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RA and Vitamin D and Gluten
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Hi Linda,

So, there are a couple of issues here. While it's certainly possible that Vitamin D Deficiency CONTRIBUTED to his RA, it's unlikely to have been 'The Cause' of it. RA is a complex problem that likely has many different causes- only one of them being Vitamin D deficiency.

As to whether he should take vitamin d, once you decide to go the route of taking an immunosuppressant like Methotrexate, then I really can't help you. Anything that I recommend may improve the immune system and that's counterproductive to what your doctor is doing.

But I can tell you that there are many many people who do NOT believe that autoimmune diseases are an 'overactive' immune system- only a 'misdirected' one, and many times an UNDERACTIVE immune system.

You see the one thing that is almost certain to be a MAJOR contributing factor to RA and all autoimmune diseases is Increased Intestinal Permeability. The 'sewage' and undigested food particles floating around in your bloodstream make your immune system go CRAZY and attack everything in their path.

Then once this begins to happen, there is some good evidence that a fungal infection sets up and begins to affect the joints. You've GOT to stop the intestinal permeability to get anywhere and stop the cause of the problem. Methotrexate doesn't address this and likely makes the problem worse in the long run. It can NEVER 'fix' him, it only manages symptoms.

But if you go to Arthritis Trust, they have about an 85% success rate in getting rid of RA treating it as a fungal infection.

So, before you do ANYTHING with vitamins, minerals or diet, you absolutely MUST talk to your doctor. It really makes absolutely no sense to take vitamins or even improve his diet if you are TRYING to suppress his immune system. Sorry I couldn't be of help...


Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen

Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune System Queen
Functional Medicine Practitioner
Immune System


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