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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Foods that help fight Arthritis

  1. Fish - Eating lots of salmon, sardines and other cold water fish rich in omega-3 oils, 3 times a week is beneficial for arthrits.
  2. Vegetables - Eat 5 to 10 servings everyday of dark green or bright orange vegetables to provide beta carotene.

Eat broccoli, peppers, cabbage and brussels sprouts for vitamin C.

Eat avocados for VitaminE.

3. Fruits - Eat yellow-orange fruits for beta carotene.

Eat citrus fruits, berries, melons and kiwi for Vitamin C.

Eat nuts, seeds and whole grains regularly for Vitamin E.

Food Allergies:

A small percantage of people with Arthritis have food allergies that exacerbate joint pain symptoms. These may include shell fish, soy, wheat, corn, alcohol, coffee and certain food additives.

Removing these allergy-causing foods from the diet has resulted in less pain.