Whether you suffer with pesky health problems like allergies, being overweight, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, Crohn’s Disease or certain types of Arthritis, your daily diet plays a major role in how you feel, what symptoms you battle and how successful you’ll be in feeling better. I’ve lived through such an experience; I was sick for fifteen years. I started healing five years ago. Now I’m completely well using the same strategies and techniques that I share with my clients every day.
Joint inflammation is the literal definition of arthritis, this term is often used to group over one hundred rheumatic diseases that cause pain, stiffness and swelling in your joints. We are going to look at the three main type and who is effected by them. The pain of arthritis is not limited to just the joints it can and does spread to other parts of the body as well. Your muscles, tendons, ligaments and bones and possibly some internal organs can all be effected by arthritis. We are going to talk about your pain and some natural therapies that you can do to alleviate that pain.
Research has shown that Omega 3 fish oils have a beneficial effect for arthritis sufferers because it is capable of reducing inflammation, swelling and pain. Omega 3 is just one of the EFA (essential fatty acids) which is contained in herring, salmon, mackerel and tuna. One word of warning is that as these species are at the top of the food chain, they are quite likely to contain toxic substances. You can’t win, can you? To overcome this problem many people buy and use fish oil supplements. When buying these, you should check that the label says ‘molecularly distilled’ – this means that they are free of mercury. Walnut, soybean and wheat germ oil also are high in omega-3 and can be used for food and cooking or as supplements. Several studies suggest that diets and/or supplements rich in omega-3 fatty acids lower blood pressure significantly in people with hypertension. Studies of heart attack survivors have found that daily omega-3 fatty acid supplements dramatically reduce the risk of death, subsequent heart attacks, and stroke. |