4.03.2008


So as you may have noticed, I have arthritis. My particular type of arthritis is called Psoriatic Arthritis and is similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Some of you may have heard the buzz around a Swedish study that discovered a vegan diet may help Rheumatoid Arthritis patients, which is amazing! Apparently RA patients are at high risk for heart attacks and strokes, and a vegan diet combined with a gluten free diet has been shown to decrease these risks significantly. While I do not have RA, I am so glad to know that researchers are starting to look at the vegan diet as something GOOD for your health, which may help dispel some of the ridiculous myths out there (like soy milk causing infertility, or the great B12 scare ::sigh::)