subject: Arthritis Symptoms And Effective Home Remedies For Arthritis [print this page] Arthritis is a term that includes a group of disorders that affect your joints and muscles.
Arthritis symptoms include joint pain, inflammation and limited movement of joints. When a joint is inflamed it may be swollen, tender, warm to the touch or red.
Surrounding each joint is a protective capsule holding a lubricating fluid to aid in motion. Cartilage, a slippery smooth substance, covers most joints to assure an even, fluid motion of the joint.
With joint arthritis, the cartilage may be damaged, narrowed and lost by a degenerative process or by inflammation making movement painful.
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The word arthritis comes from the Greek arthron meaning "joint" and the Latin itis meaning "inflammation". The plural of arthritis is arthritides.
Arthritis affects the musculoskeletal system, specifically the joints. It is the main cause of disability among people over fifty-five years of age in industrialized countries.
In the literal sense, arthritis is Joint Inflammation. Inflammation is indicated by stiffness, swelling, redness or warmth in the joints. Any part of the body can become painful due to arthritis. Typically, when one suffers from arthritis,these symptoms are exhibited.
Arthritis Treatment
Vegetable juices especially a mixture of carrot, beet and cucumber is very beneficial. Green salad with lemon juice, cooked vegetables like pumpkin, spices like ginger, coriander, asafetida, and turmeric all contribute to the well being of the joints.
Fruits like apples, oranges, grapes, papaya should be taken liberally. In this context it is seen that Vitamin E is helpful not only in preventing breakdown of cartilage but also in generating the components necessary for the manufacture of cartilage.
Collagen, which is an important constituent of cartilage, requires the presence of vitamin C. In some individuals, tomatoes, potatoes and peppers can prevent collagen repair, so the diet needs to be suitably altered to exclude these.
It has been found that allergic foods can trigger joint pain, so the first step is to identify these foods and eliminate them from your diet. Be sure to go low on tea, sugar, yogurt, chocolate and tempting spicy and fried foods. A radical change in your lifestyle can do wonders for arthritis.
Home Remedies for Arthritis
Exercise, especially in a pool, will greatly help you relieve some of the pain. When in water you weigh less, less strain on the joints, and your more flexible. Also benefits in helping you lose weight, and keep your muscle tone.
Reduction of stress may help, if your relaxed and rest enough, it just may help remove some of that pain. Stress can be so terrible on the body, and you really should take steps to eliminate it as much as you can.
Intake of radish juice mixed with sugar is very therapeutic for arthritis.
On an empty stomach take 3-4 walnuts or 1 fresh coconut.
Vitamin C, helpful on so many levels, but it has been shown that people with rheumatoid arthritis don't get enough vitamin c, so add some to your diet.
