The Best Arthritis Foods

People are increasingly looking for a natural cure for arthritis. While there is no simple answer to this question, because everybody's different, there are many natural treatments for arthritis we can try.

The best thing we can do to start is to look at the foods we eat.

Arthritis and diet

Many mainstream doctors still insist there is no connection between arthritis and diet. In fact diet is one of the chief ways we can control our arthritis is through our diet. I'm going to concentrate more on what we should be eating for arthritis rather than what we shouldn't.

What's a good arthritis food?

The aim of a good arthritis diet is to take care of the immune system, particularly for those suffering with rheumatoid arthritis. The best ways to do this is to make sure we are getting all the essential nutrients. We can make sure of this by eating a varied diet and by supplementing with vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

We also need to ensure we are digesting our foods well. If our digestion is faulty, our immune system becomes depressed and we can't absorb the nutrients from our food.

Keep away from known digestive irritants such as fatty foods and find out if you have any food allergies or intolerances. Digestive enzymes can help if you frequently suffer from poor digestion.

Keep your body alkaline! More and more we're finding out that acid conditions lead to all sorts of diseases including arthritis. Good ways to keep our bodies alkaline is by eating alkaline foods such as vegetables and fruits and avoiding processed foods, too much meat and fizzy drinks.

Taking a green supplement such as wheat grass, barley grass or chlorella can alkalise your body and help your health tremendously. Not only do green foods help arthritis by clearing out the chemical toxins that cause inflammation and joint pain, they also help to digest your food which takes a load of the immune system.

Green foods - particularly chlorella - can protect against bacteria which is especially helpful against bacterial arthritis as well as other diseases. Chlorella also contains vitamins A C and E and selenium, which together make it a great natural treatment for arthritis.

Green foods make up some of the best arthritis foods available so make sure you take them every day.

If you're suffering with arthritis but are worried about the pain killing drugs you're currently taking, whether it's the cost or the side effects, visit http://www.rheumatoid-arthritis-secrets.com to find out about natural arthritis remedies and pain relief for all types of arthritis. The author, Wendy Owen is a health author & researcher.

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