The Diet For the Garden is a complete lifestyle re-write that concentrates on reducing the amino acid methionine through diet. To learn exactly what you can and cannot eat please click to get the free video lesson below. This post explains how following this diet can end chronic pain, which it did for me Doc Rhi as well as my family and my patients. My goal is to get this information out to the world so that we can all benefit from this amazing research in our daily life.
Because The Diet For The Garden reduces obesity, inflammation is reduced. This occurs because fat cells manufacture their own hormone and factors that increase inflammation. In addition, the methionine restriction of The Diet For The Garden causes a far greater reduction by down-regulating macrophage and phagocyte migration, and the genes that start the inflammatory cascade. It is thought that the reducing of chronic inflammatory states like obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease is the reason for the increase in longevity but studies suggest delays in aging are due to other, not yet found reasons. At times, merely the loss of weight can benefit joints such as knees and decrease the pain involved with arthritis due to a decrease in mechanical load.
Choline, found in the food of The Diet For The Garden like soy, cauliflower, lentils and flax seed, has demonstrated anti-inflammatory properties in inflammatory arthritis. It decreases reactive oxygen species and suppresses inflammatory responses. Choline can also transform to betaine, which is useful in decreasing toxic homocysteine. High levels of homocysteine are linked to inflammation and increased pain.
The foods of The Diet For The Garden lacks fats containing arachindonic acid, which is pro inflammatory. “Pro” means they cause inflammation and pain. The foods in The Diet For The Garden also lack purines that breakdown into uric acid. A buildup of uric acid can accumulate in the joints and can cause pain and inflammation. This is known as gout and eating meat and eggs can cause it. In a clinical study of 40 participants from Michigan State University, 6 weeks of a whole-food plant-based diet demonstrated significant improvement in energy and movement in people suffering osteoarthritis or degenerative arthritis. The American Dietetic Association recognizes whole-food, plant-based diets to be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. 12 months of a gluten-free whole-food, plant-based diet showed decreased pain. Studies have shown reduced pain in as little as two weeks on the diet. The reason for the decreased pain is thought to be decreased inflammatory proteins and arachidonic acid. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs work by limiting the metabolism of arachidonic acid. So you will no longer need to take over the counter pain killers if you keep your intake of arachidonic acid low. The Diet For The Garden dramatically reduces the availability of the precursors used to make painful proinflammatory prostaglandins.
If you are sensitive to gluten, your body treats it as a foreign invader and attacks, causing inflammation and pain. The Diet For The Garden contains no grains and therefore, no gluten. Dairy products can also lead to inflammation causing gastrointestinal pain and bloating. No dairy is eaten on The Diet For The Garden.
Chemicals such as artificial sweeteners, Monosodium glutamate and others, cause headaches and inflammation due to a buildup of toxins and our bodies’ inability to filter them properly. The foods included in The Diet For The Garden particularly fruits and vegetables contain natural products called phytochemicals that can aid in the biotransformation of polychlorinated biphenyl and other toxins. The affects of the phytochemicals are biphasic, meaning the affects are in a horseshoe shape, a certain amount is beneficial to the body but too much may overload the liver and cause toxicity. This is one of the reasons phytochemicals should be ingested in our diet and not in supplement form.
We have pain receptors that are turned on by acidity. Acidity can also lead to osteoporosis (bone loss), which is a painful degeneration of our bones. Acidity can also allow unwelcome microorganisms into our bodies leading to disease and pain. The Diet For The Garden keeps the pH of our bodies balanced through the ingestion of alkaline and pH neutral vegetables and fruits, turning off pain, protecting our bones and keeping our microorganisms friendly.
The ratio of Omega 3 essential fatty acids to Omega 6 fatty acids are more balanced and the increased amounts of omega 3 fatty acids help to alleviate pain. The Diet For The Garden contains nuts and the fatty acids from nuts are high in Omega 3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and is low in saturated fats and contain zero trans fats. The Diet For The Garden can have serum levels of omega-3 fatty acids higher than those that take fish oil. Why is this so important? The California Seventh-day Adventist demonstrate significant associations between ischemic heart disease in men eating beef three times per week as compared to vegetarians. They also found significant protective associations between eating nuts at least five times per week in both men and women. The risk was lower approximately 31% over a lifetime in those that ate nuts and 37% in male vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians.
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This article was co-authored by Doc Rhi, DC, MAOM, and Cia Enos, MS, Herbalist and Research Scientist and Mom of Doc Rhi #AskMom #DocRhi #ForTheGarden
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