Why Do Plant-Based Diets Help Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis may be triggered by autoimmune friendly fire against a urinary tract infection bacteria called Proteus mirabilis, which could help explain why sufferers randomized to a plant-based diet experience such remarkable benefit. New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/ I have to admit I had never even heard of Proteus mirabilis. That’s why I love doing work—I learn as much as you do! I explored another unconventional theory as to why plant-based diets are so successful in treating inflammatory arthritis in Potassium and Autoimmune Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/potas.... There’s another foodborne bacteria implicated in human disease, the EXPEC in chicken leading to urinary tract infections—another game-changer: Avoiding Chicken To Avoid Bladder Infections (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoid.... This reminds me of the Neu5Gc story (The Inflammatory Meat Molecule Neu5Gc http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-i..., that mystery pig brain disease (Eating Outside Our Kingdom http://nutritionfacts.org/video/eatin...) and the crazy tick bite meat allergies thing (Alpha Gal and the Lone Star Tick http://nutritionfacts.org/video/alpha.... Lots more videos coming up on the role our gut flora play in health and disease—stay tuned! Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/why-d... and he'll try to answer it! Image Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory via Flickr. https://NutritionFacts.org • Subscribe: https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe • Donate: https://nutritionfacts.org/donate • Podcast : https://nutritionfacts.org/audio • Facebook: www.facebook.com/NutritionFacts.org • Twitter: www.twitter.com/nutrition_facts • Instagram: www.instagram.com/nutrition_facts_org • Books: https://nutritionfacts.org/books • Shop: https://drgreger.org