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immune system
Reiter's syndrome
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
short fasts (5-7 days) are recommended with 2 week intervals between them
therapeutic foods:
sesame seeds, kale, artichokes, green beans, millet, celery, barley, okra, almonds, collards, turnip greens, raw goat's milk, goat whey and black mission figs, gelatin (make a gelatin mold with cherry concentrate - no sugar), burdock root, cherries, pineapple, quince, watercress, blackberries, black currants, mustard greens, limes, lettuce, olive oil (Jensen)
fresh juices:
celery and parsley (Jensen, p. 49) or tea (decoct 7-8 minutes) (Shefi)
cucumber, endive, and goat's whey (Jensen)
celery and apple (Shefi)
grapefruit (Walker, p. 43)
celery (Walker, p. 43)
carrot and celery (Walker, p. 43)
goat milk or whey and black mission figs (Jensen, p. 43)
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, alcohol, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish, spinach, asparagus, rhubarb, vegetables from the nightshade family: tomatoes, green peppers, potatoes, tobacco, pimentoes, eggplant
therapeutic foods
» Cold-type arthritis:
garlic, green onions, pepper, black beans, sesame seeds, chicken, lamb, mustard greens, ginger, spicy foods, grapes, grape vine tea, parsnip (Ni, p. 103)
avoid:
cold foods, raw foods
therapeutic foods
» Wind-type arthritis:
scallions, grapes, grapevine tea, black beans, most grains, leafy vegetables (Ni, p. 103)
avoid:
meats, shellfish, sugar, alcohol, smoking and stimulants
therapeutic foods
» Damp-type arthritis:
barley, mung beans, mustard greens, red beans, millet, sweet rice wine with meals, cornsilk tea, diuretic foods, and herbs (Ni, p. 104)
avoid:
cold foods, raw foods, dairy products
therapeutic foods
» Heat-type arthritis:
fresh fruits and vegetables, dandelion, cabbage, mung beans, winter melon, soybean sprouts (Ni, pp. 104-105)
avoid:
spicy foods, alcohol, smoking, stress, green onions
supplements
Vitamin C 6-9 g per day (Marz)
footnotes