ARTHRITIS (OSTEO)
Nutritional Support Protocol
Lifestyle Recommendations:
1. Get regular exercise as recommended by your health care practitioner as well as physical therapy
including heat, cold, massage.
2. Take hot baths with Epsom salts and plain MSM powder.
3. Order the DFH Comprehensive Metabolic Profile to check for IgG food sensitivities, gut dysbiosis and
AA:EPA ratio.
Dietary Recommendations:
1. Drink at least 8 glasses of purified water daily.
2. Avoid soda drinks.
3. Avoid fumaric acid foods such as peanut, peanut products, mustard, cinnamon, all grape wines,
black pepper.
4. Avoid all sugars. Replace sugar with the polyol sugar xylitol.
5. Avoid white flour and all refined carbohydrates.
6. Avoid safflower, corn, sunflower and soybean oils, which aggravate inflammation. Instead favor flax
oil, fish oils, fresh fish. raw nuts and seeds.
7. Eat a Paleolithic diet low in grains and allergenic foods such as dairy products and citrus.
8. Avoid margarine, hydrogenated vegetable oils and fried foods.
9. Avoid damaged fats, including junk food.
10. Carry PaleoMeal Packets and/or PaleoBars with you throughout the day to prevent missing meals or
snacks.
Supplement
Recommendations:
In addition to the core nutrient program recommended by your Health Care Professional
and/or from the results of your most recent Designs for Health Metabolic Profile:
ArthroSoothe: 2 capsules twice per day
ArthroSoothe Cream: Apply topically to affected area as needed
Omega Synergy: 1 softgel per day (or as directed by fatty acid
recommendations on CMP)
SAMe: 2 tablets per day
Glucosamine: 1 capsule per day
C3 Curcumin Complex: 2 capsules per day
Additional Nutritional Recommendations:
Chondroitin sulfate - 400 mg three times per day
Vitamin E (mixed) - 400 - 800 units per day
Vitamin C (with bioflavonoids) 1,000 mg three
times per day
(If still needed for pain)
MSM capsules or powder: As needed up to 10 or more grams daily in divided
doses.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This information is provided for the use of physicians and other licensed health care practitioners and intended for physicians and other licensed health care providers to use as a basis for determining whether or not to recommend these products to their patients. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information on this web site is for general informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for a medical evaluation. If you feel that medical interventions are necessary, please check with your physician, licensed health care provider, and www.fda.gov Dietary Supplements for further nutritional supplements information.
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