Due to the long duration of rheumatoid arthritis and slow recovery, patients need to take long-term medication. If the diet can increase the effectiveness of the treatment, and can make up for the shortcomings of drug therapy and reduce the toxic side effects of drugs, the treatment and rehabilitation of the disease is beneficial. The following principles should be mastered when applying dietary therapy: 1, identify the evidence with food: in general, wind paralysis is appropriate to use onions, ginger and other pungent and warm products; cold paralysis is appropriate to use pepper, dry ginger and other warm products, and avoid cold; damp paralysis is appropriate to use coix rice, black beans and other damp products; heat paralysis is generally warm and hot evil intertwined, the diet requires clear in can benefit, and should not use spicy stimulating products. 2, appropriate cooking: generally do not take deep-fried, baked, boiled and burst cooking methods, so as not to destroy the active ingredients, should be taken to steam, stew, boil, soup, wine or soaking methods. 3, reasonable diet: rheumatoid arthritis patients are generally weak, so the diet should not be excessive, eating to keep time. The diet should be light, a small number of meals, so that high protein, high vitamin, fat, calories moderate, low sugar, low salt. The ratio of carbohydrate, protein and fat in the diet is 3:2:1, and the ratio of animal and vegetable fat is 2:1. The distribution of calories in the whole day diet is 30% for breakfast, 40% for lunch, 10% for lunch and 20% for dinner. 4, the correct choice of food: you can eat an appropriate amount of vegetables and fruits rich in vitamin A, B, C, E, such as carrots, bean sprouts, purple cabbage, onions, kelp, fungus, chestnuts, walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, strawberries, bananas, etc., as well as tomatoes containing salicylic acid, orange citrus, cucumber, etc.. You can eat moderately more animal blood, eggs, fish, shrimp, bean products, potatoes, beef, chicken and other foods rich in histidine, arginine, nucleic acid and collagen. Drink juice without additives is appropriate, and drink less soda and other drinks that tend to increase stomach acid.