Arthritis

Home remedies for arthritis

·        Quaker Oats helps with arthritis flare ups – but not eating the oatmeal, instead applying it to your aching joints!

The healing power of ginger

·        Cayenne pepper and ginger reduce the pain of arthritis.

·        Ginger also reduces the pain and swelling caused by rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Stressed out?

·        Eating fresh basil will wipe out arthritis pain in 24 hours up to 73%.

No drugs

·        Eating at least one cup of white or red grapes daily helps curb joint pain.

·        Taking 240 mgs. of willow bark and 1,000 mgs. of boswellia will give arthritis a one-two punch.

·        Therapeutic taping soothed arthritic joints of 73% of the people who participated in a study in Australia.

·        A cup of green or black tea once a day will help sabotage the process tied to causing arthritic inflammation.

Stay ache-free with pineapple

·        Pineapple is the only food that contains bromelain, which is an enzyme that slashes osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis pain.

4 ways to prevent arthritis

1.      Prevent pain by shedding 11 pounds

2.      Work out for 15 minutes a day

3.      Align your feet with inserts

4.      Stop knee pain with vitamin C

Stop arthritis before it starts!

·        Step barefoot on a damp floor – if your footprint doesn’t have an empty space for an arch then you have a one in three chance of getting arthritis.

·        30 minutes of walking daily or yoga daily will make your joints 30% more flexible and strong to prevent arthritis.

Keep your joints pain free

·        Stop stiffness with avocado and soy.

·        People who cut back on inflammation-triggering red meat are half as likely to complain of joint pain.

·        Cod-liver oil slows the destruction of joint cartilage in 86% of people who take 1,000 mg. a day for ten weeks.

·        Cycling thickens cartilage in the legs and hips without wearing down your joints.

Water in the diet

·        Water helps to relieve and prevent lower back pain, maintain muscle tone, regulate body temperature, and lubricates the joints.

Your health

·        Knee osteoarthritis sufferers should think about going barefoot – it relieves stress on their beleaguered joints.

Ease arthritis pain

·        Crushed sea shells are used to create glucosamine, which is a supplement proven to reduce pain and inflammation, build cartilage and repair damaged cells.

Fight arthritis with flavor

·        While there are multiple compounds in basil’s essential oils, eugenol shows the greatest potential for helping people with arthritis.

Prevent arthritis

·        Women & men who are 10 pounds overweight are 10 times more likely to develop osteoarthritis, but dropping 11 pounds over 10 years cuts the risk in half.

 (C) tuchy Palmieri 11/3/12