Arthritis is a debilitating condition, which is caused by inflammation of the joints. It can be extremely painful and can cause all kinds of associated side effects, such as lack of mobility and depression. Proper treatment for arthritis is vital for your wellness, but there are also things that you can do to help yourself manage your condition.
Visiting the doctor is the most important first step, where you will be prescribed any medicines you need and quite possibly some specific exercises to help you keep the joints supple and mobile. Once you have these two areas under control, you can start to think about the food choices that you make, as some can have a detrimental effect on your wellbeing whilst others can have a very positive effect on the severity of your arthritis.
- Spices: It’s always nice to include a variety of flavours in your diet to keep things interesting, and there’s no better way to do that than with the inclusion of spices, such as chilies, ginger and also garlic and onions. Now you can enjoy your flavoursome food safe in the knowledge that these spices also help to combat your arthritis.
- Try Indian rotis made with nachani, jowar, raagi and bairi as these are not only nutritional but also help to ease the pain of arthritis.
- Certain types of fats can soothe the inflammation of arthritis in the joints. Not all fats are bad, you just have to make sure that the ones you include in your diet are the kinds that come from nuts, such as walnuts and pistachios, and seeds such as flax and sesame. Extra virgin olive oil is best for cooking, and a bit of added ghee or coconut flesh to various dishes can add lubrication to joints.
- Avoid tomatoes, dairy products, lemon and wheat, which could possibly worsen the pain of arthritis. If cutting out these foods, however, you should make sure that you get vitamin C from an alternative source.
- White foods such as white sugar, salt and white flour should be avoided where possible.
- Vitamins: make sure that you keep your vitamin levels boosted, especially vitamin B12 and vitamin D3.
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