“Inflammatory forms of arthritis, like rheumatoid, Lupus, psoriatic, and ankylosing spondylitis are all very responsive to the McDougall Program. About 70% of people with rheumatoid arthritis (the most common form of inflammatory arthritis) can expect dramatic benefits, and often a cure, in less than 4 weeks of diet change”
– Dr John McDougall
Dr John McDougall presents ‘Inflammatory arthritis’ at the McDougall September, 2014, Advanced Study Weekend, in Santa Rosa, California
Resources
- Putting Rheumatoid Arthritis into remission with Clint Paddison – Plant Proof Podcast (2hrs 11 min). The level of detail they go into in this podcast is helpful for people to understand what it takes to settle a condition like rheumatoid arthritis. It is worth taking the time to listen to – for those suffering inflammatory arthritis and also for practitioners who help clients with these conditions.
- The Paddison Program for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Clint Paddison himself has reversed his RA with a low fat whole food plant-based diet and he provides support for other RA sufferers. Clint’s Podcast/Blog includes many cases of reversal of RA and other inflammatory arthritis conditions, some of which are featured in the Success stories below.
- Rheumatoid Solutions – (2020) This is Clint Paddison’s new podcast channel, and most of his interviews are also available on video.
- Diet: Only Hope for Arthritis – Dr John McDougall. Discusses mechanisms, and includes many references to peer-reviewed studies.
- Arthritis – Dr John McDougall discusses both degenerative and inflammatory arthritis
- Ten Cases of Severe, mostly Rheumatoid, Arthritis Cured by the McDougall Diet – includes links to individual stories, many of which are listed below in Success stories.
- Plant-Based Diets for Rheumatoid Arthritis – This extensive NutritionFacts blog by Dr Michael Greger pulls together what is known about the progression of autoimmune diseases, inflammation and the consumption of animal foods. Click on the various links to see short videos on various aspects of this topic.
- Arthritis: Reduce Arthritis Pain With a Plant-Based Diet – PCRM. Includes a downloadable ‘Food and Arthritis Fact Sheet’.
- Q&A: Diet, Arthritis, and Autoimmune Diseases – Dr Michael Klaper
- Rheumatoid Arthritis? Never Ever Ever Ever Eat Fried Food (Studies confirm) – (11 min. video) Clint Paddison
- Brooke Goldner, MD – Doctor, nutritionist, author of the book Goodbye Lupus who has reversed her own lupus with plant-based nutrition
- See our page on Elimination diets
Peer reviewed articles
- Barnard, N. D., Levin, S., Crosby, L., Flores, R., Holubkov, R., & Kahleova, H. (2022). A Randomized, Crossover Trial of a Nutritional Intervention for Rheumatoid Arthritis. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
- Clinton, C. M., O’Brien, S., Law, J., Renier, C. M., & Wendt, M. R. (2015). Whole-foods, plant-based diet alleviates the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Arthritis, 2015, 708152.
- Kjeldsen-Kragh, J., Borchgrevink, C. F., Laerum, E., Haugen, M., Eek, M., Frre, O., . . . Hovi, K. (1991). Controlled trial of fasting and one-year vegetarian diet in rheumatoid arthritis. The Lancet, 338(8772), 899-902.
- Lithell, H., Bruce, A., Gustafsson, I. B., Hoglund, N. J., Karlstrom, B., Ljunghall, K., . . . Vessby, B. (1983). A fasting and vegetarian diet treatment trial on chronic inflammatory disorders. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 63(5), 397-403 – Whereas subjects experienced relief from symptoms during a period of fasting, the symptoms returned after introducing a vegan diet rich in fats and oils. This illustrates the need for a vegan diet to be low-fat.
- McDougall, J., Bruce, B., Spiller, G., Westerdahl, J., & McDougall, M. (2002). Effects of a very low-fat, vegan diet in subjects with rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 8(1), 71-75.
- Quinonez-Flores, C. M., Gonzalez-Chavez, S. A., Del Rio Najera, D., & Pacheco-Tena, C. (2016). Oxidative Stress Relevance in the Pathogenesis of the Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review. BioMed Research International, 2016, 6097417.
Salt and autoimmune diseases
- Afsar, B., & Afsar, R. E. (2023). Salt Behind the Scenes of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Curr Nutr Rep, 12(4), 830-844.
- Jung, S. M., Kim, Y., Kim, J., Jung, H., Yi, H., Rim, Y. A., . . . Ju, J. H. (2019). Sodium Chloride Aggravates Arthritis via Th17 Polarization. Yonsei Medical Journal, 60(1), 88-97.
- Scrivo, R., Perricone, C., Altobelli, A., Castellani, C., Tinti, L., Conti, F., & Valesini, G. (2019). Dietary Habits Bursting into the Complex Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases: The Emerging Role of Salt from Experimental and Clinical Studies. Nutrients, 11(5).
- Sharif, K., Amital, H., & Shoenfeld, Y. (2018). The role of dietary sodium in autoimmune diseases: The salty truth. Autoimmunity Reviews, 17(11), 1069-1073.
- Sigaux, J., Semerano, L., Favre, G., Bessis, N., & Boissier, M. C. (2018). Salt, inflammatory joint disease, and autoimmunity. Joint, Bone, Spine: Revue du Rhumatisme, 85(4), 411-416.
Success stories
- I’m Keeping Lupus in Check with an Oil-Free Vegan Diet – Jo Pronger Faulkner, 2022
- A Kitchen Fairytale – heart-to-heart – (13 min video) Daen Osborne joins Iida van der Byl Knoefel in a discussion about healing from their rheumatoid arthritis. See also Iida’s interviews with Clint Paddison: A Kitchen Fairytale – The Oil-Free Plant Based Cookbook by Iida and Iida Reverses ANA Positive Oligoarthritis With Paddison Program And Yoga
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Ted Is Still Improving After 18 Months – Ted from the Netherlands talks about her journey with RA and Sjogren’s syndrome after discovering the Paddison Program. See also her earlier talk Ted is pain free on the Paddison Program
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Carmen Rosa Granados de Cortés talks about healing rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome with a whole food plant based diet
- Reversal of psoriatic arthritis with a whole food plant-based diet –
Kate Dunbar/Shireen Kassam - Treating inflammatory arthritis with a whole food plant-based diet –
Jackie Morrey-Grace/Shireen Kassam - Recovering from Rheumatoid Arthritis with Clint Paddison: PYP 272 – (1hr 26min podcast) interview with Howard Jacobson
- Reversing Rheumatoid Arthritis – with Clint Paddison (59min podcast) – Clint discusses his long journey to wellness, eventually discovering that a modified version of a low-fat whole food plant-based diet could reverse his disease.
- Maralyn Millar: Pain & Discomfort Free from Rheumatoid Arthritis (video)
- Alisa Overpowers Rheumatoid Arthritis (podcast/video) – this one is fascinating for the insight it provides into how a young woman (18 at diagnosis) deals with a chronic disease like rheumatoid arthritis
- After a Stroke, This Doctor Reversed Her Lupus With a Plant-Based Diet – Brooke Goldner, MD
- Reversing Psoriatic Arthritis Naturally with Nicole (A Clint Paddison Podcast/Video, 58 min) – Nicole discusses how she reversed her psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis with a whole food plant-based diet
- How I Reversed Crippling Rheumatoid Arthritis With a Plant-Based Diet – Emily Brandehoff (written story). Also listen to her podcast interview with Clint Paddison: Reversing RA Joint Pain With Emily
- Paula: No Longer Suffers from the Debilitating Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis (10 min video) – This is a very moving story
- Leslie Craine: Cured RA (rheumatoid arthritis) – written story
- Jackie Swoboda: Cured Rheumatoid Arthritis (10 min video) – This is an inspiring story of a woman who got her life back by following a McDougall starch-based diet.
- Phyllis Heaphy: Cured of Rheumatoid Arthritis (9 min video plus written comments) – Phyllis discusses her recovery from severe rheumatoid arthritis then Dr McDougall speaks about rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disease in general.
- Jean Brown: Cures Rheumatoid Arthritis (written story) – plus comments from Dr McDougall
- Meredith Fishman: Running Marathons after Debilitating Rheumatoid Arthritis (written story)
- Juliea Baker: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (video plus written story and comments from Dr McDougall)
- Amy Fewel: Cures Herself of Rheumatoid Arthritis (written story)
- Debbie Cockrell: Rheumatoid Arthritis (written story)
- My Hands Were Crippled With Arthritis – Syd from Scotland
- Reversing Lupus on a Plant-Based Diet – Vickie Hajash
- Vanessa: Lupus Nephritis – A McDougall Success Story with comments from Dr McDougall
Page created December 2013
Last updated 22 July 2017