Posts Tagged ‘Alkaline Diet & Arthritis’

Alkalising, Arthritis & MSM

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

MSM, also called methyl sulfonyl methane, is a natural form of sulfur found in living organisms. Its main benefits are a reduction of inflammation and the ability to penetrate many tissues, including joints to buffer acidity. There have been many studies that prove the effectiveness of MSM at reducing joint pain.

Arthritis and joint pain, is an acidic condition. when your muscles hurt during or after exercise this is a build up of lactic acid! This is the same for the joints, tired, aching joints is also caused by acid!

Acid comes from our diets, tea, coffee, sugar, alcohol, meat dairy. To help our joints we need to neutralise the acid this can be done with alkaline food and drinks like the green drinks. There is a great green drink called mega greens containing MSM, great for arthritis and joint pain. Click here for more info on Mega Greens.

Alkaline Diet for Arthritis

Monday, January 11th, 2010

An alkaline diet is key to avoiding and curing arthritis. The accumulation of excess acid forming foods in the body aggravates arthritis. It is because too much intake of acidic foods such as; red meat, alcohol, dairy and sugar lead to large production of uric acid which is a key to promoting gout that is an evidence of arthritis.

Therefore, to be able to prevent and cure it, the best way to do is to eat alkaline forming foods. These foods are usually the green ones, like green vegetables, grasses and there are some alkaline fruits including, lemons, limes, grapefruit and figs.

Lemons are ones among the many alkaline fruits which are proven to be beneficial for arthritic people. It is due to the citric acid that they contain which dissolves uric acid, and this way, curing the unwanted illness.

Raw juices are also proven to be affective in curing arthritis. These juices are made from green leafy vegetables, which are known to be alkaline foods. Because they have alkaline effect on the body, these juices dissolve the accumulation of deposits around the joints and other tissues.

Alkaline water is also a great help to live a life free of aching joints. We should take half an ounce of water for every pound of body weight every day. This way, we will be able to easily and naturally diminish our cravings for junks, sweets and other acid forming foods.

Some of acid forming foods that are not good to arthritic person are red meat, dairy products, alcohol, coffee, frizzy drinks, highly processed food and junk foods. Some of the alkaline foods that can be taken in by our body to avoid and cure arthritis include; mineral water, vegetables, raw oils, almonds and grasses.

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