The Fermentation Process: Pickled Ginger, Day 4

I'm also pickling some fresh ginger root. It's a little bubbly today and smells great. I'll be posting the recipe and video soon!

The Fermentation Process: Pickling Cucumbers, Day 5

Today the cucumbers smell delicious and are letting out a lot of bubbles when I press on the weight. They might be done fermenting soon. Keep an eye out for the recipe!

Emotional barriers that can some times keep people from healing their arthritis. Was my hands on healing video helpful to you?

Hands on Healing with Barbara Allan: Try this non dominant hand exercise for emotional healing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_QKbq76848

Read my article about setting resolutions that work: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/new_years_resolutions.htm

If you want to successfully heal your arthritis, it's important to set positive, achievable goals. http://pinterest.com/pin/13933080067558952/

Poll: After starting the ALCAT diet, how long has it taken you to heal? http://www.squidoo.com/conqueringarthritis/159416460

Homemade Sour Pickles, Day 1

I'll be posting the recipe and video for making these delicious fermented cucumbers soon!

I'm working on some new articles and videos this week... keep an eye out!

As long as cabbage is one of your safe foods, it makes a delicious and highly nutritious vegetable broth. http://pinterest.com/pin/13933080067529179/

Therapeutic fasting eliminates food triggers and the pain and inflammation that come with them so the body can heal. This video teaches to make vegetable broth from scratch, an important fasting skill. It is important to use only vegetables in your broth that are not likely triggers for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W6hGWDUSzU

Making juices for therapeutic fasting continues... Squash and parsley juice experiment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mnFnfm01e0

Cabbage can be an excellent vegetable to juice when fasting. http://pinterest.com/pin/13933080067519268/

Watch this video to learn how to make fresh vegetable juices, an important skill for fasting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKS13q71ZLA

Therapeutic fasting is an important part of successfully treating arthritis. It helps you eliminate and identify food triggers so you can stop inflammation and pain.

The ALCAT Test takes the guess work out of identifying your food and chemical sensitivities. Read more about how the ALCAT Test can help you conquer your arthritis here: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/alcat/index.htm

As long as the immune system is being exposed to them, whether it be through what you've eaten, inhaled, or applied to your skin, you will continue to experience inflammation and pain. But when you eliminate all of your sensitivities... you eliminate your pain and fatigue too.

There are two main barriers that keep people from healing their arthritis. The first is not identifying every one of your food and chemical sensitivities. http://pinterest.com/pin/13933080067505517/

Yes! There is still hope for healing! http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/digestive-enzymes/msg369/

I'm making my Conquering Arthritis Course even better... check out the new syllabus to see how what you will learn can heal your arthritis: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/the-conquering-arthritis-course-syllabus

Do you have any advice for Eve? http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/please-introduce-yourself!/ra-since-1995-two-fusions-and-now-crp-17-40-what%27s-next/msg356/

Is candida an underlying problem of your arthritis? Share what's helping you and get advice from other people battling candida: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/yeast-(candida-albicans)/candida-diet/msg363/

If you have a food sensitivity to papaya or just need an additional digestive aid source for your rotation, try bromelain. It's an enzyme found in pineapple that also helps break down protein. http://www.livestrong.com/article/265471-pineapple-bromelain

Read more about papaya here: http://www.livestrong.com/article/292501-what-are-the-benefits-of-the-papaya-enzyme-papain/

Eating papaya or taking papain supplements (a natural digestive enzyme found in papaya) is one way to improve your digestion and heal leaky gut, an underlying cause of arthritis. Share your digestive aid suggestions and experiences on the arthritis forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/digestive-enzymes/

You can also make your own rice-free and gluten-free soba noodles from buckwheat flour: http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2009/05/homemade-buckwheat-soba-noodles-gluten-free.html

Explore tradition Asian cuisine to satisfy your gluten-free pasta cravings. Glass noodles are often made from mung beans or sweet potatoes - gluten and rice free! http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/rice/rice-free-gluten-free-noodles/

Besides pain, fatigue is another overwhelming problem for arthritis. It's important to do what you can in the moment and to push yourself just the right amount. You want to rebuild your strength and stamina without throwing yourself into an arthritis flare. Get some new ideas and share what exercises and activities have worked for you on the arthritis forum. http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/stamina-problems-and-fatique/msg342/

And... she's on Pinterest too! Follow Barbara on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/barbaraallan/

Barbara Allan is now on Google Plus! https://plus.google.com/109199142133299722994

Share your experience and get answers to your questions about eating an alkalizing diet on the arthritis forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/alkaline-diet/

Test your pH to determine if you would benefit from an alkalizing diet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6bXnFFukvA

Here's the correct url for the video about arthritis diets. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8M1Sd7C9hg

There are several types of diets that can help heal arthritis. One is an alkalizing diet. Because arthritis is a disease of acidity, this can help bring the body's systems back into balance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8M1Sd7C9

Share your experience with omega-3 and inflammation on the arthritis forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/overweight/msg345/

What are the roles of omega 3 and 6 in inflammation? http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/oemga_6_and_inflammation.htm

Vitamin D can support immune function and bone health for people with arthritis, so long as they don't have a sensitivity to the source material. Have vitamin D supplements helped or hindered your arthritis healing? Share your experience on the arthritis forum. http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/new-poster-with-psoriatic-arthritis/msg348/

If you haven't gotten a chance to listen to my interview with Patrick Timpone yet, listen to or download the interview here: http://www.oneradionetwork.com/health/barbara-allan-conquering-arthritis-what-doctors-dont-tell-you-because-they-dont-know-april-9-2012/

Could a hormone imbalance be influencing your RA? http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/hormone_rheumatoid.htm

If you have questions about pregnancy and RA, join the discussion on the arthritis forum: http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/general-arthritis-discussion/pregnancy-and-ra/

Women with RA often experience a remission while pregnant. Read more here: http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/rheumatoidnpreg.htm

Ask your arthritis treatment questions on Sharecare and get them answered by myself and many other arthritis experts: http://www.sharecare.com/user/barbara-allan

Congratulations Adam! He's been pain-free for months! http://conqueringarthritis.com/arthritistreatmentforum/personal-updates-and-feedback/it-worked!/

Knowing the many hidden sources of gluten isn't just important if you have Celiac disease. Gluten can also be an underlying sensitivity for arthritis. http://www.conqueringarthritis.com/articles/glutenfree_celiacdisease.htm