I would simply suggest that not all diseases are either caused by nutritional imbalances nor cured by changing one. 's diet. The origin of Dupuytren's is at this time unknown; suggestions that it is caused by diet are just that, suggestions. A sample size of one (the alkaline study), even with a control, is scientifically untenable.

This site as been an excellent source of information - it is where I found out about Dr. Charles Eaton, who subsequently successfully treated me. I would hate to think that it would lead some to risk trying unproven nutritional regimes, rather than seeking treatment from a trained hand surgeon.

Steve Abrams

Having studied nutrition for several years I can assure you my diet is no where near extreme, risky, or imbalanced.

Having said that I will admit my diet previous to my most recent change included many boxed products, what I would call the lazy mans informed vegan diet. As most know we don't always practice what we preach or do what we know is best for us.

Example of foods I use to eat in one day:
Breakfast:
Soy milk with 2 cups of kashi cereal with raisens, almonds, and walnuts added on top.
1 banana

Lunch:
Frozen burrito (Amy's brand)
Large slice of 9 grain bread with organic peanut butter
another piece of fruit

Dinner:
Amys canned soups or other frozen dinner foods
Another large slice of bread

Random through day:
Tons of water
soy ice cream
if I happen to cook for myself "the foxes favorite Udon" with some tofu thrown in.


I am simply doing what I should have been doing all along, eating more raw, and slightly warmed vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, and grains.

Example of foods eaten in one day now:
Oatmeal with almonds, pumpkin seeds, and walnuts on top

Fruits:
Tomato
banana
apple
pear
cherries
berries (several types)
grapes
kiwi

Vegetables:
asparagus
Romain
Kale
spinach
collard greens
green beans
snap peas
sugar green beans
beats
achoi
dandelion greens
spring onion
ginger
garlic
avocado

Grains:
still eat that 9 grain bread once in a while
soba noodles

Other:
some soymilk
natto
kimchi
miso
tofu
mushrooms (several types)
water
green tea (brewed from whole leaves)

And this is an average day for me now, eating one serving of each of these foods. I fail to see how this is not healthy. As I start to increase my physical activity I will increase my calories taken in as carbs and proteins taken in. A lot of this food isnt cooked, and if it is then it does its still very crisp just warmed and eaten with raw foods.

While you suggest diet might not work against DD I have been planning this switch for a while now as I wanted to be sure I would get everything I need each day. Having done more research into "alkaline" diets I came across alan pratt who had DD but reversed it with dieting and primarily detoxing through fasting, a step I have not taken and will research more before trying.

I would like to thank wasabipixels for the posts. I'm glad to see that discussion of diet and it's affect on this disease is part of the dialogue, and if anyone is making a difference with their diet - it's well worth it to consider.

The type of diet that wasabipixels is talking about is similar to the ones that are recommended to anyone seriously interested in cleaning up their health and their metabolisms. Vegan type of diets do have an affect on how the body functions and ages and are pursued for many reasons. To think that they don't have an impact is also to think that we can spend our lives eating sugar and junk food and our bodies will not be affected.

I have altered my diet toward removing acidic and inflammatory foods and I do feel a difference - especially eliminating sugar. When I eat things that are not healthy for me, I also feel it in my hands. It might take a few meals, but it adds up and before I know it my hands start aching.

I would never say that this problem was caused by diet and I am not really thinking that a diet can cure it, but if we are pursuing all medical means to slow down or reverse the progression of this problem, why not start with what you eat???

It can contain gluten but its not as refined as other gluten products.

Wheat berries and whole rolled oats are the only grains I am really consuming regularly.
BUT I have found a way to cheat, if I want say udon noodles, (made with rice, salt and water) since rice produces an acidity in your blood when digested all you have to do is eat alkaline foods at the same time. Like seaweed, shitaki mushrooms, leaks, onions, carrots, all of which commonly accompany udon to begin with :)

So yeah I still get some gluten but I am trying not to eat processed foods, I have even started to switch my udon for soba noodles, which I can even make myself. But it would be best to just eat the whole grains vs the flour.

I might make my own "flour" when I get a vitamix blender from beans, and of course my wheat berries.

What I do know is this, you NEED to have grains in your diet if your vegan and you have to eat them within 12 hours of having eaten other plant sources of protein. This is to make it easier on your body to use all said proteins to make what meat eaters have labeled "complete proteins."

Its really not a hard "diet" and if you think about it its not a diet its how we should be eating to begin with. That is more raw foods, as they come to us from the earth.


On the comment of allergies most people find their allergies halt of subside when they go vegan. I personally used to be very allergic to just about everything outside. Now I laugh inside when I see tons of pollen dust and everyone around me who are not vegans suffering from it while I breath deeply.

I never stated it was a result of a diet however my DD is reseeding slowly and the only thing I can contribute this to is my diet.

I was thinking the other day too . . . a vegan diet is good for fighting cancer and free radicals isn't DD just a bunch of cells running away and multiplying when they shouldn't be, that is a type of cancer?