RHUMATIOD ARTHRITIS – WEEKLY DIET PLAN
- January 14, 2022
- Posted by Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh
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Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation in the joints, resulting in painful deformity and immobility especially in the fingers, feet, and ankles.
In Ayurveda RA has been described as known as Aamvata. It is a condition in which there is vitiation of Vata dosha and Excessive Ama formation in the body that obstructs the joints, causing Shula (pain) & Shotha(swelling). So Diet mainly focuses on decreasing the ama ( free radicals ) in the body and mainly vata shamak ahara.
Several studies show that people with RA are constantly seeking to ease their symptoms with food and dietary supplements. Increasing your intake of fiber from fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain may also help in reducing the inflammation and provide relief from other associated symptoms also.
| SUNDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | Oats + 1 glass milk(toned) |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size pear |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice+2 chapati + 1/2 cup rasam+1/2 cup cabbage sabji |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea + 2-3 biscuits |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 2 bajra roti + 1cup Moong dal + 1/2 plate cucumber salad |
| MONDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1/2 cup cornflakes in 1 glass milk(toned) |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 1 medium size guava |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 2-3 bajra roti + Mix vegetable + salad |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea+2-3 biscuits |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 2 jowar roti+1/2 cup cauliflower curry + salad |
| TUESDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 dosa + 1/2 cup sambhar(less dal) + 1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | Vegetable soup |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice + 2 jowar roti+ brinjal sabji + 1/2 cup rasam |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea + 2-3 biscuits |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 2 chapati + lauki methi curry + ½ plate salad |
| WEDNESDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 uthappam + 2tsp methi chutney + 1 glass milk/1 cup tea(toned) |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | fruit salad ( avoid citrus fruit) |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 2 -3 chapati + 1 cup french beans sabji+ salad |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup Sabudana khichdi |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 jawar roti + 1cup pumpkin vegetable |
| THURSDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 1 cup upma with vegetables + 1 glass milk/1 cup tea(toned) |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm musk melon |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice + 2 jowar roti + 1/2 cup bottle gourd sabji + 1/2 cup rasam |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup green tea + 2-3 biscuits |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 3 bajra rot i+ 1/2 cup ridge gourd(thori) curry + 1/2 cup cucumber salad |
| FRIDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | 2 paratha(aloo/gobhi/methi) with 2 tsp green chutney + 1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100gm pomegranate |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice + 2 chapati + 1 cup capsicum sabji |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | 1 cup sabudana kheer |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 2 chapati +1 cup tuvar dal + cucumber salad |
| SATURDAY | |
| Breakfast (8:00-8:30AM) | Vegetable sandwich with 4 brown bread slices + banana, cucumber, onion, lettuce + 1 glass milk(toned)/ 1 cup tea |
| Mid-Meal (11:00-11:30AM) | 100 gm. of pineapple |
| Lunch (2:00-2:30PM) | 1 cup brown rice + 2 jowar chapati + 1/2 cup rasam + 1/2 cup ivy gourd (parmal) sabji + 1 glass buttermilk |
| Evening (4:00-4:30PM) | Vegetable soup |
| Dinner (8:00-8:30PM) | 2 bajra roti + 1 cup masoor dal + 1/2 cup cucumber salad |
- DO’S AND DONT’S WHILE FOLLOWING DIET PLAN FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Do’s:
- Include high calcium rich foods (beans, milk, cheese, tofu, fish, and dry fruits)
- Eat fresh, vegetables and fruits every day.
- Prefer homemade foods over outside foods.
- Do check for iodine content on food labels.
- Include omega-3 rich foods such as fish, walnuts, almonds, flax seeds, olive oil, and canola oil.
Don’ts: - Avoid consumption of caffeinated products.
- Limit the intake of phosphorus containing foods such as meat, soft drinks.
- Never consume Iron rich foods along with calcium rich foods because they cause malabsorption.
- Avoid high levels of oxalic acid food such as spinach, collard greens, sweet potatoes, rhubarb and beans to prevent calcium absorption.
- Do not consume calcium rich foods along with these foods.
DIET THAT CAN BE TAKEN IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
- Cereals & cereal products – Ragi, bajra, whole wheat flour.
- Pulses & Legumes – Lentils, peas, chickpeas, tuvar dal, kidney beans, soy beans.
- Fruits & Vegetables – Custard apples, chikus, apple, white jamun, grapes, oranges, carrots, beetroots, bottle gourd, bitter gourds, spinach, Indian spinach, colocasia, drumsticks, yam, taro, tapioca, coriander leaves, celery, spring onions, garlic, ginger.
- Milk & milk products – Milk liquid, cottage, ghee, custard.
- Meat, Fish and Poultry – Sweet and salt water fishes, eggs, Chicken.
- Nuts & Oils – Almonds, raisins, pista, walnuts, vegetable oil, mustard oil.
- Fortified breakfast cereals, juices, milk products etc.
Dr. Vaidya Karanvir Singh is the younger Vaidya in Chandigarh Ayurved & Panchakarma Centre. He is the fourth generation in his family who is practicing as a general consultant in Ayurved & Panchakarma treatment at Chandigarh. In his practice, he had treated more than 1 Lakh Plus patients worldwide.