Hey, Darryn:
It is in "...Cross-Tolerance Hypothesis" paper:
Actually one of the wrong-way patients was ratted out by his son years after the study: "Dad always has a potato with dinner; says it is not really a proper
meal without it." For purely scientific purposes, Ebringer kept him in the chart.
The instructions were to "follow the London AS Diet as closely as possible but within your comfort level."
ESR tzero and t+nine months.
I say it does not work for every patient, but what removes their subjectivity? ESR for patients who indicate disease activity, but the better tests are not available.
So if a person goes from ESR=77 to ESR=53 after nine months, will they be aware they are getting any better? When the pain needle is pegged, it is difficult to tell and in this case way too subjective. Some of these people will take over 2 years to become pain-free thanks to diet. That is why it is better to start off much more strict.
It is very easy for people to get frustrated even before 9 months, but especially if they are not more strict than the LSD.
bon appetit,
John
