There is evidence that glucosamine and omega-3 fatty acids can aid joint health and help repair damaged cartilage. Glucosamine is a building block of cartilage that both stimulates rebuilding and inhibits deterioration, while omega-3 fats help to reduce any inflammation. You can buy glucosamine is supplment form “look for a formula combined with just sulfate rather than chondroitin sulfate, which can be harder to absorb”.

Omega-3 fatty acids are the health fats found in oily fish such as sardines, wild salmon and mackerel. Unfortunately, you’d need to eat around 10 portions a week to get sufficient quantities, so I’d advice taking a good quality high dose omega-3 fish oil supplement as well. You need to daily equivalent of at least 1,000mg of combines EPA and DHA, if not double this amount for maximum effectiveness.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies are formed against your own tissues in this case, you joints. These are many possible reasons for this, including genetic susceptibility, lifestyle, nutritional deficiencies, food sensitivities and bacterial infections.

Rheumatoid arthritis does not exist in isolated communities eating primitive diets, with loss of fruits and vegetables and very little salt, wheat, refined sugars and alcohol; so eating in this simple way is a good place to start. You should have yourself checked for food intolerance and eliminate or rotate any foods that cause an immune response.

If you have wheat intolerance but still want to eat whole-wheat bread from time to time, you can try supplementing NAG (N-acetyl-glucosamine), as it blocks the inflammatory reaction to wheat fragment in the blood. You’d do well to avoid other foods that cause inflammation, such as citrus fruits, nightshade vegetable (tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, aubergines and chilies), meat and diary, and eat oily fish (mackerel, sardines, wild salmon and trout) for their anti-inflammatory foods include ginger, turmeric, pineapple and papaya, which should all be regular feature of your diet.

Natural Pain Relief from Arthritis could reduce your dependency on prescription drugs and begin regaining control on your life and your pain relief using only natural means.

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