| According to Ayurveda, a holistic way of living, | | | | - Take food that is rich in calcium like cheese, orange |
| Oestoarthritis, a chronic degenerative disease | | | | juice, leafy vegetables. Cereals etc. |
| affecting the cartilages of joints can be managed by | | | | - Drink milk regularly as it has vitamin D content in it. |
| a good diet and lifestyle. It stops future deterioration | | | | - Take a lot of vitamin K rich foods such as lettuce, |
| of the joints and helps to rejunevate the damaged | | | | spinach, Brussels sprouts etc., |
| joints by normalizing the vitiated doshas. | | | | - Take care to consume only freshly cooked warm |
| Suggested diet and life style to treat osteoarthritis | | | | food and take hot soups of lentils, pulses and meat |
| are : | | | | with ginger, black pepper and long pepper powdered |
| - Do mild weight bearing exercises regularly as they | | | | sprinkled to it.. |
| improve bone density. | | | | - It is essential to include a moderate amount of |
| - When certain yogasanas are done with rythming | | | | ghee and oil in diet as it lubricates the joints. |
| breathing techniques they increase the tissue building | | | | - Avoid taking food that are sour, spicy, deed fried, |
| and improves the strengthening and stretching of the | | | | oily, pungent, acid, dark poultry, refined sugar, |
| muscles around the points. | | | | femented food and also lessen the intake of salts. |
| - Not to indulge in any type of work that involves | | | | - Also follow some basic rules of not eating wrong |
| standing for a long time. | | | | combination of foods, eat only up to your limit, |
| - Not to climb stairs or bend or squat. Walking a little | | | | Strictly follow the timings of your eating and do not |
| distance may help. | | | | eat in between the meals. |
| - Biking, swimming or aerobic dances helps to | | | | A modified diet and good lifestyle along with |
| improve the bone condition. | | | | ayurvedic medicines and panchkarma will yield a great |
| - Avoid alcohols, cigarettes, carbonated beverages. | | | | result in treating OA. |