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How to Ease Arthritis Pain
If you read my last article, you know that arthritis is primarily a nutritional disease. The pain can be eased and the body can repair damage to the joints with nutrients. Inflammation can be reduced with natural anti-inflammatories. Here you will learn about the nutrients and natural anti-inflammatories with proven benefits.
Glucosamine is a nutrient found in shellfish but not in the part that we normally eat, which makes it easy to understand why people do not get enough of it in their daily diets. Glucosamine is used within the body to create new joint cartilage. Glucosamine supplements help to prevent cartilage degeneration and have proven benefits in the treatment of osteoarthritis as well as other types.
No risks are associated with the use of glucosamine as long as the recommended dosage is not exceeded. People with shellfish allergies can take the supplement because the allergen is in the flesh, not the skeleton which is where glucosamine is found.
Chondroitin is another component of joint cartilage. Cartilage is another thing that humans do not usually eat.
Clinical trials have shown that chondroitin helps to improve joint function, decrease pain and reduce the number of anti-inflammatory drugs participants needed to use to for pain relief. The risk of chronic use of anti-inflammatory drugs is liver damage. Other more serious risks are associated with specific pain killers.
Chondroitin is completely safe, even with long term use. It is not processed in the same way as prescription drugs, which are processed by the liver. So, there is no risk of liver damage. In the US, chondroitin is available over the counter. In many other countries, it can only be purchased with a prescription.
Green lipped mussels are a type of shellfish. In powdered form, they provide chondroitin and add collagen to the diet. Collagen is another component of cartilage.
Green lipped mussel powder has been used in a number of studies and proven to be beneficial for relieving pain and inflammation. In addition to the nutrients it contains, it has natural anti-inflammatory activity.
Turmeric is an antioxidant nutrient found in the spice plant curcumin which has proven potent anti-inflammatory activity along with many other health benefits.
Curcumin is the main ingredient of curry sauce. So if you enjoy curry, you might eat it more often. But there is very little turmeric in curcumin and even less in curry sauce. So supplementation is the only practical way to get the pain-relieving benefits.
Both ginger and black pepper have been used historically as natural pain relievers. The component in ginger with anti-inflammatory activity has been identified as gingerol. The anti-inflammatory element in black pepper is called piperine.
Glucosamine and chondroitin supplements are among the most popular dietary supplements in the US. However important the two nutrients may be, a person who is in a pain or one who wants to avoid future pain needs other ingredients.
The best supplement for arthritis is called Arthrit-Eze. It contains all of the nutrients mentioned in this article, as well as many others. How Green Lipped Mussel Powder May Help Mild Arthritic Pain
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