Natural (Osteoarthritis) Painkillers in Your Pantry

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Natural Painkillers in Your Pantry

Easy-to-find, home remedies for arthritic pain

by Gloria McVeigh

As prescription drug options diminish, arthritis sufferers are

scrambling for relief. Experts recommend these eat-right tips to ease

the ache:

Vitamin C

A 10-year Boston University study of 149 people with knee

osteoarthritis (OA) found that getting less than 150 mg of vitamin C

per day tripled the rate of cartilage breakdown. High-C foods include

sweet peppers, peaches, and strawberries.

Omega-3s

Several clinical trials found that eating 3 g of fish fats a day

relieved the joint pain, swelling, and morning stiffness of rheumatoid

arthritis (RA) and reduced the need for drugs. Fish oil seems to cut

the inflammation that causes RA symptoms.

Weight Loss

New Wake Forest University research found that reduced production of

the hormone leptin--generated by fat tissue--may be the reason weight

loss alleviates OA pain. In the 18-month study, 316 overweight and

obese people with knee OA lost 3 to 6% of their body weight; falling

leptin levels closely corresponded to diminishing pain and disability

symptoms.

Sue B.

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Piracetam and its relatives have been used successfully in treating many

different kinds of pain..

It would be worth trying for people who have pain problems. Its cheap and

non-addictive and its very safe.

And its cheap.

On 12/18/06, sb2boys <sb2boys@...> wrote:

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> http://www.prevention.com/article/0,5778,s1-1-111-582-5157-1-P,00.html

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> Natural Painkillers in Your Pantry

> Easy-to-find, home remedies for arthritic pain

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> by Gloria McVeigh

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> As prescription drug options diminish, arthritis sufferers are

> scrambling for relief. Experts recommend these eat-right tips to ease

> the ache:

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> Vitamin C

> A 10-year Boston University study of 149 people with knee

> osteoarthritis (OA) found that getting less than 150 mg of vitamin C

> per day tripled the rate of cartilage breakdown. High-C foods include

> sweet peppers, peaches, and strawberries.

>

> Omega-3s

> Several clinical trials found that eating 3 g of fish fats a day

> relieved the joint pain, swelling, and morning stiffness of rheumatoid

> arthritis (RA) and reduced the need for drugs. Fish oil seems to cut

> the inflammation that causes RA symptoms.

>

> Weight Loss

> New Wake Forest University research found that reduced production of

> the hormone leptin--generated by fat tissue--may be the reason weight

> loss alleviates OA pain. In the 18-month study, 316 overweight and

> obese people with knee OA lost 3 to 6% of their body weight; falling

> leptin levels closely corresponded to diminishing pain and disability

> symptoms.

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> Sue B.

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