The Rheumatoid Solutions Podcast

We discuss how: - Lizette has been sick on and off since she was a child - In the late '90s she had to go on disability and stop working - She kept getting sicker until October of last year, when she saw a video of the Paddison Program on Facebook - When she started the Program on December 19 her CRP was 16.8, after three weeks it went down to 2.2 - She was taking Prednisone every day, and she's been able to drop it completely in five weeks - She's back to normal life and does juicing each day - After not being able to walk at all, she's now doing walks and taking care of her house - She's also planning some travels!

We discuss how: - Mark has been diagnosed with spondyloarthropathy at 19 - He wasn't able to move, was losing weight and had chronic fatigue, fasciatis and tendonitis - He started taking slizapharen, then Plaquenil, methotrexate and anti-depressants, but it was never enough - He couldn't do anything for more than 10 minutes without causing himself to flare up - In 2014 Mark found the Paddison Program and noticed a difference within a couple of days - In a few weeks he was able to completely drop the anti-inflammatory - His exercise routine plays a big role in his recovery, mixing Bikram with Yin Yoga - Support from his family also helped greatly in the process

We discuss how: - After a year on the Paddison Program Dina is almost pain-free - She was wearing ankle braces and couldn't go up and down the stairs - After day 6 of the Program she was able to use stairs - After being diagnosed RA her rheumatologist prescribed methotrexate and Plaquenil - She read the side effects and started searching for an alternative, and found Clint's TEDx talk - She's even helping another patient from her rheumatologist, who wasn't making any progress with Humira - She has found help and support in the forum throughout her journey so far - Also her family always gave its support and they're now very proud - After 9 months on the Program her blood tests show great overall improvement

We discuss how: - Matthew is a chiropractor and has helped many people with RA - Chiropractic can help joints - Chiropractic focuses on the spine and the principle that the human body can heal itself - Different types of stress can affect the spine's alignment and the aim of chiropractic is to reposition it - There are different types of massage, each with its strengths and pitfalls - Matthew first approached RA taking care of his mother - He sees the Paddison Program as the foundation of her progress - He has examined it thoroughly and agrees with it completely

We discuss how: - Ricci started having RA symptoms seven years ago - She was running marathons and doing kickboxing and had to stop it all - She then started a big journey through a lot of doctors and thousands of dollars in treatments - She then went plant based and that helped her a lot with the inflammation - She's been cleansing all bacteria for 15 months and that gave no benefits - A few months ago she found the Paddison Program and started adding probiotics and prebiotics - Now she's been pain-free for five months - She has tweaked all her favorite meals to be plant based - She has identified many good quality supplements in the process - She's also a huge advocate of smoothies