The Rheumatoid Arthritis Healing Plan by Caitlin Samson

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Healing Plan by Caitlin Samson MSACN CEP CPT CET ISBN-13: 9781641528665 Paperback: 234 pages Publisher: Rockridge Press Released: October 15th 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
When it comes to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), diet, exercise, and stress management can be the best medicine. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Healing Plan is a holistic, three-part approach to managing pain and inflammation in RA patients, specifically. Learn how to take control of your own comfort and long-term well-being with the easy-to-understand methods in this book.

Discover approachable workout routines, mindfulness-based meditations, simple meal plans, and 75 delicious recipes with anti-inflammatory ingredients that help ease RA symptoms. Help relieve rheumatoid arthritis symptoms with scrumptious dishes like Shrimp Veggie Noodle Soup, Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash, and Navy Bean Chard Soup. 2 helpful meal plans—Flare-Soothing and Everyday RA meal plans.


My Review:
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Healing Plan covered some natural ways to help reduce inflammation and RA symptoms. The author started by talking about the basics of RA and what causes it. She also discussed several methods of reducing RA symptoms, including exercise, certain stretching exercises, good sleep, stress reduction, and the food you eat. She included a couple meal plans and 75 recipes. These recipes included some anti-inflammatory ingredients and avoided foods that commonly provoke RA symptoms. I was disappointed that she didn't point out that GMO's can cause inflammation. Avoiding GMOs has put my RA in remission. She suggested avoiding processed foods, refined sugar, dairy, gluten, and maybe avoiding some other foods, while adding whole foods like fruits and vegetables.

She included 10 breakfast recipes, 10 snacks, 15 vegetarian main dishes, 15 fish and seafood main dishes, 15 poultry, pork, lamb, or beef main dishes, and 10 desserts. These recipes served between two and six people. She included cook time, prep time, and nutritional information per serving (calories, trans fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrates, fiber, protein). There was only one recipe pictured for each section, so many recipes did not have a picture. This is fine with me, but I know some people prefer more pictures. Overall, I'd recommend this book to people with RA who are new to the idea of using diet and exercise to reduce their symptoms.


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