Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disorder that may affect many tissues and organs, but principally attacks flexible (synovial) joints.
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Seamus Mullen, a chef and owner of the New York City-based restaurant Tertulia, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 2007.
He turned to traditional medicine to alleviate his symptoms, which worked quickly."I would get a tremendous pain in my joint, whether it was in my shoulder or my wrist or my knee – it would get very swollen, and it would hurt more than you can imagine," Mullen said.Mullen was a finalist on the Food Network's Next Iron Chef , but a RA flare-up made it difficult for him to finish the show.He began to question whether the food he ate was affecting his symptoms."Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease, and our immune system directly responds to the food that we eat," Mullen said. "We are what we eat – literally."Foods to feel better So Mullen started experimenting with the foods he loved – and it turned out his favorites made him feel healthier.That's how his book, Hero Foods: How Cooking With Delicious Things Can Make Us Feel Better was created."I'd r...Diseases that strike different parts of the body—and that don't seem to resemble each other at all—may actually have a lot in common.Scientists have identified the g...
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