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Diet Therapy for Rheumatism
In the case of acute rheumatism, the patient should be put
on a short fast of orange juice and water for three or four
days. After the juice fast, the patient should be placed on a
restricted diet for fourteen days. In this regimen, orange or
grapefruit may be taken for breakfast; lunch may consist of
raw salad of seasonal vegetables with raisins, prunes, figs,
or dates; and dinner may comprise of one or two steamed
vegetables. Thereafter, the patient may gradually adopt a
well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains,
vegetables, and fruits. In case of chronic rheumatism, the
patient may be placed on an all-fruit diet for four or five
days. He may, thereafter, gradually adopt a well-balanced
diet. The patient should take ripe fruits, fresh vegetables,
and buttermilk in abundance. He should avoid all meat and
fish; white bread, sugar, and refined cereals; rich,
indigestible and highly-seasoned foods; tea and coffee;
alcohol; sauces, pickles, and condiments.
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