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Conventional Medications  

  Aspirin and Ibuprofen - common anti-inflammatories taken to help during acute attacks of inflammation and pain. Over the long term their effectiveness and may cause side effects.
Steroids  
Will help to reduce inflammation over the short term but have side effects. After prorogued treatment they will interfere with the body's natural immune response. During acute episodes of pain, you  may need stronger conventional pain medication  

Change your diet; it can change the way you feel. The right foods can ease your stiff joints, swelling, and fatigue, and  improve your overall health, while the wrong ones can exacerbate them. Try to reduce problematic foods and increase your daily  intake of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Increase your fibre  intake by eating brown bread and rice, cereal like weetabix and shredded wheat and drink more water to aid the  increased fibre  to move  through the digestive system. Fibre helps move food and wastes through the digestive tract before they have a chance to form toxic  substances that can cause inflammation.

EAT PLENTY OF
Whole unprocessed foods,
Vegetables particularly greens, fruits  (except citrus) and red peppers which contain the pain relieving chemical capsaicin and  asprin-like compounds known as salicylates.
Low fat meat like chicken, turkey or fish - particularly oily fish such as tuna, salmon, sardines  and mackerel.
Seeds, nuts and beans, especially brazil nuts and sunflower seeds which contain a chemical shown to have pain relieving, anti-inflammatory properties similar to ibuprofen.
Grains and  Pulses.
Oregano and rosemary which are both powerful natural antioxidants.

EAT LESS - these foods can increase inflammation and exacerbate your condition
Red meat.  
Saturated fats (animal fats), Saturated margarines, cooking oils - The wrong kind of fats, from red meat, and dairy products can increase inflammation in joints, while the "good" fats will help keep inflammation in check. Whole foods are typically high in healthy fats, including the essential fatty acids, which research has proven help decrease arthritic inflammation.
Acids -  High acidity increases the potential for developing inflammatory  conditions.
Reduce your intake of acid-forming foods like sugar, alcohol, vinegar, coffee, meat, citrus fruit, juice and squashes, tomatoes and dairy products.
Processed foods,  white flour, Salt,  Sugar, yeast, coffee and chemical additives,   
             
            

ARTHRITIS SUPPLEMENTS

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