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Frankincense helps arthritis pain?

August 2nd, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Frankincense is a resin, commonly used in incense and also in aromatherapy. It now appears that it may be helpful in treating arthritis pain.

BBC NEWS | Health | Frankincense ‘can ease arthritis’ reports:

“In as little as seven days, patients taking the frankincense drug reported improvements in their pain and stiffness levels compared with the placebo group, and these continued until the 90-day mark, when the study ended.”

If you want to try the effects of frankincense yourself, it’s commonly available as an essential oil.

Just mix 2 to 3 drops with a tablespoon of a carrier oil like olive oil, and apply it to painful areas.

As the article states, this is a small trial. However, you can easily test the effects of frankincense yourself.

Gout - A Diet For Gout Helps You to Lose Weight

July 11th, 2008    Subscribe To Our Feed

Do you suffer from gout? Gout is a form of arthritis, and it’s often recommended that gout sufferers lose weight. Here are some tips to help.

If you are overweight you are a prime candidate to get hit with a sever case of gout. This article will explain how to lose weight with a diet for gout.

By the way the information contained in this article is not medical advice, nor should it be taken as medical advice. It is for informational purposes only. As always with a physical illness you should consult your personal physician right away.

Gout is a type of arthritic illness which occurs in your body’s extremities such as the fingers, elbows, knees and toes. Uric acid is the cause of gout and when there is excessive uric acid in the bloodstream, crystal deposits form in your joints which causes swelling, redness and excruciating pain.

You may be one of the thousands upon thousands of people who thought gout was a thing of the past. However, it is alive and well in today’s overweight society. Obesity is one of the primary contributors which can cause this painful attack on your joints.

In the old days gout sufferers used to have to drastically modify their diet to relieve and prevent gout symptoms. However modern day medicine has eliminated this requirement. Regardless of medications however, it will help you to undergo some diet restrictions so as to reduce your weight and the severity of the gout attacks.

Do you eat a lot of meat, especially red meat? If you do it will help you to shed those extra pounds by restricting yourself to 6 ounces of meat per day (preferably chicken or fish). In addition it will reduce the chances of a gout attack occurring. This is due to the purines found in meats. If gout sufferers eat a lot of food containing purines (a chemical) then uric acid can form, leading to gout.

Other foods that are particularly high in purines are:
• Mackerel
• Herring
• dried beans
• dried peas
• liver
• kidney
• anchovies

Where possible these foods should be avoided when following a diet for gout.

There are many other diet tips that can help to minimize the occurrence of gout and help you lose weight while doing so. These are just a couple of suggestion which may help you. Again check with your doctor to make sure it’s ok to use these tips.

The avoidance of alcohol is an important factor for you to keep in mind. Excess alcohol affects the removal of uric acid from your body. A gout attack supplemented with alcohol can go bad very quickly, as hyperuricemia can occur. Ideally alcohol should be completely eliminated by all gout sufferers.

Drinking a lot of water can have a positive effect on gout as water helps in the removal of uric acid which is what gout sufferers need. Furthermore, as you know water will help you to digest your food more thoroughly and help too flush the excess from your body.

Weight is an issue that needs to be addressed. Excess weight puts extra stress on the joints and drastically increases the chance of gout and hyperuricemia. Sensible weight loss which avoids excess purines is the correct way for gout sufferers to lose weight without increasing the risk of illness. High protein diets can be dangerous as most protein comes from meat and fish. Also avoid low carbohydrate diets; instead maintaining a balance of various nutrients.

There are many low purine foods that can make up the majority of the diet for gout sufferers and the overweight. These include:

1. Low fibre breads and cereals
2. Vegetables
3. Fruit juice
4. Low fat cheese
5. Nuts
6. Peanut butter
7. Soups (without meat)
8. Strawberries
9. Dark berries

If you are an avid meat eater you may find it hard to adjust to a virtually meat free diet. Consider tofu as a meat alternative. It has a rough texture and is filling like meat.

As you can see a diet for gout is a healthy diet, which can also help you to lose weight.

Get arthritis pain relief by losing weight

October 20th, 2007    Subscribe To Our Feed

If you suffer from arthritis, you’re not alone. One in five people in the US suffer from arthritis, with a large proportion of overweight people. Did you know that one of the easiest ways to get pain relief from your arthritis is to lose weight?

Fight arthritis with these foods reports:

Being overweight puts extra stress on the joints, which increases the risk of wear and tear. In fact, every one pound of weight you lose equates to four pounds less stress and pressure on your knees. But there is another reason why being overweight is a problem. Body fat is not just an inert substance, it is metabolically active, capable of producing hormones and chemicals that actually increase levels of inflammation. By losing weight — and avoiding excess calories that can cause weight gain — you’ll automatically reduce the level of inflammation in your body.

Losing weight isn’t easy, but it may be the best thing you can do to relieve your arthritis.

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