The Rheumatoid Solutions Podcast

Enhancing fertility with Dr. Grey

We discuss how:

- Medications often prevent from being able to have children
- These drugs put a heavy load on certain organs related to fertility
- Dr. Grey has helped many couples restore the balance in their body and their fertility with that
- The liver plays an important role in this process and high levels of stress can interfere with its function
- Fertility and libido are closely tied together
- The emotional component is as important as the physical one and directly impacts on the liver, spleen and kidneys
- Diet, lifestyle and acupuncture can influence these factors and help balance the reproductive organs
- Both partners are involved and the health of each one can benefit the process

From medication weakness to bike riding with Andy

We discuss how:

- Andy was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis about 10 years ago
- Medications were piling up severely affecting his strength
- A couple of years ago he found the Paddison Program online
- Now he has just completed a 110km cycle ride
- He's now off Plaquenil and anti-inflammatory drugs
- Biking is a great cardiovascular exercise for him
- Andy describes how he has made the Paddison Program work for him and how cycling has been the perfect partner for him and his healing

Stomach Acid And Rheumatoid Arthritis With Dr. Matthews

We discuss how:

- Stomach acid plays multiple roles in the body and its deficiency can lead to serious consequences
- Its role as a gatekeeper is crucial in inflammation prevention
- The action of antacids has to be balanced with supplements or other methods
- The balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic systems is another key factor
- Learn multiple ways to increase your stomach acid naturally!

The Goldberg Clinic - An Integrated Approach To RA - Part 2

We discuss how:

- Dr. Goldberg and Dr. Tener show some examples of their integrated approach
- Dr. Goldberg always brought case studies and laboratory studies in the classroom while teaching
- Laboratory studies provide an objective way of monitoring how the patient is progressing
- Dr. Tener introduced the use of videos as a new way of documenting how patients progress
- There are more than 100 videos with before/after material
- Three case studies with different characteristics are analyzed

The Goldberg Clinic - An Integrated Approach To RA - Part 1

We discuss how:

- Dr. Goldberg founded the Goldberg Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia in 1984 focusing on chronic health conditions
- Dr. Tener mentored under Dr. Goldberg since 2009
- Dr. Goldberg underwent serious illness while attending Medical and Law school and was diagnosed RA
- He went to the Natural Hygiene Institute in Florida, lived there for year and started feeling better
- He studied many different approaches, wrote his thesis and started his own clinic where he treats RA with an integrated approach
- Dr. Goldberg stresses the necessity to develop an individualized program for each person
- Doctor Google could give very confusing advice!
- Emotional and stress related factors play a key role in their approach
- Diet is only one part of nutrition
- Environmental factors also play a big part

Maya Is Overcoming RA And Raising Her Children

In this revealing interview we discuss how:
- Maya has been diagnosed RA six years ago
- She started Methotrexate and went off in order to get pregnant
- After three months she got pregnant and was able to breastfeed her child with very little symptoms
- During her second pregnancy she had to take prednisone because the symptoms started to come back heavily
- She found the Paddison Program and after the pregnancy started with it
- She makes charts to keep track of the progress
- Once on the Program the flares went from every seven to 10 days, to every 20 days and finally no flares at all
- Bikram yoga has played a major part in her recovery
- She's taking probiotics in supplemental form and that helps her a lot
- Now she's not on any medications and is back in control of her situation

Acupuncture and holistic medicine for RA

We discuss how:
- Dr. Ken Gray uses acupuncture and holistic medicine as
- Methods like acupuncture, homeopathy and food therapy can balance and interact with the western approach
- Pain- and stress reduction are widely accepted applications of acupuncture
- RA from an acupuncture point of view relates to lung and liver energy blockage
- Food and approach to life in general play a key role in the healing process

Mastering diabetes with a plant-based diet

We discuss how:
- Robby and Cyrus have managed to keep diabetes under control with a low fat, plant-based diet
- Robby was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 12 years old
- He switched to a low fat, plant based whole food diet and that dramatically improved his quality of life
- He met Cyrus and together they started Mastering Diabetes to offer information and coaching
- Cyrus was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at 22, along with two other autoimmune conditions
- Initially the doctors pointed him towards a low carbohydrate diet and it made him feel terrible
- He then switched to a low fat, plant based whole food diet and his insuline use came down by 40%
- Now Robby and Cyrus help more than 800 people with their coaching program

No More Prednisone After 5 Weeks Of Paddison Program

We discuss how:
- Lizette has been sick on and off since she was a child
- In the late '90s she had to go on disability and stop working
- She kept getting sicker until October of last year, when she saw a video of the Paddison Program on Facebook
- When she started the Program on December 19 her CRP was 16.8, after three weeks it went down to 2.2
- She was taking Prednisone every day, and she's been able to drop it completely in five weeks
- She's back to normal life and does juicing each day
- After not being able to walk at all, she's now doing walks and taking care of her house
- She's also planning some travels!

Mark Improves Spondyloarthropathy with Paddison Program & Yoga

We discuss how:
- Mark has been diagnosed with spondyloarthropathy at 19
- He wasn't able to move, was losing weight and had chronic fatigue, fasciatis and tendonitis
- He started taking slizapharen, then Plaquenil, methotrexate and anti-depressants, but it was never enough
- He couldn't do anything for more than 10 minutes without causing himself to flare up
- In 2014 Mark found the Paddison Program and noticed a difference within a couple of days
- In a few weeks he was able to completely drop the anti-inflammatory
- His exercise routine plays a big role in his recovery, mixing Bikram with Yin Yoga
- Support from his family also helped greatly in the process