These Foods Help With Arthritis!

Arthritis should not be confused with osteoarthritis, but it is just as painful.

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease of the joints that occurs particularly in old age.

You should follow the advice and treatment of your doctor, but you can support the success of the treatment by integrating the foods listed in this article into your daily diet.

What exactly is arthritis?

Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease. Please do not compare or confuse with “osteoarthritis”!

Arthrosis is joint wear and tear without inflammation, arthritis is always associated with inflammation of the joint!

Typical symptoms of arthritis are, in addition to pain, warming of the affected joints, swelling and reddening of the affected area.

There are several causes of arthritis. The most common are: rheumatism, bacterial infections (for example after surgery) and gout.

What all forms have in common, however, is the pain, against which not only pharmacy tablets help. In addition to the therapy your doctor prescribes, you should try our home remedies.

Of course, they won’t help right away, but in the long run you will most certainly see an improvement in your symptoms. It is important to use these home remedies regularly.

So that it doesn’t get too monotonous, you can alternate the natural remedies with each other. And let us assure you one thing: they are all delicious!

Fish and high quality vegetable oils

Studies have anti-inflammatory potential of omega-3 fatty acid researched and recommended against joint inflammation such as arthritis, rheumatism and inflammatory bowel disease and asthma.

Omega-3 fatty acids are contained in linseed oil in a particularly good ratio of fatty acids. In contrast, olive oil, which has been widely praised by clever marketing, contains almost no omega-3 fatty acids.

Oils with high levels of omega-3 fatty acids are also: chia oil, hemp oil, walnut oil, rapeseed oil and soybean oil.

Oily sea fish also contains omega-3 fatty acids, but in a significantly lower concentration than the vegetable oils mentioned above.

Cold water fish such as herring, mackerel, salmon and their relatives also contain a lot of omega 3 fatty acids. How about fresh herring, smoked salmon or pepper mackerel?

papaya

The tropical papaya contains enzymes that are supposed to ensure that inflammatory swellings are reduced, metabolic products are removed more quickly and inflammation is contained.

Therefore, it is particularly suitable for arthritis.

Sour cherries

The knowledge that tart cherries contain anti-inflammatory substances is still relatively new.

The red-violet plant pigments of the sour cherry should ensure that certain enzymes in our body that promote inflammation are inhibited.

Sour cherries are therefore increasingly used in the therapy of arthritis and rheumatism.

Important: Since the active ingredients are in the red dye, it is not enough to just drink sour cherry nectar or “fruit juice drink”, it must be juices with 100% fruit – no matter how sour they are …

Fresh ginger

One component of ginger inhibits an enzyme that is active in the body when there is pain. If this enzyme is inhibited, the pain is alleviated.

The principle works like a painkiller, only a little more gentle on the stomach and more natural.

In combination with the analgesic effect, ginger is particularly popular in the therapy of rheumatism and arthritis, as it reduces pain and inhibits inflammation.

It is important that you prepare the ginger fresh and not use it as a powder. The effective essential oils are only completely preserved in fresh ginger!

Caution: Ginger is not suitable for pregnant women and should therefore not be used during pregnancy!

pineapple

The pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which soothes inflammation and reduces swelling. Therefore, this active ingredient is often recommended after dental or oral surgery procedures.

In order to absorb the necessary amount of bromelain, you have to incorporate a lot of pineapple into your diet, but the active ingredient is also available in concentrated form in tablet form.

If you only occasionally suffer from joint problems and want to prevent inflammation and swelling, simply integrate pineapple products such as pineapple juice or fresh pineapple (please not sugared and only canned fruits without sugar!) In your daily menu.

turmeric

A spice that is rather uncommon in Germany also has an anti-inflammatory effect.

It is turmeric, also called turmeric or wrongly saffron root. You usually get this plant ground as an exotic spice.

Turmeric gives food an intense yellow color and is much cheaper than saffron.

The taste is mildly spicy, which is why you can use it generously for seasoning against arthritis.

The anti-inflammatory effects in knee arthritis have even been confirmed by studies.