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Neuropathy: What works and what are scams?
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If you want to target inflammation, then stop eating sugar. I have had both knees replaced twice, 2 lumbar surgeries to fuse vertebrae, shoulder surgery, and arthritis from all the sports injuries. Every day I take 2 advil every 4 hours until a month ago I quit sugar to lose weight. Within 2 days I found that I would forget to take the advil because I had no pain reminders and of course I lost 15 pounds in 1 month. My foot numbness is still there! But the pain is less! Like 50% less! Cane sugar is not natural, nor is corn syrup.
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While you are correct in saying sugar is not good and can cause inflammation, if that was my problem, it would be a non-issue. I have been low-carb for several years, am not pre-diabetic, and not overweight.
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Welcome @davidlscott73, I am in complete agreement with you on sugar. I haven't been able to completely quit eating sugar but I have made a big dent in my old habits and it most definitely helps with how I feel during the day. It also made a difference in getting rid of some of that extra baggage around my midsection.
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