Achy-Breaky Joints / Sept. 15, 2010

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Ouch! ~ this past week I experienced my first ever broken bone! It's just the tiniest little fracture in my right pointer finger but I'm wrapped up in a splint for 3 weeks (per Doc's suggestion). You would think I just had a wrist replacement for goodness sakes!

But when this injury happened I immediately went for my homeopathics (Traumeel), my YL essential oils, ice packs, and a little energy work. The next thing I went for was the archives of my articles to see if I wrote anything on this topic in the past and the answer is - YES and here it is - written in 2007 but content is still very fresh.

Achy Breaky Joints

I was trying to come up with some fun words about arthritis and osteoporosis to put to the tune of the famous country western song "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus.

Then I got a little too silly with it and thought to myself "there really is nothing fun, or silly, about these two serious problems!"

Having a strong family history of arthritis I try my best to do as much as I can to prevent this in myself. Part of my protocol is frequent Bikram Yoga classes, lots of good fats and oils, and being careful what I eat.

This week I had a little attention grabber, a "red flag". My right knee was very achy, and I hadn't injured it or done anything differently. It lasted for several days. I thought it could be the beginnings of an arthritic joint.

Then I realized there was one thing I was doing differently. I was eating the most delicious Jersey tomatoes that are very abundant now here in New Jersey.

I stopped eating them, and it went away.

Nightshade family plants are known to cause joint inflammation.

I try to tell that to my auntie who is wheelchair bound from arthritis, but she won't budge from her favorite foods which are the nightshades - tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, and peppers.

I am not saying this is the cause of all arthritis, but I firmly believe it is a contributing factor. Especially because as a former colon therapist I saw many people who had colon, digestive, and intestinal issues that also had arthritis (that also often accompanied psoriasis). I would informally survey these clients- many loved nightshades - particularly tomatoes - and they often ate lots of pizza and pasta.

Here are some recommendations about what foods and supplements are good for arthritis:

--Green leafy veggies - such as watercress, parsley, celery, kale

--Seaweeds

--Carrots

--Barley and wheat grass products (anti-inflammatory and detoxifying)

--Avocados

--Pecans

--Potassium broth

--Whole grains, such as brown rice, millet, oats, wheat, and barley

--Cold-water fish such as salmon, sardines, or herring

--Cherry juice

--Fish oils (Omega Blue)

--Flax oil

--Ningxia Red Juice

--Fabulous Young Living supplement: Sulfurzyme. A wonderful natural anti-inflammatory
made with Chinese wolfberry and the highest quality MSM

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What to avoid are:

--Tomatoes

--Potatoes

--Eggplant

--Peppers

--Tobacco

--Coffee

--Caffeinated tea

--Salt

--Artificial colors

--Preservatives

Also avoid meat - it can aggravate arthritis because it is high in uric acid, a primary factor in the increase of symptoms.

As for osteo - that's for a later article!

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