In doing so, she discovered that tomatoes, refined wheat, grapes, soy, and sugar aggravated the pain in her knee. Twelve years ago, Patenaude decided to try an elimination diet - avoiding certain foods for a set time to watch her body’s reaction. Patenaude attributes this to exercise and, crucially, joint-friendly foods and supplements. In the years since, her pain has come and gone, but now, for the Hawaii-based dietitian, it’s mostly gone. In the tumble, she badly twisted her right knee, rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which runs under the front of the kneecap and provides stability to the joint.ĭoctors told her that she had two options: have surgery to rebuild the ligament using tissue from a cadaver - a new and risky option 30 years ago - or strengthen the leg muscles with exercise to support her knee, and live without the ligament. On an icy Colorado ski slope in 1986, Jan Patenaude crash-landed after taking a jump.
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