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UsingFoodsThatAreAnti<br />
InflammatoryToTreatArthritis<br />
BYJosefBichler<br />
YourHealth<br />
I<br />
fyouhavepaininyourjointsandare<br />
facing trouble in moving around,you<br />
couldbesufferingfrom arthritis.Itisa<br />
jointdisordercausedduetoinammation<br />
ofjoints.Whenwetalkaboutpain,the<br />
rstcurethatcomesinourmindispainkilers.PainkilerslikeibuprofenorAdvil<br />
havemanysideeffects.Someoftheside<br />
effectsofsuchdrugsincludeabdominal<br />
pain,heartburn,nauseaandindigestion.<br />
Toavoidthesesideeffects,moreandmore<br />
peoplearetakinganaturalapproachto<br />
arthritis.Therearemanynaturalwaysto<br />
curearthritis.Someofthem arequoted<br />
below.<br />
FoodsThatAreAnti-Inammatory<br />
Anti-inammatoryfoodscanbeusedto<br />
reducearthritispain.Oilysheslikemackerel,tunaetchavehighcontentsofomega<br />
3fatyacidswhichhelptoreduceinammation.Bykeepingpolishedproductslike<br />
rice,whitebreadandpastaawayfrom<br />
yourdietcanalsohelpyouwitharthritis.<br />
Youcanusewholegrainsastheyreduce<br />
C-reactiveproteinlevels.Foodsthatare<br />
anti-inammatoryalsoincludefruitslike<br />
tartcherieswhicharesaidtohavemaximum<br />
anti-inammatorycontent.Turmeric<br />
isalsoknownforitsanti-inammatory<br />
properties.Turmerichelpsinturningoffa<br />
NFkappaBproteinwhichissaidtocause<br />
inammation.Other anti-inammatory<br />
foodsareginger,garlic,onionsandgreen<br />
leafyvegetables.Foodsthatareantiinammatoryalsoincludeherbslikeeucalyptus.Leavesofeucalyptustreesare<br />
usedtotreatthepainofarthritis.Apart<br />
from foodsthatareanti-inammatory,we<br />
alsohavefoodsthatcauseinammation.<br />
Arthritispatientsareadvisednottoconsumesuchfoods.Renedcarbsshouldbe<br />
avoidedbypeoplesufferingfrom arthritis.Dairyproductscanalsoincreasearthritispainduetothehighcontentofprotein<br />
inthem.Smokinganddrinkingshouldbe<br />
avoidedbyarthritispatients.<br />
AcupunctureandWarm Baths<br />
Otherthanfoodsthatareanti-inammatoryinnature,thereareothernaturalmethodsofcuringarthritispainalso.Onesuch<br />
method isacupuncture.In thismedical<br />
treatmentneedlesareinsertedinsome<br />
specicpointsofyourbody.Theseselected<br />
pointsareusedtocuremanydiseasesincluding<br />
arthritis.A survey shows that<br />
peoplewhouseacupuncturealongwith<br />
othermedicationsofarthritisexperience<br />
lesspainthanpeoplewhodonotuseacupuncture.Onemorewayofreducingmorningjointpainsisalongwarm<br />
shower.It<br />
helpsinreducingthestiffnessofthejoints.<br />
Youcanalsouseheatingpadsoranelectric<br />
blanketinthenighttominimizethestiffnessofthejoints.<br />
HealthyLifestyle<br />
Onemorefactorthatplaysabigroleother<br />
thanusingfoodsthatareanti-inammatoryandacupunctureisahealthylifestyle.<br />
Yourweightplaysanimportantroleindecidingtheamountofpainthatyouwilexperience<br />
due to arthritis.Extra weight<br />
meansextrastressonjoints.Hence,itis<br />
veryimportanttoregulateyourweight.Exerciseisthebestwaytosheloutextra<br />
weightaswelasreducepainofarthritis.<br />
Flexibilityofjointscanbemaintainedby<br />
regularmovements.<br />
So,ifyou are suffering from arthritis<br />
choosenaturaloptionslikeexercise,acupunctureand<br />
usefoodsthatareantiinammatory<br />
and lead a healthy and<br />
happylife.
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