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Has anyone tried an anti TNF diet and did it help?

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Posted 5/15/2012 3:43 PM (GMT 0)
It appears I'll be going on Remicade and so I started googling TNF-alpha and found these links:

This talks about TNF-Inhibitors which include; Turmeric, Green Tea, Cannabis, Echinacea purpurea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNF_inhibitor

And this post mention's a Dr Beer's book which has a TNF diet in it:
http://www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=238646.0

I don't know what the diet is because I don't have the book but I found it on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Your-Body-Baby-Friendly-Unexplained-Infertility/dp/0978507800/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337096355&sr=8-1

I'm thinking of ordering it. Has anyone tried any of this stuff and has it worked for you? I'd prefer to do this naturally instead of using Remicade with all its side effects. I wish I had known about this stuff earlier.
Posted 5/15/2012 5:13 PM (GMT 0)
Frankly, I think its BS. Yes, there are anti-inflammatory molecules in the stuff that you mentioned but the exact role is not really known (in detail). Secondly, to really work as anti-TNF if such thing is possible, you will have to take mega mega doses which could be toxic at the other end (like very high doses of turmeric are hepatotxic)
Posted 5/15/2012 5:17 PM (GMT 0)
More reason to drink green tea though <3
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