01/25/2023
π₯ Anti-inflammatory Nutrition π₯
The term Arthritis originates from the Greek word for joint (arthro) and the ending of it is meaning inflammation. It is actually an inflammatory joint problem that affects approximately forty million people in the United States alone. Although there are more than 100 different types of arthritis the most common form is a plague to the aging population, osteoarthritis, which is also known as degenerative joint disease.
The other relatively common forms of arthritis are gout (hyperuricemia), pseudogout, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. There are pain syndromes like fibromyalgia and autoimmune related arthritis like disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus, and ankylosing spondylitis, which may involve every part of the body. There is also a septic arthritis where an infection actually damages the joint. There are more than one hundred joints in the body and nineteen in each hand alone. With nine carpal bones in the wrist and the continuous use of our hands in daily life, no wonder we have overuse disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tenosynovitis (thumb in video game players), lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Continued overuse with no intervention may result in arthritic conditions later in life. Of course I will tie in how we have successfully used Moringa oleifera, with 36 natural anti-inflammatory nutrients, to help in many ofthese cases. More tomorrow..... ingest the best and let your body do the rest.