| The fact of the matter is with an aging population in | | | | Mississippi |
| the United States and the rest of the developed world, | | | | Alabama |
| arthritis is one of the issue that will continue to growth. | | | | Iowa |
| In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control | | | | Oklahoma |
| (CDC) over 46 million Americans, nearly one in five | | | | The remaining States ranking below these number, but |
| American adults, suffer from arthritis. Nearly two thirds | | | | these are the State with 30% or less of the population. |
| of people with this disease are under the age of 65, | | | | Effective Strategies for Arthritis Management |
| so for these folks they may be suffering from arthritis | | | | Stanford University offers a 6-week course entitled |
| pain for another 30 or so years. | | | | the Arthritis Self Help Course that teaches how to |
| Fortunately, self management approaches and self | | | | manage arthritis pain. According to one study, those |
| education methods have allowed arthritis suffers to | | | | individual that attended the course enjoyed a 20% |
| make better decisions regarding prescription and | | | | decline in joint pain and doctor visits declined 40%. |
| natural remedies to fight joint pain. So can arthritis be | | | | Fortunately, this course is not available in all parts of |
| prevented? The answer to that question is yes and | | | | the United States, thus leaving individuals to search for |
| no. For some, arthritis or joint pain is a result of an | | | | arthritis information themselves. |
| injury or joint fraction and being overweight. Thus, | | | | In addition, many are turning the natural approaches to |
| allowing the afflicted area to become stiff and painful | | | | fight arthritis pain and one arthritis natural remedy pains |
| and may lead to limited mobility. So the first step is to | | | | suffers are turning to is tart cherry juice concentrate. |
| be self educated about the causes of arthritis so an | | | | The reason is simple, it works. According to published |
| individual an better follow preventative methods to help | | | | research from Michigan State University, the |
| to eliminate the possibility of having arthritis. For those | | | | Montmorency tart cherry offers the same |
| already suffering from arthritis pain, they need to learn | | | | anti-inflammatory benefits of the over the counter |
| about ways to lessen the affects. However, before | | | | (OTC) products. For example, the anti-inflammatory |
| we do that, let's learn about the cost of arthritis. | | | | compounds found in the Montmorency tart cherry |
| What is the Cost of Arthritis? | | | | could be 10 times for powerful than aspirin. |
| According the published medical research, the annual | | | | So for a natural arthritis cure the cherry juice |
| cost of arthritis is estimated at $100 billion for medical | | | | concentrate is rapidly becoming the first choice for |
| costs and another $65 billion due to lost wages. This | | | | pain suffers. One reliable source of the tart cherry |
| adds up to a whopping $165 billion annual cost. In | | | | juice is Traverse Bay Farms. It takes 60 - 80 cherries |
| addition, arthritis related issues account for 750,000 | | | | to make just one ounce of the Traverse Bay Farms |
| hospitalizations and 36 million outpatient visits annually. | | | | tart cherry juice. So it is a supercharged way to get |
| Here is list of States with the most number of suffers | | | | the natural arthritis remedy of tart cherries. In addition |
| per people 18 years and older with self reported | | | | to drinking cherry juice, moderate physical exercise |
| doctor diagnosed arthritis related issues: | | | | and healthy weight can also help with the pain. |
| Michigan | | | | The Next Step for Fighting Arthritis Pain |
| Indiana | | | | The next step in fighting arthritis pain is those suffering |
| Ohio | | | | from joint pain is to learn more about the causes and |
| Pennsylvania | | | | ways to fight this painful ailments. So the next time you |
| West Virginia | | | | are suffering from arthritis pain, make sure to learn all |
| Maine | | | | you can about this painful disease so can make an |
| Kentucky | | | | intelligent decision to fight it. |
| Tennessee | | | | |