Using
fatty acids to reduce joint pain is now a necessity. There are many
other ways to reduce arthritic pain, but fatty acids also help the
joints to become healthier. Learn which fatty acids to use your painful
joints.
Joint pain as experienced in arthritis occurs in both men and women.
Osteoarthritis is the most common arthritis, but there are other types
of arthritis:
* rheumatoid arthritis
* arthritis from lupus
* gout
* psoriatic arthritis
* reiter's disease
* infective arthritis
As you age, the constant movement of the joints creates wear and tear.
Toxic wastes that circulate in the blood, dead cells, uric acid,
inorganic acids and liquid can accumulate in the various joints and
cause inflammation and pain.
Continual inflammation can cause damage to the joints. In some cases,
the cartilage that coats the bone ends, wears down and joints then rub
bone to
bone causing extreme pain. There are several conditions and lifestyles that contribute to arthritis:
* Obesity
* Diabetes
* Heredity
* Poor nutrition
* Poor digestion
* Lack of water
* Allergies
* Repetitive use of fingers, hands, legs or arms
* Body injuries - sports or accidents
Arthritis is a difficult disease to treat because there is usually more
than one cause. Just working on one cause may not help enough to give
pain relief. But it always helps to know the many things the contribute
to arthritis so that different nutritional and lifestyles changes can
be made.
The use of omega-3 is known to provide anti-inflammatory benefits. In
my other fatty acid articles, I point out that the breakdown of omega-3
eventually produce prostaglandins. It is the prostaglandins that
provide the anti-inflammatory relief.
So by using the omega-3, GLA, and EPA/DHA or Fish Oil supplements,
you can get some pain and inflammation relief from arthritis. This will
prevent some damage from occurring in your joints. It is recommended
that you use a good dose of,
* Borage oil
* Primrose oil
* NKO oil
* Fish oil
* Flax seed oil
Using these oils spread across the day provides the benefit of feeling
reduce joint stiffness and pain in the morning. One additional benefit
of using these oils is the coating protection that GLA has in your
stomach lining.
The standard treatment for arthritis is the use of NSAIDs and COX-2
inhibitors. These, however, have undesirable side effects such as
attacking the stomach lining. Thousands of deaths and visits to the
emergency are associated with the use of NSAIDs. You can benefit
greatly if you use NSAIDs by adding fatty acid oils to your diet.
By using fatty acid oils your can reduce arthritis pain and protect your stomach lining from acid attack.
