Natural Cure for Arthritis

Arthritis is an inflammation of joints. It is derived from two Greek words, athron which stands for joints and it is denoting inflammation. This is a chronic disease where in the early stages, the whole body is completely involved and a joint or two is completely deformed. This leaves the patient completely handicapped and weakened. Shoulders, elbows, wrists, fingers, knees, ankles and toes are affected. Using home remedies for arthritis are very effective and proven healing methods.
 

Types of Arthritis

There are various types of arthritis, the most common ones are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The former is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when there are structural changes in the joints, especially the weight-bearing ones such as spine and knees. Rheumatoid arthritis affects not only the joints of the fingers, wrists, hips, knees and feet but also the muscles, tendons and other issues of the body. 

Symptoms of Arthritis

The symptoms of osteoarthritis are pain and stiffness of the joints, and the pain increases after the exercise. Besides, there are other symptoms like watery eyes, dry neck, leg cramps, allergies, arteriosclerosis, impairment of the functioning of the gall-bladder and liver problems. Rheumatoid arthritis develops gradually over several months with persistent pain and stiffness in one or more joints and affecting the entire body ultimately. The common symptoms are anemia, colitis, constipation, gall-bladder disturbances, low blood pressure and deformed hands and feet.
 

Natural Remedies for Arthritis

Though modern medicine does not believe that the cure for exists, there are some natural treatments for arthritis. The best natural home cure for arthritis is to reduce the calorie intake. Since the arthritic patients cannot consume all the excess calories, toxins accumulate and an excessive acid waste results in the aggravation of joint condition. They should instead opt for a low-calorie diet with minimum carbohydrate content. The diet should be alkaline in nature with a great emphasis on fruits and vegetables for protection and proteins and carbohydrates for energy. Include some fresh raw vegetables like cabbage, carrot, celery, cucumber, endive, lettuce, onion, radish, tomato and watercress in raw salad.  The cooked vegetables can include asparagus, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, celery, brinjal, mushroom, onion, peas, spinach, tomato and turnip. One of the best natural home remedy for arthritis is the vegetable juice therapy, where green juice extracted from any green leafy vegetable mixed with carrot, celery and red beet juice is given to the patient. The alkaline reaction of these juices dissolves the accumulation around the joints and tissues. Fresh pineapple is very valuable as the bromelain contained in it reduces the swelling and inflammation. Go for a repeated juice fasts at the intervals of every two months.