| Many people wonder if there is a natural cure for | | | | Problems with Natural Treatments |
| rheumatoid arthritis. Most doctors will tell patients | | | | While natural treatments do appear to have some |
| who have been diagnosed with the disease that | | | | potential, they still cannot be considered cures. |
| there is no proven cure for arthritis. What they mean | | | | Rheumatoid arthritis results in damage to the joints |
| is that modern medicine has been unable to come up | | | | and surrounding tissues. Modern medicines have been |
| with any cure for this condition. The question that | | | | unable to reverse this damage, and the body is |
| many people ask then is whether there is a cure to | | | | unable to heal it on its own. Natural treatments have |
| be found in natural treatments. | | | | also proven to be ineffective at doing so. Thus while |
| Modern medicine has yet to determine the exact | | | | natural treatments are useful in treating rheumatoid |
| cause of RA. Without this information, they are | | | | arthritis, they have not yet reached the level of |
| unable to formulate an effective cure. There have | | | | cures. |
| however been some instances where people have | | | | Still Useful |
| found natural cures for arthritis. In all of these cases, | | | | While natural treatments for rheumatoid arthritis |
| the cure had something to do with their diet. | | | | cannot cure the condition, they should still be taken |
| Treatment with Foods | | | | into consideration. Modern medicines have often |
| The most promising natural treatment seems to | | | | proven to be relatively ineffective at treating |
| involve seafood. Fish, in particular, seems to be | | | | rheumatoid arthritis. In such cases, people often |
| particularly effective at curing arthritis. Some people | | | | despair of ever finding any help for their condition. |
| discovered that when they added fish to their regular | | | | When this happens, they should be made aware of |
| diets, their arthritis symptoms lessened. They | | | | the existence of natural treatments. These |
| continued to improve with continuous intake of fish. | | | | treatments are relatively inexpensive, and have often |
| Eventually, people realized that it was the fish oils in | | | | proven to be very effective. |
| the fish that was treating their arthritis problems. | | | | For those who do not wish to consume supplements, |
| Studies have since shown that there is a scientific | | | | simple diet adjustments have been known to work |
| basis behind this form of natural treatment for RA. | | | | as well. Many fish such as salmon are known to |
| The answer lies in the omega fatty acids in fish oils | | | | contain high levels of omega-3 fatty acids. By |
| as well as other trace elements. These help to | | | | including fish in their daily diets, patients have been |
| address the inflammation caused by arthritis and also | | | | able to greatly improve their arthritis symptoms. |
| the joint degeneration. | | | | It can therefore be said that there is no proven |
| In some cases, conventional anti-inflammatory drugs | | | | natural cure for rheumatoid arthritis. However, natural |
| have proven to be ineffective. In such cases, natural | | | | cures should not be simply dismissed, as many |
| supplements derived from fish oils have been | | | | doctors are wont to do. So, if you find that modern |
| effective. In particular, omega-3 fatty acids have | | | | medicines have no effect on your rheumatoid |
| been particularly effective at combating rheumatoid | | | | arthritis, you should seriously consider using natural |
| arthritis. It works through reducing the effects of | | | | treatments to control the condition. |
| inflammatory agents. | | | | |