Arthritis Diet Guide - Top 5 Dietary Tips
Arthritis sufferers can benefit
greatly by following the recommended diet by the Arthritic Association which is
high in whole grains, vegetables, raw fruits, and natural foods. We’ve compiled a list of tips that will help
you to better understand the foods which should be included in your diet.
1-
Increase your daily intake
of fruits and vegetables
OA
and RA patients have been reported to benefit from high consumption of dietary
antioxidants in their daily diet such as Vitamin E. These antioxidants are consumed through
eating no less than five portions of vegetables and fruits each day. When the patient eats a variety of vegetables
and fruits, they increase the chances of consuming the antioxidants. Studies show that there is a beneficial
relation with fruits and vegetables in the arthritis patient. In fact the higher the intake of fruits and
vegetables the less likely you are to develop arthritis. There are various reasons that this may be
different reasons for this such as a higher intake of antioxidants, a healthy
lifestyle, or Vitamin K.
2- Increase your intake of fish
Fish, with its high Omega’s is known
to lessen the arthritic symptoms that are so painful in the patient when
consumed at least once per week. Other
foods that are noted to help the patient are olive oils and vegetables. One recent study conducted on a group of
rheumatoid arthritis sufferers reported that by consuming cod liver oil the
patients experienced less inflammation which resulted in less non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory medication which arthritic patients use for pain. This
clearly shows that eating fatty fish a few times a week or taking fish oil
capsule will improve arthritic conditions.
Studies involving olive oil are also positive. Oleic acid is found in olive oil and its
eicosatrienoic acid (ETA) may exert anti-inflammatory effects similar to that
of fish oil.
3-
Include a daily arthritis
dietary supplement
There
has been conclusive research that a correlation between food, dietary and
nutritional supplements such as omeg-3 fatty acids, minerals and vitamins and
certain forms of arthritis or related condition such as rheumatoid arthritis,
and reactive arthritis. Supplements which
has a high dose of foods that are extremely effective in the arthritic patient such
as SOD (Superoxide Dismutase), Tongkat Ali, Capsaicin, Triterpenes and Organic
Germanium can help in all kinds of arthritis.
Several studies have been conducted which confirm the safety and
effectiveness of the ingredients.
4-
Track your food
The
food we eat does make a difference in the arthritis symptoms we
experience. Keeping a daily record of
your food consumption will alert you to what foods are beneficial and which are
destructive. By tracking your food intake
you will have an accurate record of what foods help your condition and which
hinder the condition. After a few weeks,
you will be able to note any patterns. With this you will be able to determine
which foods to avoid and which to continue.
5-
What to avoid?
Foods such as chocolate, alcohol,
spices, citrus fruits, cereal products, red meat and dairy products are all
known to aggravate arthritis symptoms and should be avoided as much as
possible.
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