Overcoming Rheumatoid Arthritis With Diet | Dr. Monica Aggarwal 

My daughter was diagnosed with RA at age 4. She spent her childhood taking a cocktail of drugs daily. At about age 21 she began eating an organic, WFPB diet, also staying away from soy based products. She is now 29 and has been drug free for 6-7 years. She lives a full life including daily 5k runs. If she does get a sore spot she can pinpoint exactly what she has eaten to create the soreness. I am so proud of and happy for her. Sadly, her rheumatologist who she no longer sees, has no interest in learning about her drug free, pain free, active lifestyle. I am elated to see that slowly but surely, a community of medical doctors is coming together to get the word out. MANY THANKS TO ALL THESE DOCS!!!

So funny that people always say, "I was eating too much dairy..." I was eating ZERO dairy when I was stricken with RA. My problem is peanut butter and tomato soup, believe it or not. I have since started consuming more dairy in the form of kefir, yogurt and whole cream for my coffee. I now shun all polyunsaturated vegetable oils, and I am doing so much better. It's really nice to be able to use a can opener, clip my nails, write with a pen and hold my dog's leash again. Not to mention turn a doorknob....

When you've felt the pain of rheumatoid arthritis, you know and understand what she's saying. That pain moves from uncomfortable to excruciating. I feel deeply for her.

My routine each day is 1. WALKING 30 mins or longer each day. Initially it was painful and i did grounding . 2. JUICING regimen fresh vegetables or fruits with lemon juice and honey, soy protein and moringa powder and downed with curcumin. 3. BREAKFAST : whole grain bread with tuna fish spread and alfalfa sprouts, or crunchy peanut butter with banana topping and caffeine less coffee. And off to work. 4. In between drink lemon juice again or have a bit of oats with soy milk. 5. Lunch: Rice , lots of vegetable/salads and a little piece of chicken/fish and drink warm water with my probiotics and folic acid., Vegetable soup 6.POWER nap 7.Tea time: will be crackers , biscuits no sugar and green tea or any other tea. In between i drink lots of warm water to hydrate myself 8. Dinner: Bread again with vegetable and whatever left over from lunch. Spend time with my children. 9.Night cap DRINK WILL BE COLOSTRUM MILK WITH ALFALFA TABLETS . Once in a while , i indulge myself. like once a month. AFTER 4 MONTHS, my psoriasis is less, no more joint pains except for the fingers which strength is coming back again and able to work and do household chores again. My voice is back and the redness in eyes are less. I can drive now. What happened to me was that i became more prayerful, learnt to appreciate life, blamed less, started thinking positive that i can live a normal life again. I can do squats again and a bit of yoga as well. I take B12 supplements as IT really helps with stress and nerves. never mind what the medical report says, Jesus is my Healer. My story is long but i Hope it helps someone especially on the diet, and make sure you go to toilet everyday. Don't forget to bless your food and pray daily and read the Bible. God Bless You.

In 1997 I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.Went through all the medicine ....methotrexate to end up with embrel. In 2005 I started to change my diet by eliminating sugars, using gluten free, organic produce but what really really made the difference was eliminating all milk product! I am out of medicine since 11 years! Mainly is to be close of nature using fresh veggies and eliminating processed food.

This lady is just so genuine, you can tell she is a beautiful person inside and out. I pray the the creator continue to bless her and her family.

I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 16 yrs, now I am 24. I have been searching for a way to be healed and now I have found the answer: Diet. Watching this video just gave me hope. Thanks

Such an inspirational person. I must admit to becoming over emotional towards the end of this webcast. For a curmudgeonly old man, this is an unusual feeling for me. As someone with RA, this has given me inspiration that maybe one day I can wake up without pain and maybe have a normal life again. Thank you Dr Monica for giving me hope.

Chuck has shown such amazing respect for his guest speaker, Dr Monica. He encouraged Dr Monica & allows her such space to share from the heart. Kudos to Chuck👍👏🏻

I have been recently diagnosed with RA. In my case, there is a genetic component since my mother had it too. It primarily affects my hands and feet. The rheumatologist explained all the different medications and after I did a bit of research, I did not want to go that route. I've been vegan for several years already, so I decided to explore what I could do without medication. I cut out oils, most sugars, processed vegan food, and only drink water or tea. I take a few supplements: B-12 once a week, omega 3/6, vitamin D, and an ACV/turmeric/ginger combo once a day. I know there is no cure, but I feel like I'm in a place where I can manage my symptoms. I really appreciate Dr. Aggarwal for sharing her incredible story. Such a strong and inspiring woman.

Amazing woman and story. Kudos to the interviewer for allowing her to tell her story as well as showing considerable empathy.

I am a psychotherapist here and I appreciate and applaud Chuck for the kind of empathy and sensitivity he possesses and skillfully utilises when needed. Great interview.

Omg! I had similar experience. I had twin preemies and who stayed in the hospital for 10 weeks and my body was in pain. My feet hurt just like she said walking on shattered glass. Bought so many difficult shoes, went to so many doctors and no help. I finally stopped meat, dairy,oil,alcohol and the pain disappeared.

I have RA for almost 13 years now and I had huuge improvements when I switched to whole food plant based diet around 4 years ago. I also gradually reduced my medication and am off Methotrexate, Prednison and Plaquenil now. I looved the interview. Wonderful person and so inspiring! Thank you!! ❤️

Hi I am suffering from rhaumatoid arthritis for 35 years and yesterday I changed my diet hopping to recover. Your experience is really encouraging.

One of the best interviews I have ever heard. Nothing like hearing from someone intelligent and a caring mother who’s been thru this devastating disease and finally overcame it. It gives me hope. Bless her for sharing her journey.

I can relate to her story and how it all started so much .. this was very emotional and well done you For not giving up! I have a rheumatologist that is the same : doesn’t take in consideration anything I say about lifestyle and diet , doesn’t care that arthritis almost disappears when I eat differently and keep stress free as well as exercising, tells me that I will be on meds for life and I just have to accept it! The last Dr that has spoken to me like this was the one that stated that me having over 70% of vitiligo in my body will stay that way or get worse when I was a kid! Plot twist: my melanin started shooting out in every patch on my body and within a year of that talk I had since had only 5-10% of my body with vitiligo ! So with all the respect to those physicians don’t take their word as the last word ! You know yourself and you body! You need to experiment with it and care for it ; most of them will never do because you are just another patient to them! Being strict on diet, doing IF , loosing some weight and keeping active and stress free has made my Rheumatoid arthritis inflammation and aches go from and 8 to a 2/3!! I see it as a phase of life that Will soon be history for me , God is good and your body is your temple !

Praise the Lord for your healing. I am on Prednisone and I asked my physician to reduce the amount I am on by half and he complied, I am so grateful for that.

I appreciate how much the doctor shared of her difficult journey. Very generous

It happened to me after reaching menopause and after a period of tremendous stress...It was very hard. I was not even able to open the door of the house because of the pain in my hands. You are scared to discover that you may not be able to fend for yourself. Now I am studying and learning about other alternative medicines and diet to heal.

Although ALL of the interviews are exceptional, this one with Dr. Aggarwal is so riveting, I will be listening to her story again and again and will definitely purchase her book. Thank you for this program! So grateful.

Thank you for our story. Nutrition is key to health. More doctors need to be trained in it.

I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis my doctor gave me 91 pills and I took the first medication then I stopped. What help me with rheumatoid arthritis is cooking my food at home fresh . My day starts with vitamin D early in the morning then I blend papaya fruit with pineapple yes that smoothie is a miracle and drink that. And I used fresh fruit people. My prescribed me 91 pills a week and now I’m only taking 1 a day I been like this for 4 months and he recently prescribed me a different drug that I haven’t pick up yet . That affects my vision. Now after watching this show I’m goin to be adding somethings to my diet . Cooked your food at home make it fresh you’ll see the difference also push your self to get up don’t get depressed wake up praying and the. Play your favorite music moveeee yes even if you have to push your self don’t stressed that’s one of the worst thing you can do..

Thank you for such an open, honest, RAW, deep interview by a wonderful doctor that has experienced both sides.

I felt like you were explaining MY exact life. Symptoms, physical and mental feelings and medication. Thank you

That was inspiring! Thanks for getting her rundown of what she eats in a day too, it is always so interesting.

Thank you for making this video! Really appreciate hearing from a provider with a medical background who can speak on behalf of the arthritis experience. New subscriber!

This interview brought tears to my eyes. My daughter was diagnosed with RA from about 6 years, she is now 17years old. She was on methotrexate and folic acid. She has overlapping toes and one knee that hurts terribly, even while taking the meds. After doing her own research of the meds she refused to continue with the meds. She doesn't see the rheumatologist anymore. For weeks now she has been in so much pain especially her knee 😭. I have just started her on the moringa capsules. It is so hard just watching her being unable to help herself sometimes. I will be working on a diet change and pray for the best. This interview gave me some hope. 🙏

“Body of Fire” is the most fitting name that only a doctor who had experienced RA could come up with. Thank you for sharing your story; I too went into remission after going plant based. It didn’t happen immediately but it did. It’s been two years and feel I have a new lease on life.

This is sooooo inspiring! Most Rheumatologist don't know what the pain feels like. Thank you for sharing your journey! I am buying all your books! I thank God for your life.

OMG what a testimony! I feel so emotional just listening to Dr. Aggarwal. Thanks for sharing

OMG Dr. Monica, what a fighter, what a survivor. She is an inspiration to all women.

Amazing woman. Thanks for sharing her story, an incredible journey of strength and an inspiration for the rest of us humans ! Congratulations Dr.you are incredible ! Out of this world !

Truly appreciate such amazing sharing by Dr Monica. Even amazing patience & understanding shown by the host, Chuck

You are a very intelligent, beautiful honest woman. Thank you for sharing, many of us need help. Bless you.

Really remarkable lady ! I admire her strength and determination to fight with her problems and manage pregnancies and raising children not forgetting support of her husband! Best part of it is that she found the solution to adapt change in diet👏👏👏👍

10-12 years of extensive education, then 3 kids without breaks, lots of work related to kids (while it seems like there was not much help given from the husband or allowed from her maybe - just a judgment from what I heard of her daily schedule in the morning), and the constant high level of stress for years might have caused the autoimmune disease. Great, that she reversed it, started a clinic, and lived to write a book that can help lots of people!

Learned a lot from this interview. Thank you.

My wife is also Anaesthesiologist and just was diagnosed with RA and I am completely in shock not knowing more about it. Trying to find help for her so she can live normal life . This interview is absolutely helpful for me so I can understand her health .

Wow!! Wow!! I love this thank you, I was just scrolling through and saw it, and because I'm a RA patient I had to watch, because I feel so alone in this , I don't know anyone who has it where I could share experiences , so I'm always looking for videos or reads to help me to learn and understand more of what's happening to me, I suffered for years not knowing what was happening to me and doctors wasn't helping , they even told when they got fed that it's in my head and recommend I see a psychiatrist,I was diagnose when my son was about 2yrs old , he's 11 now and I'm on the methotrexate, meloxicam, caltrate & folic ,my stomach is a mess now and is like my whole system is failing, so much to say but... Really glad I saw this and coming from a doc is a plus, taking notes for my next appointment.🙏

What an inspiration Dr.Monica!!! Thank You For Sharing This Incredible Journey You Have Been On!!I Learned So Much !!💕💕💕💕💕🙏

I was talking yesterday with my coach that I was thinking about stopping my medication (Methrotrexate) for rheumatoid arthritis and having a baby and I found you! Thank you so much for sharing your experience. It gave me idea how to wean off the meds. I am so grateful 💗

SO very inspirational in that we can heal ourselves with food. Whole food is a favorite pasttime of mine for this reason🥕🥜🥬

Dr. Aggarwal - you Rock!!!! My mom has RA I’m going to incorporate this for her. I’m a Physician too. Great job. You have a Wonderful spirit and family! Isaac Alexis M.D.

Very valuable information. Chuck you did a great job in asking relevant questions and Dr Aggarwal gave to the point precise answers. 👍👍

Amazing Mom Amazing doctor Amazing women I ever see !!! you are so so so blessed may GOD bless you and your family more!!!! AMEN

Thanks for the interview of this inspiring story. In the future I may try some running again. I have a good progression of exercises to build some resilience and work up to a good, fast pace.

I started Intermittent Fasting and eating a plant based diet back 15th 2021 of February and it has changed my life. Losing weight was a side effect ,my health has improved and I didn't even have RA. The reason I'm even responding is my sweetheart does have RA and I'm trying to get him to change his eating habits. His nutritional health is my aim and I want him to be able to enjoy life and not think this is how it's going to be for the rest of his life ,I know he can improve his health with a better diet. His doctors do what most other doctors have done by saying take these medications and prepare to live this way until.......... I refuse to believe this because I know better ,and I know that there are nutritional factors that need to be address in his diet , I just need to get him to see and understand that these medications are only a temporary bandaid and not a way to heal the body.

Thank you Dr. Monica Aggarwal for your story. I work with a lot of mums in a very high pressure and very corporate team and your phenomenal drive and personal experience has expanded my respect for "professional motherhood" even more than ever before. The modern working world can be so much better for mums (and parents generally tbh). Beyond the more obvious and direct lack of workplace support for mums there is another less obvious bias. That is that the partners of male employees in particular are grossly disrespected, ignored and insulted whenever male employees are denied any form of parental support or consideration. This simply assumes its the partners' place to provide all childcare and forces too much on mums only - when in fact dads could AND SHOULD be able to help more and "be there" more for their partner and their family.

Thank you for this. I really appreciate how real Dr A was about her experience. It was heartbreaking but also very hopeful. Thanks again!

Hope burns eternal!….Monica Aggarwsl & Chuck Carroll bring those w/RA to such a beautiful vantage point where they can choose the road less taken. Profound thanks

Wish I would have heard this years ago. I'm turning 60 in a few months. I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 6. I recently was told I have Hashimotos. I quit seeing my Rheumatologist and quit meds for almost a year and ended up suffering in the end. I am back on meds and seeing a new Rheumatologist, however she does not believe I will ever be med free even on WFPB lifestyle. .Thank you for sharing your journey Dr. Agrarian and Chuck for hosting. I feel there may still be hope for me.

This extremely highly trained cardiologist would not go against her specialist doctor. Wow, that's amazing.

Truly an amazing and intelligent doctor, so humble , simple and determined to find her cure. I love to hear more on auto immune issues especially in hypothyroidism. Thank you.

The burnout triggers illness. One can not have it all. No matter how spiritually advanced one is. Surrendering is all. To a higher power.

I feel like she is talking about my life and timeline ( except I'm not a doctor) but I have 3 kids and by the time this started happening 37. I was getting divorced and all the symptoms I related to my stress or depression. But the coming and going of pain in random joints is so spot on. I should probably get checked for this. I'm now getting pain in my heart.

I had something very similar happen to me after i had my third baby. Only that as well as the debilitating join pain i also had a burning rash all over my body and really bad conjuntivitis. Doctors kept giving me anti-allergy pills and injections. My body was in total chaos attacking itself. Thankfully steroids got rid of most of it but now 10 years later i still have some residual pains specially when i’m tired and stressed. Thank you so much for this interview.

She is so right.......change is hard but it’s better than the alternative 🙌🏽🙌🏽💕💕💕💕💕💕

An amazing and very inspirational story! A remarkable person, Dr. Aggarwal! Kudos to her!

Thanks so much for sharing! Truly inspiring for all that won't give up trying to heal ourselves naturally. Doctor heal thyself literally!

You surely asked all the right questions n it surely was an eye opener for me too..thank you Chuck

Such a remarkable story! Thanks for sharing. So happy that she’s doing better.

Sincerity and integrity is emanating from every word of the doctor .Dr Monica ,if I am not wrong,I have seen you in programme of Dr k.k.agarwal.A lot of affection and good wishes for your onward journey.

I appreciate her honesty

Wow, I am tearing up listening to her being unable to pick up and nurse her baby. 😢 OMG!

This is such an amazing story and she is such an amazing person. As a mother who was blessed to be able to nurse all 3 of my children, it really hit me right where hurts when she described having to walk away from her crying child.

Thank you so much specially for sharing your personal journey through the RA condition and healing self and complete remission. This will heal so many suffering from RA. Great doctor you are. I am going to tell my daughter to contact you soon, truly remarkable you are 🙏

What a phenomenal story of perseverance and courage in the face of such adversity. I will recommend this story to someone I know of who had rheumatoid arthritis. I myself have now been plant based for three months. After 17 years of chronic pain, I am finally pain and medication free. Pico from Queensland Australia

Wow! What an inspiration! I have just been referred to Rheumatology for possible RA. I can only hope and pray that the doctors will be anywhere near as knowledgeable and understanding as this. I really wish her and her family well for the future. Thank you SO much.

I appreciated her comments on miscarriages. My ob was also so rude after two back to back miscarriages. I left that practice afterward and never went back to her.

seeing a medical doctor to talk about overcoming RA ending with weaning off medication is really inspiring ! I have seen many doctor who are just interested in treating you with medication, but not healing you.

You are a great interviewer, you listen gave the doctor sufficient time to speak without interuption.

Thank you for sharing your testimony ❤️🙏🏽

Incedible, dr. Monica! This interview has really and truely inspired me, since I too suffer from Rheumatoid Arithritis. As a mother, What I can say is you are a real example for us to follow. So patient and so persistant and so commited that you could acomplish such a tough mission, and Iam sure that your dear husband had alot to contribute too, like you said. Well, as anfellow woman, I must say Iam realy proud of you. Thankyou for the good lesson and please do keep on taking care of your good self. Bless you.

Thank you for your inspirational life experiance.I had very similar times in my life.We are what we eat...choose...and think.Thank you , you are one of a kind who realised nutrition...rest...forgiving yourself...releasing total control...most of all loving life...you can now share all the wisdom with the world.God bless you Doctor.🇬🇧♥️🇬🇧

Monica, listening at you I had a smile from ear to ear and tears i n my eyes. Such a WOMAN and ADMIRABLE HUMAN BEING . I have heart problems; wish you were my doctor. I live in Australia.

Informative, I am finding myself in similar position at 65, I'll investigate my gut and also liver,kidneys, and pancreas. You have an excellent program here.

Can totally relate to Dr Agrawal’s climbing stairs experience. My autoimmune journey started in early 30s after my first born and 22 years later RA stuck. I avoid Gluten along with everything else the Dr said. Hope to get off meds eventually. My rheumatologist is extremely supportive.

I have reached the the age of 65, and because of several moves, I have found doctors reluctant to rely on previous medical history. So I have pushed on, without the medical degree, but full of hope and a desire to raise my children near their remaining grandmother. Except for lots of pain, my health is finally improving slowly, although I have lived near my Mom for 15 without a definitive diagnosis. It’s mainly an assortment of immune-related issues, just lacking an umbrella. But when you have hope, and I also have strong faith, then there is always a reason to will out! I guess that is my umbrella!

Great interview! The way you tell your story is very down to earth and can relate to so many.

What an inspiration she is amazing woman .

I really appreciated this kind of video

I’m inspired, I’m blown away with admiration, had my 1st child 22 years ago and with 1 kidney have had gout arthritis since. I’m burnt out, I’m an artist and in hand therapy , unable to create anything for a year. Vegetarian for 17 years. Vegan for 3 years but eating processed foods ,not eating alkaline enough. But thinking if you can pull yourself out of that downwards spiral with everything you had to contend with. I must be able to at least improve my situation to some degree😊Thanks. Will be experimenting with huge salads😂✌️🙌✨

Very serious story of a lady cardiologist and faced the multiple medicine troubles given for her RA..ultimately good balanced diet brought down all RA troubles...true story , learnt multiple lessons from this cardiologist ..thank you for such a emotional video about life troubles of lady cardiologist....lots of thanks from Chennai. 🙏

Ive watched my mum really suffer with rheumatoid since she was only 30years old. Shes had numerous operations (some not successful) shes had spinal fusion bones skimmed eye ops even had to have some of her toes cut off due to severe pain and now at almost 70 she has given up she is so depressed with the constant pain and lack of care from her doctors and rheumatologists i really wish she had learned to heal like this remarkable woman. Its broke my heart watching my mum suffer so bad and really wish they could get a cure for this awful disease x

Thank you so much for your candid interview and honesty. I suffer daily. I’m in so much pain and I’ve been praying for the solution to my problem. Thank you both.

Thank You so much for this interview. It's a blessing and refreshing to hear doctors come on here and tell us there is a healthy alternative. Our food is our true medicine.

You did amazing Dr! You are a hero!

Nice Guest. She has to teach other doctors about her experience

Fabulous interview! THANK YOU....I looked up Dr. Fasano also and listened to some interviews with him also.

❤️God Bless You Dr. Aggarwal Thank You for sharing❤️

I learnt so much from dr.Monica Garwal’s interview she is assume I been suffering after my daughter birth lots of pain I’m going to change my diet thanks huge thanks to dr. Monica

Great information from this Doctor.

Awesome interview. I sent it to two of my friends. 🙏

I've been diagnosed with authoritish. All my joints started hurting. I happened to get covid, and one of the effects was, all my joints stopped hurting. It was as if i went back to normal, but once I started feeling better, it all came back. I commented on another RU-vid channel, and one person replied that the same thing happened to that individual. I haven't finished watching this video yet, but I hope it gives me some hope to rid myself of this. The pain is almost unbearable.

Wow. Great story. I may have RA and been vegan for quite a while but I can see i need to improve it. Very inspiring. What a powerful being.

really loved this one..it was so interesting

Monica, your story made me cry. I can so relate to the pain that you had. I have RA and I am controlling it by diet and exercise. My diet is a lot more strict than yours and it is working but not good enough yet. I’ve been working at it for 3 1/2 years now. I am hopeful. Thank you so much for sharing, it really has validated me.

Thank you so much for sharing this testimony. Have been fighting RA for several years and I 100% understand everything she went through. Great Job!!!

My rheumatologist is treating me for RA and fibromyalgia, before that my GP was treating me for MCTD. I went through years as a sickly child and young adult and it was and is horrifying. I went to the hospital so much because of the pain and flares where I thought I was dying only to be told by doctors my heart or brain is okay because the pain in those areas where so scary.. I was so fareful as the flares of the muscles and joints are terrible. M body would feel so hot and like glass cutting inside every organ...Sigh. I feel as ease when someone in the medical understand and goes through something like this as it helps them be more empathetic towards their patients because at times majority are very cold and say its anxiety and its in our head. I'm glad I found this video and I hope you continue to do well. Thanks for the relief and confort while I listened to you.