| There is a little-known natural, diet solution to curing | | | | slowly under the tongue; and vitamin D3 especially if |
| oneself of arthritis pain, which I discovered quite a | | | | you can't get a daily dose of 15-20 minutes of sun on |
| few years ago. Arthritis sufferers today are still | | | | your arms and legs so you can make your own |
| continually seeking relief from their arthritis pain. The | | | | vitamin D3. |
| first step when looking for solutions to an arthritis | | | | Make smoothies with fruit only using a base of two |
| pain problem is to understand how arthritis works. | | | | bananas, adding a cup of frozen or fresh blueberries |
| There are more than 100 different types of medical | | | | and mango chunks or substitute any other fruit and |
| conditions that can affect your joints; it'll be difficult | | | | add an energy boost of two tablespoons of coconut |
| to treat your condition effectively unless you know | | | | oil; add one or two leaves of kale for another highly |
| exactly what your diagnosis is; get diagnosed. | | | | nutritional boost -- no one will ever know. One natural |
| Arthritis is usually found in the joints of the fingers, | | | | treatment method involves avoiding all inflammatory |
| feet, knees, hips, and spine. | | | | foods. |
| Proteoglycans are large molecules that help make up | | | | With natural treatments there will be fewer, if any, |
| cartilage; they bond to water, which ensures the | | | | side effects or adverse reactions. Nutrition experts |
| high-fluid content in cartilage. The combination of the | | | | say it takes a combination of supplements, that no |
| collagen meshwork and high water content tightly | | | | one supplement can relieve arthritis pain, build |
| bound by proteoglycans creates a resilient, slippery | | | | cartilage, etc. |
| pad in the joint, which resists the compression | | | | Try massaging your fingers or other affected joints |
| between bones during muscle movement. Collagen is | | | | with coconut oil twice a day. Not a food, but many, |
| the essential protein in cartilage; it forms a mesh to | | | | including one well-known professional golfer, still wear |
| give support and flexibility to the joint. | | | | copper bracelets and swear by them. |
| As chondrocytes (the cells that make up cartilage) | | | | For arthritic fingers, a good exercise is to put your |
| age, they lose their ability to make repairs and | | | | finger tips together and press hard and release, then |
| produce more cartilage; this process may play an | | | | repeat several times. Don't just sit there, keep |
| important role in the development and progression of | | | | moving. Even if you don't think you can exercise, you |
| osteoarthritis. Most experts now believe that | | | | can do some movements. Exercise in a heated pool; |
| osteoarthritis results from a genetic susceptibility that | | | | it will help reduce the pressure on your joints and the |
| causes a biologic response to injuries to the joint, | | | | heat will help you loosen those joints. |
| which leads to progressive deterioration of cartilage. | | | | Exercise your affected joints every day, to keep |
| Injuries sometimes can be the start in the arthritic | | | | them flexible. Whatever you do, keep moving; don't |
| disease process; osteoarthritis can develop years | | | | sit when you can stand, don't stand when you can |
| later even after a single traumatic injury to a joint or | | | | walk. A good exercise routine is the key to beating |
| near a joint. | | | | arthritis and arthritis pain. |
| Some of the supplements commonly used for | | | | At the very least, understand what the side effects |
| relieving arthritis pain, but I don't know if any of | | | | and adverse reactions are for any drug you take. For |
| these work, are: glucosamine, chondroitin, bromelain, | | | | conventional treatment of arthritis - if you do choose |
| grapeseed extract, omega-3 and omega-6, cod liver | | | | to take drugs or medications, be very careful and |
| oil, manganese ascorbate, MSM, boron, niacinamide, | | | | read the labels thoroughly. Let your doctor and |
| pantothenic acid, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. | | | | pharmacist know about any other drugs, herbs or |
| Studies done on antioxidant vitamins question the | | | | other supplements you're taking, to ward off any |
| value of these supplements; it's clearly better to | | | | adverse drug reactions that might occur from the |
| consume these antioxidants in living foods because | | | | combining of different drugs or supplements. |
| they may also need to work with other nutrients | | | | More and more doctors are investigating the benefits |
| present in the foods to work properly. Dried | | | | of alternative therapies and most don't object to |
| Montmorency tart cherries seem to be helpful for | | | | patients trying them. Stopping the progress of your |
| arthritis pain also. | | | | arthritis as well as stopping your pain should be your |
| Supplements that help any disease or ailment include | | | | number one goal. Begin your treatment program with |
| vitamin B12 -- the methylcobalamin type not | | | | a diet change, exercise and weight loss plan to see |
| cyanocobalamin, and has to be sub-lingual -- dissolves | | | | results and pain relief fast. |