Stone, arthritis is what made me go to a whole foods plant based diet. I lost 75 pounds, it's been gone for 3 years now, so it's not a yoyo fad diet thing, but more importantly all my arthritis, which was in my hands arms feet and knees, as well as my lower back, plus the exzema I had since childhood, is all completely gone.
My eye doctor freaked out because my eyeglass prescription went backwards 2 notches. I barely use glasses now. And I haven't taken a blue pill for 3 years
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My BP is poster child perfect and my blood sugar levels are better than my BP.
I don't like to talk diets as its contentious with a lot of people, but if you want a lifeline, google "Forks Over Knives". It's a great place with real medical knowledge of what food does to you. It's a good starting point. It is also loaded with recipes. Hundreds, if not thousands. Mrs Gee is in there all the time.
I decided to science food and nutrition. Thats a rabbit hole I tell ya.
I'm about to turn 60 and I have no medications. I'm not pushing this on you, but it's worth a gander if your joints are all swollen and sore, and if you have a belly creeping in.
It's amazing how similar humans and plants are on a cellular level. We run on Calmag too. Who knew!
Getting enough available calcium into us is as vital as it is to plants. Without it, you will get deficiencies.