By Amaury Perez, Ph.D,HC
Doctors tend to see osteoarthritis as a progressive disease and focus their treatment only on alleviating pain instead of reversing the progress of the disease. The medications used to fight osteoarthritis used by millions around the world are dangerous and usually aggravate the condition.
In general all forms of arthritis become osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis progresses with the destruction of the cartilage that covers the surface of the bone joint, causing friction between bones causing great pain.
CHEMICAL DRUGS AGAINST ARTHRITIS CAN CAUSE DESTRUCTION OF THE CARTILAGE
The most common medications used to fight arthritis and osteoarthritis are non-steroidal as well as anti-inflammatory. Such drugs can be very harmful as it causes bleeding in the digestive tract. These drugs also can block the body’s ability to produce cartilage and also cause cartilage destruction.
GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN CAN STIMULATE THE BODY AND HEAL ARTHRITIS
As osteoarthritis progresses, it can cause the loss of joint space. However, if the mechanism of the body to produce cartilage and other tissues are intact, osteoarthritis often stabilizes and begins to reverse. To repair the damage of arthritis, the body must be able to produce connective tissue, which is the fibrous network that holds everything together and is the main substance of the cartilage.
The first step in creating connective tissue is the conversion of glucose to glucosamine. Glucosamine sulfate stimulates collagen formation which is part of a fibrous substance that binds joints.
Glucosamine also alleviates osteoarthritis pain. Numerous studies in Europe have shown that glucosamine is superior to prescription drugs for arthritis, chrondroitin is a natural nutrient that works synergistically with glucosamine to stimulate the synthesis of new cartilage. Chondroitin acts as a magnet that attracts liquid molecules, this fluid carries nutrients to the cartilage and acts as a protective sponge.
AVOID: refined foods , foods with saturated fat, caffeine, salty foods, colas, chocolate and spicy foods.
ADD TO YOUR DIET: basic grains such as rice, oats, corn. Also fresh fruits and vegetables, onions,
garlic, olive oil, sweet potato, pumpkin , spinach and other green vegetables.
Arthritis patients should also receive comprehensive support that includes nutritional vitamins and
minerals.
* People with diabetes should consult with their doctor before using glucosamine*
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