If only it were that simple.

Many of us have idiopathic neuropathy, that is to say we have been examined by mainstream medical doctors and they did not find a cause. There is no evidence...at least in terms of the way this word is typically used by the medical community...no evidence of anything reversing idiopathic neuropathy.

We therefore try things for which there is anecdotal evidence, that is someone has claimed something worked, a case here, a case there. Also we try protocols for which there are claims to reversing other diseases or improving health in general.

Going gluten-free is one of these protocols with many claims of disease reversal (mostly digestive I believe), although your MD will not tell you this because he probably does not know about it since it is outside of the curriculum taught in medical school. Other healing protocols that have some claims, that I can think of at the moment are vegan, raw vegan, vegetarian, vegetarian with fish, low-carb, Gerson therapy, traditional foods, organic, meditation, & emotional therapies. There are others.

My personal belief, after hearing and reading much and examining the evidence, is that the best course of action for preventing and reversing a wide variety of diseases is eating vegan, as much raw as possible, organic if you can afford it, eating a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, & fermented foods; abundant aerobic and strength-training exercise, toxin avoidance, abundant hydration, stress management with meditation, guided imagery, etc, & abundant love and social support. I'm probably forgetting something. I'm not saying this is what I do, but is the ideal that I strive for.

Now I am reading a book called "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" by Weston A. Price, DDS. Dr. Price traveled the world in the 1930's a 1940's (approx.) and found that many, many primitive societies (including American Indians) appeared to be in quite excellent health without contact with modern societies and their foods. So far in what I have read, he mainly based this on their teeth and facial structure, and on general appearance, and lack of apparent disease. He found that at the points of contact with modern society, which he generally calls the "white man," dental health especially declines in the first generation that begins eating these more-processed foods such as sugar and white flour. The teeth become more crowded for example because of a facial narrowing, and dental caries (cavities) is rampant. The book is full of photos of people's teeth. Indeed the teeth of the primitive peoples look very nice. These days most people's teeth are crowded, crooked, and there is no room for the wisdom teeth, the 3rd molars as dentists call them. It is a very interesting book.

Does this seem a bit strange to anyone that we do not have enough room in our mouths for all of our teeth and some of them must be surgically removed? Something is wrong with this picture. I recently asked an orthodontist why he/she though this might be the case, and he/she said "I don't know" and quickly moved to a different topic. The mainstream doctors of today are not interested in the "why's", they just treat the symptoms and move on.
Ron