Arthritis: Foods To Avoid
The Foods to Avoid if You Suffer from Arthritis
If you’re taking supplements for your arthritis but not getting the results you want, then you may want to consider this:
You could be making your arthritis worse by some of the foods you eat! Certain foods can cause flare-ups of arthritic pain. It’s common and it doesn’t matter which kind of arthritis you have (Rheumatoid or osteoarthritis). You can aggravate both, if you have a sensitivity to these popular trigger foods.
The most common trigger foods are the foods in the nightshade family, such as bell peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes. These foods contain solanine, a substance that causes arthritis flare-ups in many people.
If you’re not sensitive to these foods, you still need to avoid them in every form, including juice, sauce, ketchup and even potato starch! Read labels carefully because nightshades can be in anything—salad dressings, gravies, or baked goods. And even a small amount can cause agonizing pain.
Try eliminating nightshades for 21 days. If you don’t see an improvement, start eating them again. But if you do see improvement, it means you’ve identified a major culprit. Listen to your body talk and avoid foods that disagree with you. If you’re like some people, you may find that your pain completely vanishes.
A medical doctor once told me that most of the problems of the heart and arthritis could be food allergies. He is in his 80's and has practiced in the ear, nose and throat field very actively. It is interesting to know that his office is now researching the natural approaches to dealing with the problems related to ENT. This doctor has a staff member, a young physician’s assistant, who confided in me: that the Northeastern United States is probably the most conservative area of the world when it comes to treatment of health problems. She also admitted to the perks and a room full of free drugs provided to them by pharmaceutical sales people (the ones with the black satchel who cut ahead of you in the waiting room). By the way these pills are not free, they are addictive and is the same appoach all drug pushers use to develop the market for their product.
We are making progress, as a friend of mine recently pointed out in his book, because there is no interest in going to a doctor who offers nothing in the way of resolution to major problems. If doctors researched conscientiously, the newest information available in their area of expertise, we wouldn’t be spending 17% of the gross national product on health care. Your taxes would be lower and you would have more money to spend on other important areas of concern.
Americans must learn more, become activists, take back their government and stop their dependence on magic pills and 15 minute HMO doctors.
If you’re taking supplements for your arthritis but not getting the results you want, then you may want to consider this:
You could be making your arthritis worse by some of the foods you eat! Certain foods can cause flare-ups of arthritic pain. It’s common and it doesn’t matter which kind of arthritis you have (Rheumatoid or osteoarthritis). You can aggravate both, if you have a sensitivity to these popular trigger foods.
The most common trigger foods are the foods in the nightshade family, such as bell peppers, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes. These foods contain solanine, a substance that causes arthritis flare-ups in many people.
If you’re not sensitive to these foods, you still need to avoid them in every form, including juice, sauce, ketchup and even potato starch! Read labels carefully because nightshades can be in anything—salad dressings, gravies, or baked goods. And even a small amount can cause agonizing pain.
Try eliminating nightshades for 21 days. If you don’t see an improvement, start eating them again. But if you do see improvement, it means you’ve identified a major culprit. Listen to your body talk and avoid foods that disagree with you. If you’re like some people, you may find that your pain completely vanishes.
A medical doctor once told me that most of the problems of the heart and arthritis could be food allergies. He is in his 80's and has practiced in the ear, nose and throat field very actively. It is interesting to know that his office is now researching the natural approaches to dealing with the problems related to ENT. This doctor has a staff member, a young physician’s assistant, who confided in me: that the Northeastern United States is probably the most conservative area of the world when it comes to treatment of health problems. She also admitted to the perks and a room full of free drugs provided to them by pharmaceutical sales people (the ones with the black satchel who cut ahead of you in the waiting room). By the way these pills are not free, they are addictive and is the same appoach all drug pushers use to develop the market for their product.
We are making progress, as a friend of mine recently pointed out in his book, because there is no interest in going to a doctor who offers nothing in the way of resolution to major problems. If doctors researched conscientiously, the newest information available in their area of expertise, we wouldn’t be spending 17% of the gross national product on health care. Your taxes would be lower and you would have more money to spend on other important areas of concern.
Americans must learn more, become activists, take back their government and stop their dependence on magic pills and 15 minute HMO doctors.
If it doesn’t make you feel better; if it doesn’t cure the disease; if all you get are more side effects from a medicine that serves no purpose; what are you doing with your most precious possession–your life?
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