| Do you have constant pain and stiffness in your joints? | | | | arthritic and deformed. You can prevent this by doing |
| Or do you suffer from joint deformity especially in the | | | | regular daily stretches to all your muscles. Stretching |
| distal limbs? If you do, then you may have Rheumatoid | | | | your muscles help to keep your joints aligned and |
| Arthritis (RA). Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune | | | | healthy. The most important stretches you should do |
| disease in which your own body?s immune system | | | | with RA are your hands, feet and back muscles. |
| attacks its own joints. The exact cause of this disease | | | | These muscles tend to get very tight with this |
| is unknown. But, here are 5 secrets to stop RA in its | | | | condition, so stretching these muscles can stop RA |
| tracks and can decrease or stop pain in your joints | | | | immediately. |
| quickly! | | | | 4. Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day |
| 1. Take glucosamine | | | | The joints in the body require constant hydration and |
| Glucosamine is a herbal supplement that helps rebuild | | | | nutrition. If the joints in your body do not get enough |
| the cartilage in your joints. Especially with RA, the | | | | hydration (water), then the joints are more likely to be |
| cartilage in your joints will wear away quickly. But, with | | | | inflamed and destroyed by your autoimmune system. |
| the help of glucosamine, it can stop the wearing of | | | | Hence, you should keep your joints and therefore your |
| cartilage and make your joints stronger. | | | | body constantly hydrated by drinking at least 8 glasses |
| 2. Take fish oil | | | | of water every day. |
| Fish oil is also a supplement that helps boost your | | | | 5. Gentle range of motion exercises |
| immune system and increase general blood flow. | | | | Joints get their nutrition by movement. If you don?t |
| Because RA is an autoimmune disease, fish oil helps to | | | | move your joints, your joints will starve from nutrition |
| prevent your own immune system from attacking your | | | | and cause atrophy of the joint. Therefore to keep |
| joints. By taking fish oil daily, you can stop and prevent | | | | your joints healthy, you should do gentle range of |
| RA from progressing. The recommended intake for | | | | motion exercises for all joints in your body. This will |
| rheumatoid arthritis is 1500mg a day to help reverse | | | | provide adequate nutrition for your joints. |
| this condition. | | | | To do gentle range of motion exercises, you simply |
| 3. Stretch all your muscles | | | | move your joints out to its limit and full range of motion. |
| With RA, it is common for your joints to become | | | | |