The Rheumatoid Solutions Podcast

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

 

Katy’s amazing 2 year update - less drugs, better life

Katy is back for her 2 year update! She has done phenomenally well in the past two years, building even further on the progress she made in her first year on the Paddison Program. [See her first episode here]. We discuss how:

 

• Katie was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis when she was just 10 months old
• She was put on antibiotics after a series of ear infections and a month after she had her first RA symptoms
• She was put on baby aspirin, prednisone and pancreole with high dosage until she was five
• She was then put on methotrexate and starting at 10 she switched to Enbrel
• When she started her first job her doctor put her on Vicodin to manage the pain, but dosage went up and side effects started to appear
• Katy went into a depressive state but soon after she found Clint's TEDx Talk and the Paddison Program
• Along with the diet change, Bikram Yoga helped immensely
• She has tapered off Vicodin and her pain levels have dropped
• Katy represented Oregan in a yoga competition and overcame many self confidence fears to do so
• Katy has spoken internationally about her story on the Isle of Man
• Katy’s diet has expanded in the past two years and she loves her food that keeps her healthy

 

Young Marcel is back to sports with the Paddison Program

- Marcel is 11 years old and has been diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Symptoms started about a year prior to his diagnosis with some pain in his jaw and his foot
- Then the pain spread to his finger joints and came to a point he couldn't hold a pen and write
- He began the Paddison Program and after the initial cleanse, the very next day fingers felt a lot better
- His mother Anna assisted him constantly and carefully prepared every step of the Program adjusting it for her child
- This version of the Program tuned for children got results in a very short time with Marcel
- After starting the Program inflammation hasn't come back at all
- Now Marcel is pain-free and is doing a lot of sports, even more than before

All about fixing knees with Carl Reader

- We have another chat with Carl, functional movement coach from South Africa
- Through Skype calls he has helped many members of the Paddison Program Support
- By looking at the actual movement in the video he provides suggestions on the correct exercises for each person
- Moving the joints in the right way is crucial to their functionality and recovery
- The amount and order of the exercises in a workout is another key factor
- With rheumatoid arthritis, the focus has to be on the whole system rather than on the knee alone
- Carl shares many other valuable insights throughout the episode

Musician Tunes Her Health With The Paddison Program

- Rheagan is a musician and has been dealing with inflammatory arthritis for about 10 years, without it having much impact on her life
- One year ago, her left hand started swelling so much that she couldn't play her instrument
- After having tried many different approaches she came across the Paddison Program and started it
- After a couple of weeks she was able to play again, and it got better everyday
- Her fingers are now completely pain-free and she can play how many hours she wants
- She also had pain in her knees and feet, and now she can run without a problem
- During her recovery, playing piano was a great exercise for her fingers and it helped a lot in the process
- The diet change part of the Program gave immediate results