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Fish Oil For Arthritis Relief

Posted Aug 07 2010 2:41am

Arthritis. It strikes fear into the heart of any person who is getting a little older than they would like. Arthritis mostly affects those amongst us who are older.

Lets have a look at what arthritis is and using fish oil for arthritis relief.

There are many forms of arthritis, over 100 actually . Each differs some from the others, but as a general rule its fair to say that arthritis is a form of inflammation of the joints. Part of a joint can become inflamed, or swollen, and this causes pain and limitation on free movement of the joint. One of the principle causes of arthritis is nutritional problems, as well as stresses on the joints over time by, for example, repeated similar movement.

Nutritional deficiencies or excesses can cause arthritis in several ways. For example chances are youve heard of free radicals. These can damage many parts of your body including your joints and are a result of poor diet and other factors like pollution.

You can combat this by improving your diet to include less processed foods and more fresh fruit and vegetables. This increases the levels of anti oxidants in your body which combats those free radicals.

Inflammation of the joints causes the pain associated with arthritis. Inflammation is a scourge and it can eat away at our joints.

Today I want to look at arthritis and fish oil, or more specifically the role of fish oil in reducing the symptoms of arthritis.

You may already know that there are a wide range of health conditions that are eased by increasing the intake of fish oils rich in Omega 3. Omega 3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fats that are good fats for your body, unlike, for example, saturated fat which is a bad fat.

There are 2 specific Omega 3 fats called EPA and DHA that are particularly good for you. These are good for your heart and other health conditions and there is now a link found by science between arthritis relief and Omega 3 fats EPA and DHA.

And that increasing our intake of fish oils can reduce symptoms and pain from arthritis.

So why would taking more fish oil combat the pain of arthritis? Because fish oil is an excellent way to combat inflammation.

Over time taking fish oil supplements will noticeably reduce the pain of arthritis and free up use of the joints.

The benefits of fish oil for arthritis sufferers are now clearly established.

Traditional arthritis treatments involve the use of anti inflammatory drugs like Celebrex, for example. But it is known that there can be significant risk of side effects from these types of drugs. Kidney failure for example. And Vioxx has been linked to around 140000 cases of coronary heart disease since 1999.

But unlike anti inflammatory drugs fish oil has positive side effects on general health.

Like all these things though there are both good and bad fish oil supplements. Visit my website for a free fish oil buyers guide.

Want to know more about Fish Oil Benefits ? Or about Fish Oil For Arthritis ? Visit Peter’s Website Healthy Omega 3 Fish Oil.

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