Rheumatoid Arthritis Food
Rheumatoid Arthritis Food
A healthy diet and quality of life always goes hand in hand. If you are one among the millions who have joint pain or arthritis you must have already tried numerous ways of a curing arthritis.
It’s a complex link between arthritis and diet. More and more evidence is coming to light about this link. To understand the link it is important to understand what type of arthritis you suffer from. For example if you have gout which is caused by high uric acid levels you might want to consider a diet with far less alcohol and increase your intake of purine rich food will lower the blood uric acid levels.Â
Alcohol affects the purine metabolism. Small diet changes can may decrease the severity of condition. Certain foods can be trigger arthritis, the so called allergens. Foods as you might know can affect the immune system. When it comes to arthritis watch out for the following food :
Dairy products
Caffeine
Preservatives and additives
Salt
Sugar
Pay attention to the last two. So what are the ideal diet guidelines? Variety is the key.Incorporate all food groups so that you will get the all the  forty essential nutrients.Watch your fat intake, not only that it will affect the way you look, it is bad news when it comes to curing arthritis.
As mentioned above avoid alcohol. Remember when it comes to alcohol moderation is the key. Avoid the latest diet fads as all they might do is robbing your body the much needed nutrients. You can do your body a great favor by taking a vitamin tablet, there are various formulations available, make sure you take it on a consistent basis.
Advice for sufferers of Rheumatoid Arthitis?
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis; most of the time I’m fine, but other days my wrists and ankles kill me. My MD wants me to try Methotrexate, but it can have so many bad side effects. Does anybody else think that different foods can affect RA? I stay thin, so weight doesn’t seem to be an issue. Any homeopathic remedies?
methotrexate has side effects but is not a terrible drug when managed correctly. I agree with the advise to give it a go. There are many new and improved meds coming out for RA. There is no cure yet. The meds buy you time, so that your joints don’t turn to dust in a few years. The biologics are good, but are expensive. If you have insurance, its doable also.
homeopathic remedies are a crap shoot in my mind…and i’m not sure that foods are a big influence. Stress certainly is, as RA is born from an immune system disorder. The more stress you have, the worse the RA.
best to you
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