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Originally Posted by RATSOADM
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It
does seem like a catch 22, doesn't it? Then again, the cause of sarcoidosis is still
unknown. What it
does do is arrest the death of cells around particular organs, producing dangerous granulomas that reduce the efficiency of the body. Methaltrexate helps this because it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize folic acid, which is necessary to create new cells. Thus, while not solving the problem, it halts the advance of non-caseating-cell conditions like cancer and ... *drum roll* ... sarcoidosis, by stopping their spread.
I'm not saying that it's a cure, I'm saying that it's a treatment. It's a treatment that a naturopath wouldn't be able to offer because, unlike the article's grandiose (and unsubstantiated) claims would lead you to believe, sarcoidosis is not merely an imbalance in diet. If it were, we'd see conclusive tests proving such. We don't.