- Steffany is a yoga therapist and researcher specializing in rheumatic diseases - She demonstrates in this episode lots of do-it-yourself exercises to relieve finger, hand and wrist pain - She has written a book called "Yoga Therapy For Arthritis" and has conducted pioneering research in the benefits of yoga for arthritis - Her research confirms Yoga can help with arthritis in a variety of ways - Yoga is currently built into many of the recommendations for safety management of arthritis - It pr...
Apr 13, 2019•52 min•Ep. 125
- Kim was diagnosed with RA in 2014 and put on methotrexate, Plaquenil and prednisolone - The drugs initially helped with reducing joint pain but in terms of side effects it was a nightmare - She then came to know that a colleague was effectively opposing Hashimoto with diet - She went on a sort of plant-based diet that helped reduce pain but only got to a point in drugs reduction - Then in November 2015 she found the Paddison Program and started it - The food reintroduction process took patienc...
Apr 02, 2019•46 min•Ep. 124
- In 2012 Shamiz started having digestive disorders while working in Japan - He went to the hospital and was put on drugs and antibiotics for several weeks - As the situation kept getting worse, dosages reached very high levels - When it was suggested a colon surgery, Shamiz and his mother started researching about alternatives and found a book about healing colitis with a raw food diet - In about six months he was able to recover and drop all medications and has been free ever since - With a mi...
Mar 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 123
- Jackie was first diagnosed with RA in 2016 and the pain was devastating - After a difficult diagnosing process she started methotrexate and Enbrel, and after 8 months things weren't changed much - In the next 6 months she went through some cumbersome insurance mechanisms and eventually was eligible for Rituxan - She started Rituxan infusions while dropping Enbrel and keeping methotrexate, and after a couple of months she was feeling better - In the meantime she found the Paddison Program while...
Mar 18, 2019•51 min•Ep. 122
- Following the Paddison Program, Alexander has been able to completely get off prednisolone and Plaquenil, and greatly reduce methotrexate - Alexander was 23 when he got the first symptoms of RA - During a trip to Europe he was always tired and had pain in his hands and feet - After the trip he started doing research on his own and identified the symptoms of RA - Following tests confirmed it, and the doctor suggested starting with methotrexate - After some weeks on methotrexate and prednisolone...
Mar 06, 2019•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 121
- Skylor started having symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis four years ago - They were quite light initially, but progressively the pain became so high that he had to drop out of college - He needed painkillers to sleep, two or three times a night - He tried lots of possible remedies and was even considering spine surgery - Then one day he tried fasting and had a 40 percent pain reduction overnight - A couple of months later he found the episode of the Paddison Podcast with Cherie - Listening to ...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 120
- Ted has been diagnosed with RA in 2004 after an episode of acute knee pain - She immediately started methotrexate and prednisone at a very high dosage - The pain started also in the ankle, and several exams didn't shed light on the situation - Then she started Enbrel and it was a big relief compared to the previous levels of pain - But with the prolonged use came some infections as a side effect, and Ted started taking antibiotics - After stopping Enbrel for some time, it did stop working and ...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 119
- Ocean Robbins is the author of the newly released book "31 Day Food Revolution" - His Food Revolution Network advocates healthy eating to millions of people - His message is that food is the foundation of health but can also be the foundation of disease - Also crucial is the link between the food production system and climate change - The book combines knowledge with action by proposing 31 steps to health - It moves from an extensive research on more than 400 peer-reviewed scientific journals ...
Feb 05, 2019•49 min•Ep. 118
- Judith had a very bad back pain during her pregnancy 9 years ago but managed it with exercise and physical therapy - After many years she took antibiotics for an ear infection and the pain came back along with an eye infection - Her eye doctor related it to ankylosing spondylitis and prescribed Prednisone drops directly in the eye - Her family doctor linked all the symptoms together and sent her to the rheumatologist, who gave her Humira right away - She found one of Paddison Program's podcast...
Jan 13, 2019•51 min•Ep. 117
- Bev got diagnosed with RA in the middle of her project to go to South Korea for work - She had very bad symptoms, to the point that it hurt when she was breathing - She took her first dose of drugs and the side effects were such that she started looking for holistic alternatives right after that - After three months of research on the internet she found Clint's TEDx Talk - After a year on the Paddison Program she was able to shift her fridge out of her apartment and prepare for a trip to Thail...
Dec 28, 2018•46 min•Ep. 116
- Frank had lots of pain - back, knees, shoulder and so on - to the point that it took him 20 minutes to get out of bed - He went to the hospital and had a very high level of inflammation - After his rheumatologist told him there was nothing to do, he started searching the internet and found the Paddison Program - He started the Program 5 months ago and results came in very fast - He was on diclofenac and prednisone (and later sulfasalazine), which made analyzing the results very difficult, so h...
Dec 17, 2018•42 min•Ep. 115
Inflammation is the enemy because it creates more inflammation via a vicious cycle. It's not about having a mindset of avoiding medications at all costs but we must keep our inflammation low. Disease-modifying drugs and the biologic drugs when administered correctly, carefully, thoughtfully for the right symptoms normally provide far more benefits to a long-term healing plant then they do negative side effects. Medications, diet, exercise, stress reduction and supplements are 5 major tools in re...
Dec 12, 2018•6 min•Ep. 114
Nov 29, 2018•8 min•Ep. 113
- After being diagnosed with RA at 21, Tom started taking many different medications - He started with Celebrex and after 4 months he added Methotrexate, which had heavy side effects - Enbrel was also added to the mix and initially it helped with the symptoms - After about 8 months Enbrel started to lose its effect, and switching to Orencia didn't help as well - After having stopped Methotrexate Tom wasn't able to start again with it and began taking Rituximab - Rituximab started working and in ...
Nov 19, 2018•51 min•Ep. 112
- At the age of 30 Carolyn started having symptoms - swollen knees, fatigue and a lot of pain overall - It took six years for her to be diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis - After being diagnosed, she started going through different medications - sulfasalazine, Prednisone, Plaquenil - She went on Methotrexate for a brief period of time, but it made her extremely sick - Two years ago she started with Enbrel, which gave her the least side effects - But after about one year the symptoms started to c...
Nov 12, 2018•38 min•Ep. 111
Oct 27, 2018•2 min•Ep. 110
papaya is one of the absolute best foods that you can eat if you've got inflammatory arthritis papaya contains papain which is an enzyme that breaks down proteins breaking down of proteins gives less immuno-reactivity to the foods that we eat
Oct 23, 2018•2 min•Ep. 109
- Iida has just released her cookbook called "A Kitchen Fairytale" - Inside the book she presents a wealth of plant-based recipes that are the basis of her plant-based diet - She recovered from inflammatory arthritis without medications following the Paddison Program - She started an Instagram channel about her journey with photos of her foods and gained a great following - She started thinking about this book as a way of letting people with RA know about the Paddison Program - Another key facto...
Oct 15, 2018•35 min•Ep. 108
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Oct 05, 2018•10 min•Ep. 106
-Biologic drugs make us susceptible to viruses and infections because our immune system is being suppressed by the drug -Previous medications does not work the same way it did before once we go back to taking them -In choosing between Prednisone and anti-inflammatory drugs, Clint recommends getting off Prednisone first -Prednisone is a very damaging and detrimental drug -Massive increase in exercise, dramatical shift to a plant based Paddison Program diet, corect microbiome supplementation and s...
Sep 28, 2018•13 min•Ep. 105
- Jackie organized an event on the Isle of Man to raise awareness about autoimmune diseases - She invited Katy as a speaker and she told her story to the audience - Before her first birthday, Katy was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - She grew up having to learn to live with chronic pain and a sense of hopelessness - In 2000 she switched from methotrexate to Enbrel, which helped a lot, but the pain never went away - In 2010 Katy started a job as a dietary aide, but she needed pain k...
Sep 19, 2018•37 min•Ep. 104
- Rebecca was first diagnosed with Hashimoto's hypothyroidism and then with MS - She started having vision problems and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis - She searched the internet and found a lot could be done with diet - She found a whole body of study with different approaches, and ended up with a whole food plant-based diet - Her 3 year follow up scans show that she has zero progression in lesions - Rebecca has changed her whole lifestyle with diet, exercise and sleep - She helps people...
Sep 01, 2018•45 min•Ep. 103
- Kari has four auto-immune diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Hashimoto's, lupus and vasculitis - She was diagnosed with Hashimoto's when she was 20 and had a lot of problems with thyroid medications - Years after, the three other diseases went into the picture altogether - Her kidney was in acute state of failure, making medications prescription very difficult: she eventually started methotrexate - After three months not only kidney but also liver was in failure - Kari stopped methotrexate and st...
Aug 27, 2018•50 min•Ep. 102
- In 2015 Roxana was diagnosed with very aggressive rheumatoid arthritis - Doctors proposed her taking heavy drugs and she was very depressed about it - Her husband found Clint's TEDx Talk and she started the Paddison Program with tremendously good results - Now she's feeling better than ever without taking any conventional medicine - She now lives a holistic life centered around a plant-based diet - Yoga and other exercise play a key part of her wellbeing - Her husband and kids give her extra m...
Aug 20, 2018•56 min•Ep. 101
- Selim was diagnosed ankylosing spondylitis about a year ago - He had severe pains and morning sickness and his CRP was very high - After finding Clint's TEDx Talk, he started with the Paddison Program and switched his diet to more raw foods - The pain was gone in the first couple of days of the initial cleanse portion of the Program - A lot of journaling and cleansing within the Program proved to be a successful strategy - He also had an episode of Uveitis and got rid of it in 9 days of cleans...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 100
We discuss how: - Supplementation is recommended while on a plant-based diet - Vitamin B12's absorption depends on the quality of the digestive system - There are natural forms of Vitamin B12 available as supplements - It's good practice to check Vitamin B12 levels occasionally
Jul 31, 2018•7 min•Ep. 99
We discuss how: - Carl is a Bio-Kineticist / exercise physiologist - He's a specialist in injury prevention and best practices for everyday behavior - He teaches how to move functionally and how to give joints good mobility - Everyday movements like getting up off a chair or toilet are examined - Finding a functional position is crucial to a correct movement - Specific exercises aimed at strengthening muscles can also greatly help in doing these movements - Climbing stairs also can be approached...
Jul 23, 2018•50 min•Ep. 98
We discuss how: - Shondra was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in May 2017 - Symptoms started in late 2015, and went so bad that she wasn't able to write and could hardly walk - She initially went to a naturopath and found she was anemic - She ended doing surgery in December 2016 but things didn't get better - After being diagnosed psoriatic arthritis she was put on methotrexate and Naproxen - At the same time, she started the Paddison Program - She became a member of the Paddison Program foru...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 97
We discuss how: - Kerry Anne got a bowel infection in 2014 and was really sick - She was given antibiotics for three months and that wiped her gut out - She was diagnosed RA after a year and went on tons of medications - Her Plaquenil and Methotrexate doses went up very quickly - She was still feeling terrible so she started searching on the internet for a solution - She found Clint's TED Talk and changed her diet completely - She joined the Paddison Program about one year ago to reduce her Rheu...
Jul 09, 2018•45 min•Ep. 96
