Arthritis Treatment
Conventional treatments for arthritis relief sometimes bring good, enduring results. But they often prove unsatisfactory, temporary, unhealthy, or intolerable. No one really knows whether prednisone, gold injections, methotrexate, sulfasalazine, or hydroxychloroquine alter joint destruction and deformity associated with arthritis. Physicians prescribe these drugs without solid evidence that they do more good than harm in the long run. Ten years after commencing treatments, arthritis patients are choosing not to take these medications, either because they do not work, or because of the side effects. Synthetic drugs typically contain concentrated amounts of one or a few chemicals, which increase the potential for toxic or unbalanced effects. This is why many drugs cause more adverse reactions than comparable herbs. For instance, herbal remedies from the Amazon Rainforest, una de gato or also known as cat’s claw has grown popular as an anti-inflammatory for arthritis of all kinds.
The reality is that arthritis erodes the ability to function. Lost function can prevent you from taking part in basic and cherished activities, lead to other health problems, and rob you of both quality and length of life. Unfortunately, the treatment for arthritis in the health care system that is offered is much less than ideal and often the cause of additional problems. Arthritis promotes inactivity and disability and limiting everyday activities such as working, exercising, and even dressing and bathing. The nature of life is movement, and inactivity is a ticket to heart disease, stroke, obesity, diabetes, cancer, and high blood pressure. Arthritis contributes to the long term use of painkillers and anti-inflammatories, drugs that sap energy and health and have serious side effects. Anti-inflammatory medications may appear helpful initially, but in the long term, they are destructive. Arthritis also contributes to stress, anxiety, and depression, which in turn are major risk factors for many serious diseases and the use of medications that further deplete health.
Omega-3 essential fatty acids found in fish may alleviate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis by suppressing the immune system reaction that causes joint inflammation. Over a dozen studies have shown that people with rheumatoid arthritis have fewer tender and swollen joints and less morning stiffness after several months of taking doses of fish oil supplements (2.5 to 5 grams a day) with meals.
Arthritis can be reversible and, in some cases, curable with proper diet, lifestyle changes and herbal medicines. These simple changes can not only relieve the inflammation and pain but stop degeneration and rejuvenate the affected joints.