Archive for 2009
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet, Part 2: Ten Easy Tips
What would a diet for RA look like? Is there a diet healthy for Rheumatoid Arthritis? Diet seems to be one way we can impact our health for the good. If you read the last blog post with the crazy medicine cabinet, you know that there is not a Rheumatoid Arthritis diet cure. However, we [...]
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet: 3 Key Questions
There are dozens of books & hundreds of websites for RA diet cures, so one of them must be true… One of the most bewildering topics in the ocean of RA information is nutrition. There are so many selling their cure for RA that the water is muddied between myth and fact. Search online for [...]
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The Problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis Information: Why is RA so hard to study and cure?
I guess YouTube is not the best place for RA information There sure are a lot of YouTube videos with RA cures. I watched several this weekend, getting distracted while doing research. Several thoughts competed in my mind: “No wonder _________ (fill in the blank with whoever’s name) thinks I’m crazy for taking RA medicines [...]
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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Christmas Eve
Everywhere I turn someone asks me, “Are you ready for Christmas?” I don’t even have the energy to laugh. Nothing is “finished” in the way that it once would have been. No, I’m not ready in those ways. On the other hand, I hope I am always ready in another way… Of course none of [...]
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Is there a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Touchy subject: a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis It seems like the there are thousands of the websites about Rheumatoid Arthritis which tout one cure or other. One of them must be real, right? I wish. The other day someone became particularly angry with me after I typed this: There is no cure yet for RA. [...]
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Losses of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Photos & Other Things
A Story of a Christmas Present and Birthdays Past A few years ago, I got a new digital camera for Christmas. It was too heavy for me to hold. Even with the neck strap, I couldn’t use it. Eventually, after more time on the RA medicine, I was able to hold the camera for short [...]
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20 Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Mirror
Physical appearance - maybe less “significant” signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis, but… …it still matters. Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis leads to big changes in our lives. But there are also some other changes to the person in the mirror. I hope not many of these signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis are a concern for you, but here is a [...]
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Laughter as a Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Laughter may not be a Rheumatoid Arthritis cure, but it seems like humor can help us as much as vitamins do thanks to endorphins. Laugh yourself silly with this true story about a church, a fish, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. We had so much fun making this picture. My son really had no appreciation of [...]
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