1.Dairy products (skim or whole milk, goat milk, cheese, yogurt, etc.)
2.Corn
3.Meats (beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, etc)
4.Wheat (bread, pasta, etc)
5.Eggs
6.Citrus fruits
7.Potatoes
8.Tomatoes
9.Nuts
10.Coffee
1.Brown rice
2.Cooked or dried fruit (cherries, cranberries, pears, prunes (not citrus, bananas, peaches, apples or tomatoes.
3.Cooked green, yellow and orange vegetables (artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, chard, collard, lettuce, spinach, string beans, summer or winter squash, sweet potatoes, tapioca and taro (poi)
4.Water, plain or carbonated
5.Modest amounts of salt, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
1.Alpha – linolenic acid (ALA) : vegetables, beans, fruits, flaxseed oil, canola oil, wheat germ, walnut oil. Take 1 tbs or 4 capsules of flaxseed oil daily.
2.Gamma – linolenic acid (GLA) borage oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil, hemp oil. 1.4 gms of GLA daily.
3.Vitamin E: 400 IU or 100 IU with high blood pressure.
4.Ginger: _ - 1 tsp. (1-2 gm) takes up to 12 weeks for results.
5.Clove oil, garlic, cumin, turmeric (up to 5 gm)
6.Thunder god vine
7.Increase anti-oxidants (Vit A, C, E, selenium)
8.Avoid high iron concentrations in your blood.
9.Reduce estrogen levels: avoid fats and increase fiber in your diet.
10.Try capsaicin on painful areas (Zostrix or Dolorac) by prescription.
1.For 4 weeks, generous amounts of food from the pain safe list.
2.Avoid the major triggers, even small amounts.
3.Foods not on either list can be consumed as long as you are following the instructions from #1 and #2.
4.Use treatment recommendations to control pain in various joints.
5.Results may occur in less than 4 weeks but once you find the diet combination that controls the symptoms then don’t deviate from it, even slightly.
