Arthritis And Allergy

Many doctors have refused to accept that both arthritis and
rheumatism, are either caused, or at the very least seriously
affected, by diet. Most people over the age of thirty, will
notice a twinge or an ache somewhere, if they persist in eating
something that is bad for them. In actual fact, both rheumatism
and arthritis are classic examples of masked food allergies at
their rampaging worst. There is a mass of evidence throughout
the world to support this fact.

One example, in many, is research done during a three and a
half year clinical trial, conducted by Dr D.M. Carroll of North
Carolina. In 300 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis,
98 per cent were found to be severly allergic to different
foods, and some to several foods. The analysis showed 37 per
cent allergic to wheat, 27 per cent to corn, 23 per cent to
milk, 19 per cent to eggs and 12 per cent to tomatoes. Once the
offending foods were removed from their diets, they all showed
marked improvement. That is very conclusive evidence in one
study.

The influence of arthritis on our society is significant. In
1981, according to the Bureau of Statistics, it was responsible
for 25 per cent more lost work time than industrial disputes. It
is known to affect 1,250,000 Australians, many of them children.
Common sense must eventually dictate that the diet and
environment of these people, should be thoroughly examined for
food and chemical intolerances.

At present the most widespread medical treatment for arthritis
is the administration of large daily doses of aspirin, over a
prolonged period. Aspirin is made up of acetylsalicylic acid
which is a salicylate derivative. It is well documented that
salicylates are a potent allergen, affecting many people. Could
this not then be a case of masking the disease with the very
substance which is causing it?

There is virtually no part of the body which may not be
affected, either directly or indirectly, by an allergic reaction
- particularly with respect to food and chemical intolerances.
It is important to understand that the effects of an ongoing
allergic condition, on the body, can ultimately be catastrophic,
by virtue of the cumulative effects over months or years. These
effects certainly go much further than the general,
discomforting symptoms discussed in previous chapters and can
lead to serious degeneration and disease in major organs if
allowed to persist undetected.

Unfortunately, few doctors understand that allergy illness
affects the body as a whole. This problem is well described in a
passage from the Complete Book of Homeopathy by Michael Weiner
and Kathleen Goss.

Yet perhaps the most destructive effect of modern orthodox
medicine lies in the changes that have taken place between
physician and patient... The general practitioner (in the
traditional sense) is almost a thing of the past, and each
specialist treats only that organ system that comes within his
area of expertise. No wonder we feel that our doctors are not
really looking at us as whole beings. Common sense tells us that
many symptoms appearing in different organs systems may be
related - that they at least constitute a whole picture of our
state of health. Yet our trips to the doctor's office must often
result in a sense of frustration when we feel that the specific
organ-directed treatment we receive is not based upon the
doctor's assessment of our entire symptom picture.

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