Behcets disease is considered incurable. Learn how to cure it with diet.

Behçet's disease is common in the Middle East, Asia, and Japan. Behçet's disease develops mostly in people in their 20's and 30's. Behçet's disease results from damage to blood vessels throughout the body, particularly veins. Most symptoms of the disease are caused by vasculitis (an inflammation of the blood vessels). The four most common symptoms are: mouth sores, genital sores, inflammation inside the eye, and skin disorders. Inflammation inside of the eye occurs in more that half of those with Behçet's disease and can cause blurred vision, pain, and redness. Other symptoms may include arthritis, blood clots, and inflammation in the central nervous system and digestive organs.

However, the disease mostly involves the following organs: eyes (blurred vision, eye sores), mouth (mouth sores), skin (skin sores, lesions, ulcerated nodules and redness), lungs (lung hemorrhage), joints (arthritis with no joint damage), brain (brain inflammation), genitals (genital sores) and GI tract (ulcers, abdominal pain, diarrhea and bleeding).

Traditional Behcets disease treatments

There is no chemical drug cure for Behçet's disease so it is considered incurable by western medicine. Traditional treatment typically focuses on reducing discomfort and preventing serious complications, these treatments are topical and oral medications. Corticosteroids that suppress the immune system is often prescribed to treat inflammation. Behçet's is a chronic disease that recurs. Patients may have periods of remission when symptoms go away temporarily. Some patients may live somewhat normal lives, but others may become blind or severely disabled. The goal of this traditional treatment is to try to reduce discomfort and try to prevent serious complications such as disability from arthritis or blindness.

Behcets disease and eastern medicine

All symptoms of Behcets disease are extreme YIN (swelling, redness, ulcers, bumps, sores and bleeding). In eastern medicine there is no such thing as an autoimmune illness. The human body is an intricate marvel that can not attack itself. The disease is most likely triggered by a virus during a period of lowered immunity. Extreme YIN foods such as sugar and other sweets are the main factors in this illness developing as they lower immunity and eventually leave the body defenseless against invading organisms.

Behcets disease natural alternative treatment and cure

Food is always best medicine. Because behcets disease is an extreme yin illness, it is treated with a diet that contains plenty of yang foods. With the right diet the progress of Behcets disease stops within weeks and the immunity level is gradually raised to the point of overcoming the illness completely within a few months depending on how far the disease has progressed before beginning the diet plan. As the diet gradually eliminates any and all infections, swelling, redness and ulcers begin to recede slowly but surely. With time, Behcetes disease is completely curable with the proper foods. We have treated several cases of Behcets disease with remarkable results and eventual cure.

Behcets disease and macrobiotics

Most people have come to believe that macrobiotics means eating exotic Japanese foods. This is a misconception. To cure Behcets disease naturally you do not have to eat Japanese foods. You have to first understand the principles of natural balance explained in macrobiotics in order to understand what eating and living habits have led you to develop Behcets disease. Then, macrobiotic principles will help you determine what foods you will have to eat in order to cure Behcets disease naturally. Read If macrobiotics means eating locally grown foods, why are we eating Japanese foods?

If you are a behcets disease patient and tried macrobiotics (particularly the #7 diet) but found it did not work for you, then the foods you have selected are not appropriate for your condition. Please read: The standard macrobiotic diet does not work for some people. Why?

Behcets disease and the food pyramid

It is true that food is best medicine to cure Behcets disease naturally. But some foods help cure Behcets disease and some make the condition worse. The food pyramid is only a general guideline and does not provide any specific information on the natural treatment and cure of Behcets disease.

Behcets disease and vitamin and mineral supplements

Food is best medicine. With a carefully designed diet plan to cure Behcets disease naturally there is really no need for vitamin and mineral supplements. Some vitamin and mineral supplements can have adverse side effects on a Behcets disease patient when taken randomly or in large doses, especially supplements that contain vitamins and minerals of the YIN type such as vitamin C. It is advisable to avoid taking any supplements altogether for all behcets disease patients. And beware of alleged miracle cures in far away lands.

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Are you skeptical of this treatment and cure for behcets disease? This is natural, but please read: back to the roots.

This is not a sales pitch for an expensive herbal concoction or an exotic supplement. Principles explained above are the laws of nature, and illness is simply the cumulative result of violating these laws. Even Hippocrates said: Thy food shall be thy remedy. It is also mentioned in the Chinese book of internal medicine: What can not be cured with medicine, can only be cured with food. Food really is your best medicine if the illness is Behcets disease or almost anything else.

If you decide to treat Behcets disease naturally with the right diet, you can order a consultation with us from the top of this page. We can help by providing the appropriate diet plan, and you would not be alone traveling this road! Read about what many famous western doctors said about Food is Best Medicine. And keep in mind that we offer seminars worldwide about nutrition, the art of health and macrobiotics.

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