Using Essential Fatty Acids for Reducing Arthritis Joint Pain
by Rudy Silva
Essential fatty acids provide protection for the whole
body. In particular it is effective in reducing inflammation as experienced
in joint pain or arthritis.
Most people will have to deal with arthritis especially
as they get older. One way to eliminate or minimize this pain is to
supplement with the essential fatty acids.
Osteoarthritis, the most common arthritis, is not
the only arthritis that affects so many people:
- 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,
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.
Using the essential fatty acids provides lubrication
for the joints as the move against each other. This reduces the wear
that can occur at these joints and this results in less inflammation.
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 that contribute to arthritis so that different nutritional
and lifestyles changes can be made.
The use of flax seed oil, omega-3, is known to provide
anti-inflammatory benefits. Omega-3 breaks down into prostaglandins.
It is the prostaglandins that provide the anti-inflammatory results.
So by using the omega-3, GLA, and EPA/DHA supplements,
you can get some relief from arthritis. These oils reduce inflammation
and pain and provide lubrication, thereby preventing some damage from
occurring in your joints.
It is recommended that you use a good dose of,
- Borage oil - Primrose oil - NKO oil
Using these oil spread across the day, provides the
benefit of feeling reduce joint stiffness and pain in the morning.
Use the different oils one bottle at a time. This gives you the health
benefits that these different oil provide.
One additional benefit to using these oils is the
coating protection that GLA has in the 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
GLA oils to your diet and help to prevent the serious side effects
of the NSAIDs.
There you have it. Eat the essential fatty acids and
provide your body with what it needs to build strong and healthy joints.
Copyright © 2005 Rudy Silva
About Rudy: Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics
and is a Natural Nutritionist. He is the author of Constipation, Acne,
Hemorrhoid, and Fatty Acid ebooks. He writes a newsletter called "Natural-Remedies-Thatwork.com".
For more information on arthritis go to: http://www.arthritis-remedies.for--you.info
