| Does the Food You Eat Affect Arthritis Symptoms? | | | | investigated and in desperation people will continue to |
| We are bombarded with so much health information | | | | try all methods available for pain relief. In Arthritis |
| nowadays that sometimes it is hard to know what to | | | | Today an e-newsletter produced by the the Arthritis |
| believe. With arthritis you hear about food that help | | | | Foundation, recently reported that researchers in |
| such as, fish oils, ginger and cayenne pepper and then | | | | Norway found preliminary evidence that intestinal fluids |
| we have the other side that people have reported | | | | of people with RA have above average levels of |
| being detrimental for their disease such as red | | | | antibodies for certain foods-such as cow's milk, eggs, |
| meat,deadly night-shade vegetables, such as potatoes | | | | wheat and pork and antibodies involved in allergic |
| and tomatoes. However, I've concluded from recent | | | | reactions can cause inflammation throughout the body. |
| research, there is no real answer between the | | | | Given that there is some evidence to support a |
| relationship of food and arthritis. There is no scientific | | | | connection between food allergies and arthritic |
| evidence that eating certain foods will cure or | | | | inflammation and some people choose to try an |
| aggravate arthritis and even rheumatologists will not | | | | elimination diet. |
| agree that there is a case to confirm a link. | | | | Let's say you suspect that milk is aggravating your |
| Sometimes people will experience a remission of | | | | symptoms, eliminate milk and other dairy products from |
| arthritic symptoms while they are trying out a new diet | | | | your diet for three weeks and observe what happens. |
| approach. However, experts say this probably is not a | | | | Then slowly reintroduce the dairy products into your |
| cure but only a coincidence. Apparently spontaneous | | | | diet, one at a time and note the reaction. To know for |
| remissions can occur for 30% of arthritis patients | | | | sure whether there is a direct relationship between the |
| whether permanent or temporary happen, without any | | | | food and any changes in symptoms, you need to |
| special foods or supplements. Another phenomenon | | | | repeat this experiment a few times. Some people |
| that scientists caution us about is the "placebo effect" | | | | choose a full elimination diet, starting with a fast, if you |
| or "mind-over-matter "effect, where you belief that a | | | | are thinking about this type of plan, consult with a |
| certain food will cure you or relieve arthritis symptoms. | | | | health professional first. Although your diet might not |
| Pain may reduce, but if the underlying disease has not | | | | provide a cure, there are benefits to good nutrition plan, |
| been cured, it will eventually return, practitioners are | | | | helping to keep stress levels down as well as a |
| convinced there is not a cure and the only relief is a | | | | healthy weight not to put extra weight on your already |
| continual trial and error of medication. In saying this | | | | swollen joints and tissue. |
| holistic practitioners have a very different view and | | | | Remember, there are so many types of arthritis and |
| believe the link to food does contribute to the disease, | | | | people with arthritis are so unique, we have to look into |
| not only the food but the contaminants in the food | | | | what may or not work for us. By taking some |
| itself, such as pesticides and additives, So what can | | | | responsibility for our care we may feel we have some |
| we do for ourselves when there is such conflict? | | | | control and contribution towards improving our |
| We have nothing to loose in eating the very best we | | | | wellness, we cannot rely on medical information we |
| can, even if it is not a cure, good food in high quality will | | | | are given alone, everything in the medical field as in |
| contribute to our well being in other ways. By removing | | | | most areas of life is just trial and error, even in the well |
| or eating less of processed and chemical laden toxins | | | | meaning medical field. Check out alternative health |
| will increase the immune system and overall wellness. | | | | practitioners and gather all of the information you can |
| Maybe this is the increase in wellness or pain relief | | | | and see what works for you. You are an individual |
| people experience when they are talking about a food | | | | person with a disease, that may although falls under a |
| link or special diet. | | | | common name is a disease unique to you. |
| However, the allergy theory will continue to be | | | | |