| I would like to start with a quote from Dr | | | | joints is a substance called synovial fluid. |
| Robert Bingham, a specialist in the treatment | | | | Appropriate nutrition is needed to make sure |
| of arthritis. He said: " No person who is in | | | | that the synovial fluid stays fluid and able |
| good nutritional health develops rheumatoid | | | | to lubricate. |
| arthritis or osteoarthritis " | | | | |
| | | | - Hormonal imbalance .Hormones control the |
| What is Arthritis? Arthritis is (from Greek | | | | calcium balance in the body. If the calcium |
| Arthro = joint + itis= inflammation) a group | | | | balance is not right, the bones and joints |
| of diseases where there is a damage caused to | | | | can become porous and subject to wear and |
| the joints of the body. | | | | tear. |
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| There are many form of arthritis : Rheumatoid | | | | -Allergies and sensitivities. Most of people |
| arthritis , psoriatic arthritis, septic | | | | suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and |
| arthritis, Gouty arthritis, | | | | osteoarthritis have food and chemical |
| osteoarthritis(the most common form of | | | | allergies or sensitivities that make their |
| arthritis). | | | | symtoms flare up. |
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| Rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis | | | | - Free radicals . If the immune system is not |
| are autoimmune diseases (the body attacking | | | | working properly, as in rheumatoid arthritis, |
| itself) | | | | it will produce too many free radicals, which |
| | | | can damage tissue around the joint. In this |
| Septic arthritis is caused by joints | | | | case a good intake of antioxidant is very |
| infections. | | | | valuable. |
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| Gouty arthritis is caused by deposition of | | | | -Infections. Any infection ,be it viral or |
| uric acid crystals in the joints that results | | | | bacterial, weaken the immune system which |
| in subsequent inflammation. | | | | control inflammation. |
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| Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint | | | | Bone strain and deformities. Any damage or |
| disease that can occur after a trauma to the | | | | strain, so often caused by bad posture, |
| joints or simply aging . | | | | increases the risk of developing arthritis . |
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| Arthritis is the leading cause of disability | | | | - State of mind. Research at the Arthritis |
| in people over the age of 65. By the age of | | | | and Rheumatism Foundation and at the |
| 60 nine in every ten people have it . For | | | | University of Southern California Medical |
| most of them arthritis means living with pain | | | | School has shown a link between arthritis and |
| and stiffness. However, Arthritis is not an | | | | emotional stress. |
| inevitable consequence of aging and can be | | | | |
| prevented , provided the underlying causes | | | | - Poor diet . Most people with Arthritis have |
| are eliminated. In the search of causes and | | | | a history of very poor diet, which pave the |
| solutions many things have been considered | | | | way to many of the factors stated above. |
| including diet, exercise, posture, climate, | | | | |
| hormones, infections, genetics ,old age, | | | | Diet advice: avoid sugar and refined |
| stress.. | | | | carbohydrates, stimulants, fat ,too much |
| | | | protein . Drink plenty of water and herb |
| The likely factors that lead to the | | | | teas. Make sure you have all the vital |
| development of Arthritis are: | | | | vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids, |
| | | | antioxidants nutrients. |
| -Poor lubrication of the joints. In between | | | | |