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Diet & PMR.

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 24, 2023 | Replies (50)

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@chrissieg

Did you have any injections of any description before your PMR began? Flu vaccine maybe or any imaging dyes before a scan? Autoimmune Syndrome Induced by Adjuvants (ASIA) is worth researching if that’s the case.
As for our limited diet, roasting a colourful array of veg (sweet potato, carrot, onion, red pepper, beetroot, courgette etc) tossed in olive oil, varying the herbs/spices & maybe adding some olives or wedges of lemon is my go to food. Adding a piece of salmon, cod or chicken on top makes a lovely healthy meal - & creates very little washing up as it’s all done in one roasting tin.
I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I have to live with PMR now - but refuse to be governed by it. Taking control of diet gives me some control & researching to find answers helps too. As for blame? I’m angry with food manufacturers for contaminating so much of what we buy. The industry is being called out now & exposed for the harm it’s doing to us. It’s us, the consumers that need to refuse to buy the rubbish they produce - see it as the poison that it is. We need to take back control.

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I believe I may have been living with PMR for 40 years or more, but it didn't get tested for or treated until 4 years ago. As far as food is concerned, taking back control for us means cooking pretty much everything from scratch. I am retired, I don't know how anyone with a job would cope. My husband and I garden extensively so that the vegetables we eat are without chemical fertilizers, insecticides or herbicides, but at 78 how much longer can we continue to do that. I have read to be very careful of Nightshade Vegetables: Potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, egg plant, ground cherries (my favorite) and tomatillos. But this means most savory dishes are difficult to make. I have avoided flu shots for decades and not had a problem. Everything else I rely on natural remedies until now. And be careful of gluten free products, they mostly have potato starch and/or rice flower as well as too much salt and sugar.

Absolutely. They will make what we buy. Write letters. Boycott. Eat clean...