Bioactive Food as Dietary Interventions for Arthritis and Related Inflammatory Diseases: The Alkaline Way-Integrative Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Conditions

Excerpted from the recent book contribution by Senior Fellow Dr. Russell M. Jaffe, MD, Ph.D., CCN investigating the use of bioactive food as a therapeutic intervention for arthritis and related inflammatory diseases, this chapter focuses on the benefical aspects of the Alkaline Way in the integrated management of rheumatoid arthritis, etc.
Decades of research on immune function have shown that healthy immune systems are tolerant, resilient, responsive, and competent. Conversely, unhealthy immune systems tend to be intolerant, restricted, indiscriminate, and imbalanced. Yet at present, despite our expanded knowledge of immune function, autoimmune (AI) disorders and chronic illness are becoming more and more prevalent. In the US, for example, more than half of all adults and a rapidly growing proportion of children experience some type of health condition that reflects immune compromise.

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