditions
• Dr. Amir Rashidian has seen it countless times with his patients
• His book "The StressProof Life: The Secret to Health, Wealth and Happiness" focuses on preparing your body to handle stress in everyday life
• The starting point is that when you strengthen the body as a whole it can start to self-regulate and normalize
• Stress activates 'fight or flight' mode
• Various levels of stress bring our body to need different foods, depending on what the immune system needs
• Dr. Amir identifies three 'coins', three dimensions in life that we have to consider
• Each coin has two sides, for example the physical dimension has exercise as one side and rest as the other
• The body has its own form of intelligence, called 'innate intelligence'
• Dr. Amir discusses the power of stress reduction via:
  • Sunshine
  • Visualisation (just 60 seconds per day)
  • Music
  • Sleep
  • Eating habits
  • Exercise
  • Breathing

 

How Laura Has Resolved Her RA Inflammation Without Drugs

• Laura started having symptoms of RA 5 years ago at 24
• Three years later, after having her daughter, she had a massive flare-up
• Having had stomach problems since she was 16, she made the connection between her symptoms and diet although doctors were of different advise
• She researched and found about Dr. McDougall and Dr. Greger early on, and that helped reduce the symptoms in the early stages
• After the RA diagnosis (seropositive RA with elevated anti CCP) and with a rheumatoid factor of about 300, methotrexate and sulfasalazine were suggested as a therapy
• Antibiotics for a bladder infection worsened the situation, and a specific restaurant meal exacerbated her symptoms, leading her to reconsider her diet once again
• After additional research Laura found about the Paddison Program and started it immediately with astonishingly good results
• Now she is almost completely pain-free with CRP under 1, without taking methotrexate or other drugs
• Bikram Yoga also is proving to be a crucial factor in her recovery