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Healthy Joints Say No To Soda

Did you know that drinking just one daily soda can put 15 pounds of extra weight on you in one year? That sobering statistic was discovered by the Harvard School of Public Health, in a study published in 2006 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. For those with arthritis, weight gain means added pressure on aching hips and knees. But there’s more bad news. The phosphorus in soda is suspected of causing calcium...

Gluten Foods Can Make Arthritis Pain Flare

Your joint pain could be aggravated by a protein called gluten found in wheat, rye, oats, barley, and innumerable processed foods made with flour or added gluten. Gluten causes inflammation in those who are sensitive to it, and that could be making your joint pain worse. 1. How gluten causes joint pain. Scientists have found that people who are gluten-sensitive generally don’t produce the enzymes necessary to break down...

The Dangers of Acetaminophen

We invite you to stop popping pills and start popping berries. Why? It’s all too easy to overdose on acetaminophen. It’s the most common over-the-counter remedy used to alleviate arthritis suffering… and it’s the most common pain reliever associated with accidental liver poisoning. Acetaminophen is better known by the brand name Tylenol®. Acetaminophen can be deadly. I was shocked to learn that in...

Bad Snacks Make Bad Arthritis Pain

Snacking isn’t bad for you. In fact, it’s an ideal way to keep your hunger in check between meals. Snacking also helps you avoid the spikes and dips in blood sugar to balance your energy levels. But that’s only if you make good snack choices. People with arthritis need to be especially careful to pick the right snacks–because the wrong snacks can make your arthritis pain and symptoms much worse. As a...

Prevent Joint Fires – Can the Canola

Confused about canola? It’s not surprising. In recent years, canola oil has been hotly disputed. The industry declares that it’s a healthy alternative to saturated fats, while others insist it is dangerous. On both sides, some claims are simply not true, and that adds to the confusion. The truth is that there are many problems with canola – even organic canola– that make this oil bad news for joints. If you have...

Oils That Make Arthritis Worse

Many vegetable oils out there are marketed as healthy choices for cooking, salad dressings and as butter-substitute spreads, but these oils should be avoided–especially if you have arthritis. 1. Some oils are better than others. Vegetable oils are one of the prime sources of essential fatty acids—fats that must come from your diet because your body can’t produce them on its own. Two of the most important essential...

10 Foods That Make Arthritis Worse

If you suffer from burning arthritis flares, you could be making the pain worse by eating foods that cause inflammation. The sad truth is that many wildly popular foods aggravate the joints of people living with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA). If you add The Top Twelve Arthritis Healing Superfoods to your diet and eliminate the 10 worst “hurting” foods from your diet, you can get ahead of the game,...

Food Allergies Hurt Arthritis

If you suspect certain foods fan the flames of your arthritis symptoms, you may be right. Scientists at the University of Oslo in Norway discovered that many people with RA have antibodies to chicken eggs, cereals, cod, pork and cow’s milk in their intestinal tracts. This food sensitivity can cause joints to become painfully inflamed. The study was published in the medical journal Gut. [Read more about it at:...

Which Fish Can I Safely Eat?

To reel in anti-arthritis benefits from seafood, you should eat three or more servings of high-omega-3 fish weekly. However, it is important to avoid all farmed fish and larger ocean varieties which tend to be contaminated with mercury residue generated by the acid rain (created by coal emissions). Since high levels of mercury have been linked to brain disorders, officials advise that pregnant women, nursing mothers, young...

Do Nightshades Irritate Arthritis?

For some people with arthritis, the alkaloids in the plant family known as Solanaceae, (commonly called the nightshade family) seem to worsen arthritis symptoms and the body’s normal repair of joint collagen. Even worse, the nightshades can accelerate cartilage degeneration and inflammation. By some estimates, up to 20% of people with arthritis feel their symptoms worsen after eating only one of the foods in the...

Does Meat Inflame Arthritis?

Meat is often considered too inflammatory for people with arthritis to eat, but it’s worth a second look. Animal foods have been safely eaten for thousands of years without causing problems. Modern-day diseases associated with the processed Western diet arise from eating large quantities of cheap feedlot-raised supermarket meat that is high in arachidonic acid, an omega-6 fat that can trigger joint pain and...

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