Arthritis is a very common condition in the world, with over 52 million cases only in the USA. The term “arthritis” includes osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, gout and other joints inflammations.

Arthritis mainly roots in the imbalance of the pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Cytokines are proteins and glycoproteins responsible for immunity and inflammation in the organism.

Arthritis characterizes with constant pain in a particular part of the body, most commonly in the hands, the elbows, the knees and the hips.

Arthritis can be caused by many factors, which makes it hard for treating. Still, there is some correlation between the gut heath and arthritis. As Hippocrates said, “all disease begins in the gut”.

Arthritis, gut bacteria, and inflammation

There is a strong connection between altered gut bacteria and the development of rheumatoid arthritis. The popular opinion that arthritis is a result of the aging process is not true, because it is a degenerative process caused by external factors.

There are some things that you can do to ease the pain, or even treat it and everyone should remember that it is not an inevitable part of the aging process.

All costs for treating arthritis, the lowered efficiency due to it and the lost wages are considered to be about $128 billion per year.

All bacteria in human body can either help it protect itself from inflammation, or cause some kind of said inflammation.

There is this bacterium in human gut, Prevotella genus, that is found altered in the gut when someone suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. This bacterium is very important because is one of the bacteria that protect the body against conditions that relate to the immune system, the brain function, the mood disorder and the health of the hormones. When this bacterium is altered, the immune system is disturbed and the body is susceptible to bacteria, viruses and inflammations. In this way, the gut plays one of the main roles for your health in general.

Some of the inflammations caused by this vulnerability of the immune system can be muscle and joint swelling. Usually, arthritis can be diagnosed years after the inflammation appears. And if you don’t treat this inflammation, your bones and cartilage will slowly start to erode.

What can be done?

First, we should know what destroys the good, proactive and protective bacteria and avoid it. Those are the following:

• Antibiotics
• Cesarean sections
• Diets with insufficiency of essential vitamins and minerals
• Diets with high percentage of refined sugars, wheat and processed food
• Lifestyle habits (alcohol, no exercise, GMO food, injuries)

If we take care of our gut health, we will improve our immune system and help our body defend itself from inflammations and pain. As arthritis prevention, strengthen your gut good bacteria and repair the damage caused by the free radicals or other threats.

Contrary to popular opinion, arthritis is a serious disease and you should know that it is not just a minor aches and pains related to old age. Also, you should know that exercise does good for you if you have this disease and should be practiced and there are things that you can do when it comes to arthritis.

Preventative measures against arthritis:

1. Probiotic supplements

By taking organic probiotic supplements, you help your good gut bacteria flourish and you do this too by avoiding refined sugars.

A study was conducted on people divided in two groups: one who took probiotics and other placebo. The results, which are very promising, showed that only taking of probiotics can increase the anti-inflammatory cytokines. We recommend you start taking these probiotic supplements.

2. Eliminate inflammatory foods

Refined sugars, wheat, processed food, fried food are some of the ingredients that you should eliminate from your diet if you want to improve your good gut bacteria. These foods are not only making it harder for your body to defend itself against different bacteria and viruses, but they also (refined sugars especially) nourish the harmful bacteria and the fungi.

Moreover, these foods are one of the main causes for obesity, which is an additional stress for your joints and muscles that can lead to inflammation.

3. Increase anti-inflammatory foods

Eating vegetables, fruits and herbs, fish, lean meats can help your body target inflammation and deal with arthritis pain.

They are also one of the main sources of essential vitamins and minerals that improve your immune system.

4. Increase fermented foods

Fermented foods should not be overlooked because they do good to your natural good gut bacteria, but you need to watch your sodium intake. You should eat kimchi, tepeh, kefir, sauerkraut, organic yoghurt and thus improve the digestion, which is great because your body will be able to easily release free radicals and toxins.

5. Avoid hand sanitizers and cleansers

If you constantly use hand sanitizer you make your body and skin vulnerable because you kill the good and protective bacteria, or create bacteria which are resistant to sanitizers so your body cannot fight against some very dangerous and harmful microbes that cause inflammation.

6. Spend time outdoors

Spending more time outdoors, alone, with children or pets and traveling enables us to be in direct contact with a wide spectrum of bacteria to which our body learns to build immunity. This can be very useful when our body comes across arthritis inflammation, amongst others.

Spending time outdoors also has an effect on lowering the levels of stress. By this, the chances of coming down with arthritis are reduced, because stress can also be one of the causers of arthritis, since one change, as small as it may appear, can have a great impact on your health condition.

7. Protect your joints

Even though many think that any physical activity, as stretching for example, is good for you, you should know that sometimes by inappropriate exercising you can cause more harm than good to your body.

That is why you should consult with an expert before you indulge in any physical activity, who will tell which exercises are good for your body type, your abilities and the injuries you might have had. You should be careful, as stretching can make you or break you: by proper stretching you improve your health; by improper you can cause very serious damage to your body.

The most important thing is that you have read enough on the subject of arthritis and you can identify the symptoms in its early stage. It would be the best if you start taking preventative measures which will improve your health and your lifestyle, thus improving your organism’s ability to deal with inflammations.

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Source: theheartysoul.com