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Every year rheumatoid arthritis causes thousands of people in the United States frustration and uncomfortable symptoms like stiffness, pain, weakness, inflammation, loss of appetite, and fatigue. RA sufferers are always seeking out new ways to improve their quality of life and many times end up being disappointed. There are prescription medications on the market that work for some people. However, the have really negative side effects like heart problems, stomach problems, toxic side effects, and more. This has left many people wondering whether or not they are willing to trade off the risk of these side effects for short-term comfort. What many people do not realize is that there are more natural ways to treat RA effectively without the side effects.
Rheumatoid arthritis is a long term arthritic medical condition that affects the joints, tissue, muscles, and organs of the sufferer. Currently, the cause of RA is unknown but it is considered to be an autoimmune disease.This means that the body attacks itself because it confuses healthy tissue and organs to be a foreign object or substance. Some of the most common body parts affected by RA include the neck, feet, wrists, hands, elbows, fingers, and ankles. (1) Rheumatoid arthritis usually affects people between the ages of 20 to 50. Studies show that women are actually two to three times more likely to suffer from RA. Rheumatoid arthritis is suspected to be genetically linked as well. Studies show that someone that is a sibling of a sufferer or some how related to a sufferer does stand a higher chance of contracting RA. (2) Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis include: stiffness, pain, weakness, inflammation, loss of appetite, and fatigue. These symptoms can develop over a long or short period of time. There is a chance that sufferers of RA will not have all the symptoms or will have different combinations of symptoms from other sufferers. (3)
Many people are completely unaware of the natural ways to treat RA as well as the natural remedies available to them. Some of the more popular ways to treat RA naturally include: dietary changes, low impact exercises, relaxation, and natural supplements. There are some things that RA sufferers should not include in their diet. These things include: caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, milk and milk products, and all polyunsaturated vegetable oils and products made from them. You want to make sure that you are getting plenty of foods containing omega-3 fatty acids and eating a diet that is low in protein and high in carbohydrates. (4) Low impact exercises programs like yoga are great way for RA sufferers to help control their symptoms. Yoga also helps sufferers relax and release stress. Some other ways to help people relax and release stress include meditation, self hypnosis, and natural supplements.
Sources: (1) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000431.htm#Treatment
(2) http://www.mamashealth.com/rheumatoid_arthritis.asp
(3) http://www.podiatrychannel.com/rheumatoidarthritis/symptoms.shtml
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