| Though many think arthritis is inevitable in older age, | | | | Arthritis is also helped and prevented by a wonderful |
| this may not be the case as a healthy lifestyle and | | | | substance called Glucosamine sulphate easily available |
| strategically chosen foods may nip it in the bud. | | | | in capsule and tablet form, often with another |
| There are two essential nutrients that are often | | | | substance called Chondroitin. Glucosamine is naturally |
| lacking in the diets of many people and as you get | | | | present in cartilage and the synovial fluid. Glucosamine |
| older your diet and lifestyle in general becomes | | | | sulphate may help to strengthen cartilage and has |
| increasingly important to your health. So make sure | | | | been shown to be particularly effective in arthritis of |
| that you get adequate intakes of vitamin D, selenium | | | | the knee. |
| and Omega-3 essential long-chain polyunsaturated | | | | Taking such well tried supplements as well as pursuing |
| fatty acids (PUFAs). Essential Omega-3s are found in | | | | a diet rich in minerals and vitamins to promote good |
| oily fish and many seeds as well as, certain | | | | health as you get older will also lower your need for |
| vegetables such as broccoli. | | | | conventional drugs such as non-steroidal |
| These essential nutrients are readily available in | | | | anti-inflammatory agents. |
| supplement form, which may be the most reliable | | | | Other dietary advice is to cut down on acidic foods, |
| way to make sure you have enough of the | | | | replacing with tropical fruits such as pineapple and |
| substances you need to prevent and treat arthritis. | | | | papaya which have been found to be helpful for |
| Before you invest in a good supplement, choose to | | | | arthritis sufferers. |
| eat oily fish three times a week (not everyone's cup | | | | Pineapple in particular contains Bromelain, excellent for |
| of tea!) or decide to eat oysters or mushrooms | | | | arthritis - again especially of the knee. And if you |
| regularly for their high selenium content, you will ask | | | | don't like pineapple you can get good Bromelain |
| if these in fact do work to treat and prevent | | | | supplements. Maybe a combination of the lovely fruit |
| arthritis. The good news is that research has shown | | | | and a supplement will give you all the benefits of the |
| that such nutrients do slow down the loss of | | | | anti-inflammatory power of Bromelain which is often |
| cartilage and also, as in the case of rheumatoid | | | | better tolerated than many conventional drugs. |
| arthritis help to control an overactive immune system. | | | | |