Inflammation Fighting Food:Fish

As the word "arthritis" shows, arthritic diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS),gout, Osteoarthritis etc all related to inflammation. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), arthritis is a kind of Bi Syndrome which means attack of evil energies such as wind, cold, dampness and even hot. These evil energies attack immune system and cause immune inflammatory reaction. The result is painful, red and swelling joints. Without effective treatment, painful joints can develop into deformed or disabled joints. Therefore, effective treatment and timely treatment are important. 

Besides the treatment, you can choose proper food and exercise to prevent joints damage. 

　　

Inflammation Fighting Food:Fish

Fish is a kind of inflammation-fighting foods for rheumatoid arthritis. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher levels of substances called cytokines that ramp up inflammation in the body. Polyunsaturated fats – especially omega-3 fatty acids – help suppress cytokines and other inflammatory chemicals.
All fish have some omega-3s. But salmon, herring, sardines, and anchovies are chock full of them. Salmon provides the most, with up to 2 grams of omega-3 fatty acids per 3-ounce serving. Go lightly with the heat; overcooking can destroy more than half of the omega-3s. Bake or grill fish instead of frying it to preserve healthful fat. Patients with RA had better take twice fish a week.
If you don’t like fish, you can choose other foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids include walnuts, canola oil, and soybeans. If you think necessary, you can ask your doctors foods containing omega-3 fatty acids that you can take.

Simple Hands and Fingers Exercises for RA

Simple Hands and Fingers Exercises for RA

If there are patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), please read this article to learn the simple hands and fingers exercises for RA. These exercises can help them effectively relieve hand stiffness and finger stiffness without taking too much time.
1. Open and Close Fingers
Spread your fingers wide apart, stretching them far as you can. Relax your fingers slowly and bring them together. Bring them back to their stretched position.
2. Bending Fingers
Straighten out your fingers and keep them close together. Curl your fingers by bending the middle and end joints of your fingers while keeping your wrist and knuckles straight. Moving slowly and smoothly, move your joints back to the original position.
3. Make a “O”
Have your wrist, fingers, and thumb point upward. Make an O shape by having the tip of your index finger touch the tip of your thumb. Hold this position for at least 5 and up to 20 seconds. Repeat this for 2-10 times.
4. Finger Walking
Put your hand on top of a flat surface, palm down, with fingers spread slightly apart, Lift and move your index finger toward your thumb without moving your thumb. Then slowly lift and move your middle finger toward your thumb. Lift and move your ring finger, and then your pinky finger toward your thumb as well.
Note: Do not move your wrist or thumb as your fingers walk towards the thumb.
5. Relax your hand.
Straighten your fingers and spread them apart from each other. Curl your fingers into a your palm to form a loose fist, wrapping your thumb slowly around the outside of your fingers. Slowly uncurl your fist to bring your fingers back to the starting position with your fingers spread.
Note: For this exercise, make sure you do not squeeze your fist too tightly.
Welcome to share this article to your friends to help more and more patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. As for the treatment for RA, I recommend traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), welcome to read about New TCM treatment for RA.

Diet Attentions for Patients with Gout

Diet Attentions for Patients with Gout

Most of the patients with gout know that diet is very important for the control and relieving of this disease, most of the time, while the patients can’t keep on following the diet direction because of the complexity of the diet therapy. To offer the patients with gout more useful and practical help, we summarized for simple diet therapy which can control and relieve the suffering of you. You can save them for yourselves or your friends or family. First, 250g of Chinese cabbage, stir fried with 20g vegetable oil. It is just so simple and this diet can be taken as often as it can, which mainly suits the remittent stage of gout. Second, 250g of eggplant, full steamed and then sliced to strip, added with soybean sauce, sesame oil, salt, mashed garlic. This can be taken every other day. And this therapy is suit for the patients in stage of attack. Third, 250g of potato, first stir fried with 30g of vegetable oil and then adding few soybean sauce and salt. It can be taken after fully cooked, which is suitable for patients in the stage of attack. Forth, 250g of turnip, fried with 50g of vegetable oil and then added few semen boitae(about 30g),salt and 500g of water. And cook them well together by stewing. Eat the turnip and take the soup can help the patients to control and reduce the attack of gout.

How to Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis

How to Prevent Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition that also affects other tissue, but the joints are usually the most severely affected. In order to know how to prevent rheumatoid arthritis, we should know the factors that can trigger rheumatoid arthritis so as to avoid those factors. Actually, there is no exact answer about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis.
According to the experts’s opinion, there are some factors that can cause rheumatoid arthritis such as genetics, environment.
There are some tips tell you how to prevent rheumatoid arthritis.
1. Get tested early. If one or both of your parents have RA, you have a greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Therefore, to take regular tests is necessary.
2. Increase estrogen. Estrogen has been shown to help protect against RA. Half of a group of pregnant women experienced relief from RA symptoms during pregnancy because of naturally higher estrogen levels.
3. Don’t smoke. Environmental pollutants like cigarette smoke and car and truck exhaust increased both inflammation and the risk of RA. Smoking can double the risk of RA.
4. Boost your vitamin D. Vitamin D is a powerful antioxidant and hormone, and deficiencies can lead to a host of diseases such as RA.
5. Limit caffeines. Too much caffeine can increase the risk of catching RA.
6. Eat more fish. Taking enough fatty fish, olive oil and nuts can help to prevent rheumatoid arthritis.
As I mentioned that, to know how to prevent rheumatoid arthritis, we need to know the causes of rheumatoid arthritis. Different people have different conditions. For example, as mentioned above, both parents have RA that the child has high risk catching RA too. Then this child should take regular tests in order to monitor the body condition or find the illness condition as early as possible. Hope the above preventions are useful for you.

Four Simple Diet Therapies for Patients with Gout

Four Simple Diet Therapies for Patients with Gout

Most of the patients with gout know that diet is very important for the control and relieving of this disease, most of the time, while the patients can’t keep on following the diet direction because of the complexity of the diet therapy. To offer the patients with gout more useful and practical help, we summarized for simple diet therapy which can control and relieve the suffering of you. You can save them for yourselves or your friends or family. First, 250g of Chinese cabbage, stir fried with 20g vegetable oil. It is just so simple and this diet can be taken as often as it can, which mainly suits the remittent stage of gout. Second, 250g of eggplant, full steamed and then sliced to strip, added with soybean sauce, sesame oil, salt, mashed garlic. This can be taken every other day. And this therapy is suit for the patients in stage of attack. Third, 250g of potato, first stir fried with 30g of vegetable oil and then adding few soybean sauce and salt. It can be taken after fully cooked, which is suitable for patients in the stage of attack. Forth, 250g of turnip, fried with 50g of vegetable oil and then added few semen boitae(about 30g),salt and 500g of water. And cook them well together by stewing. Eat the turnip and take the soup can help the patients to control and reduce the attack of gout.

Do You Know the Symptom of Osteoarthritis

Do You Know the Symptom of Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the second common arthritis, which is also a chronic disease. Osteoarthritis can be caused by many factors such as obesity, heredity, joint overuse, injury. Therefore, people should pay attention to pay attention to those factor that can trigger Osteoarthritis. In addition, there are some symptoms of Osteoarthritis introduced below.
Pain — The main symptom of OA is joint pain that is worse with activity and is relieved by rest. In severe cases, the pain may also occur at rest or at night. The pain usually occurs near the affected joint; however, in some cases, the pain may be referred to other areas. For example, the pain of OA of the hip may actually be felt in the knee.
Joints affected by OA may be tender to the touch. The level of pain is typically constant over time. Any sudden increases in the level of pain may indicate recent injury or an underlying condition such as gout.
Stiffness — Morning stiffness is a common symptom of osteoarthritis. This stiffness usually resolves within 30 minutes of rising, but it may recur throughout the day during periods of inactivity. Some people note a change in symptoms related to the weather.
Swelling (effusion) — Osteoarthritis may cause a type of joint swelling called an effusion, which results from the accumulation of excess fluid in the joint.
Crackling or grating sensation (crepitus) — Movement of a joint affected by osteoarthritis may cause a crackling or grating sensation called crepitus. This sensation likely occurs because of roughening of the normally smooth surfaces inside the joint.
Bony outgrowths (osteophytes) — Osteoarthritis often causes outgrowths of bone called osteophytes or bone spurs. These bony protuberances can be felt under the skin near joints and typically enlarge over time.
Symptoms in specific joints — Osteoarthritis does not affect all joints equally. The condition most commonly affects the fingers, knees, hips, and spine; it rarely affects the elbow, wrist, and ankle. Furthermore, it often affects joints on one side of the body differently than on the other side.