Arthritis Treatment and Your Diet

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Arthritis Treatment and Your Diet
By: Dr. Mital John
Arthritis affects more than 40 million Americans and is referred to as the most common chronic disease of people over 40.
Doctors believe that there are over 100 different forms of arthritis, all sharing a characteristic of the pipe: all cause joint inflammation.
What can you do to relieve the symptoms of arthritis?
There is much discussion in the medical world about the effects of diet on arthritis and total diet toward alleviating the condition.
Doctors have long known that diet affects gout, a specific type of arthritic condition, however the jury remained out for a long time on other common types of arthritis such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
What is known however, is that overall dietary health is important and comes into play. Weight and nutrition are two factors that play a role in arthritic pain.
Being overweight can affect certain arthritic conditions, forcing some joints to carry more of a burden. This added weight stresses the joints, causing more abuse or wear to components, and pain, especially in the knees.
If you suffer from arthritis make sure you eat good food and get help from health care providers to create and follow a well balanced diet plan.
To begin with, here are some vitamins, minerals, food supplements and herbal applications to consider.
Vitamins have been shown to reduce tissue swelling or provide relief include Vitamins B5, B6, B12, the antioxidant vitamins C and E, and vitamin K, which improves bone health.
Several independent studies have found that rheumatoid arthritis patients given increased doses of zinc shown marginal improvement.
Other minerals to consider include boron, calcium,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], magnesium, manganese (not to be taken with calcium), copper, germanium and sulfur.
The National Institutes of Health are studying the food supplements glucosamine and chondroitin, for use in relieving symptoms of pain and stiffness for some people with osteoarthritis.
Patients with osteoarthritis taking blood-thinners should be careful taking chondroitin as it can increase blood-thinning excessive bleeding and the cause.
The fish oil supplements have been shown to have
anti-inflammatory properties. The fish intake or increasing dietary capsules of fish oil (Omega 3 capsules) can relieve inflammatory conditions like arthritis.
For more information,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], see Omega 3 fats
Glutathione is an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties and can be lifted safely by consuming its precursors available in the supplements, N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) or undenatured protein.
For more information, see Glutathione.
Quercetin is also known to help reduce inflammation, while type II collagen plays a role in growth and repair of joints, particular cartilage and connective tissue.
Because of the risk in overdosing, one should be discouraged from taking doses of vitamins that are higher than recommended without the guidance of a physician.
Some vitamins and minerals can actually worsen certain conditions, and concentration can be attained through vitamins can be dangerous. It is always better to increase intake of vitamin or mineral your normal diet.
Foods to avoid
There are many factors to consider in regards to arthritic diets and nutritional healing, and each factor may not apply to each individual.
For example, some people are allergic to specific foods, and these allergies can indeed worsen arthritic conditions. The be

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