Wally,
But they aren't different.
Is it not an oxymoron to say that people with AS don't have symptoms of AS? "Obviously the non-diet people do not have them."
Well, what are they doing in that AS excercise group? Were they bored?
We see that on this websight all the time. Yikes. I mean, HOW DO THEY KNOW, THEY DON'T FOLLOW THE DIET ANYWAY?
What is the human body made of? And how does the body get its raw materials to metabolize into human form?
Why does veterinary science support the diet/disease connection? Have you ever fed a sick pet or horse a different diet and/or nutraceutical and seen stunning results? Was the pet or horse capable of faking the results?
The physicians don't experience the symptoms, therefore, they do not believe in the connection, either. Their fatal error is one of assumption that the arthritic body is like theirs. Most physicians' experiences with arthritis patients is going to be with either rheumatoid or osteo, probably neither of which responds to NSD/LSD the way AS does. For statistical purposes, we almost don't exist. We are a blip on the radar.
I don't think they are "simply" wrong. I think they are complicated wrong. I don't think I am completely correct either. Because from a scientific veiwpoint, I can only present a hypothesis (diet is a strong factor in disease progression) and then seek facts to prove or disprove it. Since we have no clones, we cannot test the diet theory to meet current standards of proof. I think the sticking point is that the powers that be want to prove the actual mechanism by which the diet works. I don't like this. At times total understanding does not make something work better. Look at how many thousands of people manage to tape television shows without understanding how the *&^%$-ing VCR really works. We at best, even with an excellent survey, are going to presenting mostly anecdotal evidence.
However, I am certainly not going to sit around waiting for the "proof" to be presented to me if my personal experiences seem to support the theory. I am thrilled that some of the ideas considered far out 10 years ago regarding diet and disease are slowly being proved more likely to be true.
