Podcast: Controlling Arthritis

Fifty million people suffer from arthritis. Here are some ways to control the symptoms. This episode features audio from:
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[@mikedonnarumma5337]

i am 70yrs old,had arthritis since i was 10yrs old, started a whole food plant based diet 5yrs ago. reached a point of no swelling,no pain no inflammation 6mths ago, at last i can live

[@CessnaPilot99]

It took four and a half years to reach the point of no swelling and inflammation

[@mikedonnarumma5337]

@@CessnaPilot99 that is correct, not bad hey when you put it up against many years of no change from medications and specialists

[@mrssachen]

Did you do anything else differently? Exercise or stretching differently?@mikedonnarumma5337

[@mikedonnarumma5337]

@@mrssachen no, i dont exercise nor do i stretch

[@ichigokurosaki7762]

60 years with arthritis, I thought people died after 30 years with it.

[@AlexirLife]

I've been plant based for over 2yrs now & my chronic pain is far less after kicking dairy to the curb. I started with topical olive oil on my recently diagnosed arthritic knees & the effect has been surprising! I was sceptical despite the science. I mean come on, rubbing olive oil into your knees doesn't sound like a thing that will do anything. It sounds like it's right up there with crystals & 9ther space cadet stuff BUT it's helping. Significantly. Far less stiffness & less pain. I made it thru the grocery shopping for the first time in 2 yrs! Thank you for sharing this bit of science Dr Gregor. It's made a significant difference to my life

[@AlexirLife]

Is there any hint why this works? I'm sitting here smelling like a Greek salad, wondering how olive oil has given me my life back. I'm still not sure that this relief will stick or if it's real. I still feel silly advocating topical olive oil. Maybe if I had a clue why it's working, I might not feel so ridiculous....

[@lisengel2498]

If you add a tiny drop of essential (Wild) Rose Oil you Will not smell like a delicious salad …. 🙃🌺

[@DrEdelEducation]

That is wonderful to hear! Congrats, and thank you Dr. Gregor!

[@Antonetish]

@@AlexirLife 😂🤣

[@jaiuppal1438]

At the end of each lecture/presentation A concise summary of conclusions of effects of food/nutrition on health &/or disease would really help. Otherwise the data, which is often contradictory, is confusing for an elderly person !.

[@samiryan214]

Purposely he wants to leave you confused.

[@debstayblessed9549]

Dr. and staff really go through myriad piles of studies. please take your time and listen to podcast more than once so you don't miss anything 😉

[@laurieparis2203]

Well said.🌟 Particularly needed for these longer ones.

[@miriamalonso3959]

Volunteer to provide the summary. Otherwise as suggested rewind as needed. I am too thankful for the wonderful non contradicting information Dr Greger and team provide I can’t imagine complaining. To have honest information free of financial ties is amazing. THANK YOU DOC

[@irinakuklina6621]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video!

[@adiposerex5150]

If you eat whole food, plant based, your arthritis disappears. Mine did. Years ago.

[@sylviet826]

Mine did as well! Thanks to one of my clients recommending the Medical Medium

[@cartmansuperstar]

mine showed up, while i did... so....

[@trish5111]

I was born with hypermobile joints that caused osteoarthritis starting in my teens. My arthritis won't disappear. My overall pain levels from osteoarthritis dropped dramatically when l stopped eating gluten. I was already vegan but dropping sugar and processed foods lowers inflammation and overall pain of my condition - Ehlers Danlos Syndrome .

[@katestedman1462]

I have been WFPB for 2 years. This year I have been in a terrible state with rheumatoid arthritis. Feel like I’ve been hit by a bus each day. On a drug regime as the WFPB, no oil no alcohol has sadly not helped

[@sp3ctum]

@@katestedman1462 hang in there! Wishing you all the best.

[@Tony-qq2ky]

great segment doc!

[@WhiteKitta]

LOVE love love your videos....

[@cyclamen831]

I started to have hip pain and diagnosed with arthritis in my late 40s. I have been all my life quite healthy , very active, eating a health diet compared to the average American.Once diagnosed, I started researching what I could. I therefore switched to plant based lifestyle which has helped everyone in my family! Dr Greger books and informations has been instrumental in this transition. Sadly, 4 years later, dietary changes did not help my arthritis symptoms at all and I am now heading for a hip replacement. This is, of course, my experience. However, I will remain on a plant base lifestyle as I, simply put, just love it!

[@davidkelly8145]

Same for me

[@lindaripp5902]

Thanks

[@yoyoyooo4735]

Appreciate your work, i follow this channel for a while now. BUT is there a way to bring the videos on the next level? What i mean is, maybe time stamps or and snippets out of the study before moving to the next topic or food. Or maybe a chart with a roundup at the end of the video. Highly appreciate your work!

[@profd65]

Yea, he doesn't do enough work for free as it is.

[@yoyoyooo4735]

@@profd65 smart take

[@Joseph1NJ]

Berry interesting. Sorry... couldn't resist.

[@Babesinthewood97]

😂

[@christhompson7558]

On your website I see how to submit a testimonial, but is it possible to view testimonials of others who have had symptom relief with nutrition and dietary changes? Like a forum of success stories maybe?

[@sharit7970]

forks over knives has success stories if you're interested.

[@davidbrickman4880]

6:40-6:55 made me LOL!

[@Babesinthewood97]

I recently had reactive arthritis. It was so painful. It means you get it due to a primary infection that causes a secondary infection. It was horrendous. Anyway, I used topical olive oil, a plant based diet and obviously antibiotics to get well. I had to take the latter for the primary infection, not to cause severe consequences.

[@Babesinthewood97]

I actually keep a little bottle of organic extra virgin olive oil in my bathroom and instinctively put it on my knee joints, elbows and hands, every day.

[@lisengel2498]

Topical olive oil? What is it? I have only heard of extra Virgin olive oil

[@cboy5oc]

Taken by rubbing on the affected part. (As opposed to orally)

[@rashie]

👍👍

[@davidkelly8145]

I am currently juice fasting will update the community when I'm done. Definitely going to start incorporating strawberries and blueberries in the juice.

[@sabinet3908]

I'd love to know how that goes for you. I ordered a juicer a couple days ago and plan on doing the same thing.

[@davidkelly8145]

@@sabinet3908 17 days in I will let you know how I'm feeling around day 60

[@Rose_Ou]

How are you doing?

[@davidkelly8145]

@@Rose_Ou Hi Rosemary thank you for asking. During this juice fast I have lost a substantial amount of weight but my hip pain is still difficult to cope with. However, I did water fast for just 48hours and it was a super powerful experience. That did eliminate a lot of pain and a lot of other things from my system. I would have thought being in a juice fast for almost 90 days would have eliminated everything. . Today is my second day of breaking the fast and now I am going to return to a vegan lifestyle.

[@Jonases_20]

@@davidkelly8145hi hun! how are u now?

[@jeanneamato8278]

We grow olives in Italy so the oil I know is organic and free.

[@mattdonalds9514]

Still processed fat though, isn't it?

[@donwinston]

Free? It is free fat. 100% fat, mostly monounsaturated fat which has NO nutritional value except for it's calories. It is not a heath food.

[@leahvincerouse]

Unfortunately With no fibre and little nutrients.

[@phoebegraveyard7225]

Jeanne have you tried taking leaves and stems and boiling them up to make ani fusion? I wonder if rubbing that on would be useful? I don’t know. Also, your lucky to be able to grow olives.

[@jeanneamato8278]

Did any of you watch this? Olive oil is good for rubbing on arthritic knees. And you can keep the holier than thou attitude out of reply’s please.

[@cboy5oc]

I have seen olive LEAF extract being sold. Is it possible this would contain the components you are talking about? They claim it is standardized at 20%. Swanson Super Strength Olive Leaf Extract delivers an impressive 750 mg olive leaf extract per capsule standardized to 20% oleuropein. This polyphenolic compound found in the leaves of the olive tree has powerful antioxidant activity that can promote benefits to the immune and cardiovascular systems, help promote healthy blood sugar and blood lipid levels and support healthy blood pressure.

[@9jmorrison]

What seems to help me is baking soda and water.

[@user-xs3iv6ew6g]

لماذا لم يترجم محتوى الفيديو الى العربيه أسوة بالتعليقات

[@Stephen-kf8um]

My mother has been plant based for three years and her arthritis is as bad as ever.

[@AtheistEve]

What cleared my m-i-l’s joint pain was CBD oil. She used to sit on hot water bottles, with every part of her body bandaged on tubigrips. Now, she is tubigrip-free, hot water bottle-free and only needs paracetamol once a month. The only change in her daily routine was CBD oil. Maybe it would help for your mum. ?

[@strahinjamacesic3974]

Plant based or whole foods plant based? Biiiiig difference

[@janetthoke6326]

I have been WFPB for 30 years and got arthritis type pain post menopausal. The only thing I have found to help, thus far, is going to a low humid place. And I live a lifestyle that is high anti inflammatory as possible! That said, any cheating with processed vegan food does worsen symptoms.

[@janetthoke6326]

FYI I live in Florida. When I go to California to visit my son, I feel 100% better overnight! Overnight!

[@Stephen-kf8um]

@@strahinjamacesic3974 yes WFPB and my mother's arthritis is as bad as ever. As for eating two cups of strawberries a day, it is unrealistic to expect people to do that.

[@marysmith7765]

Where are the topical olive oil studies?? I have osteoarthritis and would like to read up on this before I dismiss it or waste time trying it myself.

[@chrissekueh7247]

As he said in the video, the nutrition facts landing page.

[@AlexirLife]

I gave it a crack. I wasn't hopeful. Mostly because everyone has some weird thing that they swear will make your pain vanish overnight & it's so crushing after many years of hoping that this drug/surgery/treatment/thing will give me my life back & you invest in it & it fails 😔 I tried it this time because it was Dr Gregor, it's cheap & if it doesn't work I can use the oil for cooking. My partner grabbed a good EVOO that's produced locally & I tried it. It's not a miracle cure but it's helping. Today is a bad day, rain is coming but I can walk. The pain is there, not as bad & the stiffness is far less. My knees are still crunchy but I've only been using it for 3 days. It might be placebo but I made it thru grocery shopping yesterday for the first time in 2 years. I'll take that I get not wanting to try yet another treatment. I think this one is worth a shot. It's cheap & the worst that can happen is the skin on your arthritic bits gets really soft & you smell like a Nonna Watch for oil stains tho 😆

[@lisengel2498]

What is topical Virgin olive oil ? Compaired with other Virgin olive oils

[@sharit7970]

It just means putting it on your skin; applying it topically; as opposed to eating it : )

[@Antonetish]

I am late here, am I supposed to rub olive oil on my body, or do I need to drink it? 😬

[@JohnMoseley]

Seems the answer is rub it on your body.

[@Jonases_20]

@@JohnMoseleyhi baby

[@candorbanter]

Hmm 🤔 Windex?? Reference: My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie reference. LOL

[@Phone_Review_Channel]

Personal Experience: Pomegranate fruit reduces arthritis.

[@growcactus]

Controlling arthritis is easy, when you eat meat. No more gout and random painful, tender and stiff burning joints.

[@sschreck08]

Haha! 🤡

[@1THETUFFGUY]

@@teachertrx1204 that’s definitely working for you, keep doing what you’re doing

[@samiryan214]

Eat animals' joints

[@VeryLikeLeigh]

@Di Murowski I'm glad you made that comment. No meat PLUS Turmeric and Ginger has made a big difference for me in my hands, hip and knee. I am pain free!

[@cindylcarrasco8889]

@@VeryLikeLeigh Out of curiosity how much turmeric and ginger are you using. I have heard very good results with turmeric and need to start. I have fibromyalgia, bone on bone knees, so any pain reduction would be a good thing

[@seanogcon]

I have a joke a skeleton walked into a bar and ordered. I pint of beer and a mop. ,