| Arthritis is a life long condition, which means many | | | | particular, the gingerols, which are abundant in the fresh |
| people are searching for treatments that are more | | | | rhizome, convert to the more pungent shogaols. These |
| natural. Finding treatment that is non-toxic and you can | | | | two classes of compounds have different properties, |
| use life long is tough. For those who cannot tolerate | | | | with shogaols having more powerful anti-inflammatory |
| drugs ginger is an outstanding option. | | | | effects. With that in mind it would be wise to use more |
| Instead of antagonizing the stomach like many of the | | | | than one form of ginger and people with arthritis and |
| anti-inflammatory drugs do, ginger is used used to treat | | | | other inflammatory conditions will get better results if |
| stomach upset. | | | | they combine ginger juice and dried ginger capsules. |
| Arthritis is a common ailment and sooner or later | | | | Ginger affects the production and action of a group of |
| touches most of our lives. Since it is a chronic once | | | | body response modulators called eicosanoids. |
| you have it, it will not magically go away. With this in | | | | Imbalances in eicosanoid production are at the root of |
| mind the question becomes, "How do you treat it life | | | | many ailments, one of which is arthritis. Ginger helps to |
| long?" There's no question about it, long term drug use | | | | modulate this system in ways that reduce |
| raises fear in most people. Drugs are expensive and | | | | inflammation. Studies show that ginger may be as |
| there are unpredictable side effects. | | | | effective as some of the nonsteroidal |
| Why ginger for arthritis? | | | | anti-inflammatory drugs that are commonly used. |
| Ginger can be taken in several forms, slices of the | | | | However, the good news here is that ginger is not |
| fresh rhizome, juiced or encapsulated dried powdered | | | | toxic AND it helps to protect the stomach lining instead |
| extracts. | | | | of damaging it. |
| When ginger is dried, its chemistry changes; in | | | | |