Inflammation, Arthritis And Age

Once you hit the age of about 55, it’s all downhill! The body doesn’t work as good as it used to and you might start to experience some illness or disease. One problem that adults typically complain about is the joint pain also known as arthritis. Arthritis comes from the Greek word Arthro which means joint and itis which means inflammation.

There are different types of arthritis and most of those types are inflammation arthritis. Inflammation is described as an immune reaction or response to infection or disease that causes joint pain, swelling, heat, and discomfort on the area which is affected; it is actually an innate natural protection or resistance of the body to protect it from illness, however, misdirected inflammation can also cause some negative effects such as the case with arthritis.

Arthritis is painful as we all know; a person who suffers from such disability will go through painful, swelling and other problems with their joints especially in the morning where stiffness of the body parts such as hands, legs, arms and even back or knees occurs. The arthritis can be so severe that it limits them from doing every day activities.

One thing that we have to consider with inflammation arthritis is that Cytokines are what control inflammatory responses – these are proteins that are produced by your cells. For one to understand inflammation that person must know the roles of cytokines; these proteins cannot be grouped into one lump, however since there are different types of cytokines and all of them are different when it comes to function. Unfortunately, improper production or even over production of cytokines can give a person diseases like rheumatic arthritis so cytokines play an important role in terms of such disease.

But what most people with inflammation arthritis have is called osteoarthritis. This can be painful and limiting as well and there really is no good cure. However, if you lead a healthy lifestyle and eat healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and cold water fish, you can do wonders to reduce the pain.

Treating Inflamed Joints

People with arthritis may have tried several ways to reduce the pain and even treat the problem but not all those people have succeeded in finding the right medication. If you’re one of the people who suffered from inflamed joint problems or inflammation arthritis you may have tried some pharmaceutical drugs and have suffered from side effects that were caused by those pharmaceutical drugs.

Inflamed joints can be a result of unhealthy diet, injuries, arthritis and the like and, with the fact that it causes so much pain to people who suffer from it, there are many who would like to know about reducing the pain.  The best way to lessen or reduce the pain of inflamed joints is through dietary methods. Yes,  the foods that you eat can greatly affect your joint inflammation.

One thing you should be aware of is that there are many foods that have anti-inflammatory properties. As the name “anti inflammatory” suggests, these  foods can help lessen the inflammation in your joints and relieve joint pain. Those are foods which are rich with omega 3 fatty acids like purified fish oil supplements, salmon,  and green lipped mussels.  Many people have heard of Salmon being rich in Omega 3’s, but the green lipped mussel, of which you may not be aware of is found in New Zealand and it is much known in the United States.

Other anti inflammatory foods include olive oil, grass fed beef, leafy greens, broccoli, cherries and blueberries.  Perhaps one of the most potent, and tasty, foods to fight inflamed joints is the spice called Turmeric which has long been used in southern Asian cuisine.