Melanie Craffey and
her two sisters
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Thank you very much for your letter of concern. (Ed. Young college students
often get arthritis also with their heavy consumption of nightshades.)
You mentioned coming across a letter from my grandmother who is a recently
diagnosed arthritic. When I was diagnosed as an arthritic in January 1995,
she was eager to help me. I was 17 years old at the time and the
rheumatism was causing unbearable pain. She had heard of your ideas
through a friend of hers and urged me to try it. We attended a seminar you
gave at Apple Ridge Country Club in New Jersey, November 1995, and I became
determined. It was tough eliminating the nightshades from my diet, but
with the hope that it would work (none of the anti-inflammatory drugs had worked
so far), I decided to give it the "good old college try."
I haven't completely eliminated caffeine or chocolate (those are the tough
ones!), but everything else has become strictly forbidden. I never go
through an entire day without some pain. However, I have noticed a drastic
difference in my mobility and energy level. I have done a couple of
experiments with myself to test the Diet. On one occasion I ate half a
dozen buffalo wings with spicy BBQ sauce. The next day I could barely
walk! About two months ago I decided to give in and have a couple of
slices of pizza with my friends. For the next 48 hours I was in such
excruciating pain that I can't even begin to put it into words. These
experiences have convinced me of the importance for arthritics to avoid the
nightshades at all costs. I've made a life-long promise to myself to stay
rigidly to the Diet and encourage all those I come across to do the same.
Thank you again for your concern and extreme inspiration.
Melanie F. Craffey
New Milford, NJ |