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Researchers from The University of Manchester’s Medical School have discovered that eating more brightly-coloured fruits and vegetables like oranges, carrots and sweetcorn may help reduce the risk of developing inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis currently affects around 1% adults in the UK. Previous studies have suggested that vitamin C and the pigment beta-cryptoxanthin, both of which are found in brightly-coloured fruit and veg, may act as antioxidants, and protect the body against the oxidative damage which can cause inflammation.

The Manchester team, based in the Arthritis Research Campaign’s Epidemiology Unit, worked with researchers from the Institute of Public Health at the University of Cambridge to analyse health questionnaires and diet diaries by over 25000 45-74 year-olds; completed as part of the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation of Cancer) Norfolk study of diet and chronic disease in the 1990s. They then followed-up the participants over a nine year period to identify new cases of inflammatory polyarthritis (IP), including rheumatoid arthritis.

Dr Dorothy Pattison, who led the research, said: “We found that the average daily beta-cryptoxanthin intake of the 88 patients who had developed inflammatory polyarthritis was 40% lower than those who hadn’t, and their intake of another carotenoid, zeaxanthin, was 20% lower.

“Those in the top third for beta-cryptoxanthin intake were only half as likely to develop IP as those in the lowest third, and vitamin C was also found to be an important factor.”

The findings appear to confirm previous evidence that a modest increase in fruit and vegetables containing beta-cryptoxanthin and vitamin C, equivalent to one glass of freshly-squeezed orange juice each day, might help to protect against developing inflammatory joint diseases.

Dr Pattison has previously published research which found that both low intakes of fruit and vegetables (in particular those high in vitamin C), and high levels of red meat consumption were associated with an increased risk of developing IP.

A full paper on the findings of the research appears in the August issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (http://www.ajcn.org/current.shtml).

The EPIC Norfolk study is funded by the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart Foundation.

Using Essential Fatty Acids for Reducing Arthritis Joint Pain
by Rudy Silva

Essential fatty acids provide protection for the whole body.
In particular it is effective in reducing inflammation as
experienced in joint pain or arthritis.

Most people will have to deal with arthritis especially as they
get older. One way to eliminate or minimize this pain is to
supplement with the essential fatty acids.

Osteoarthritis, the most common arthritis, is not the only
arthritis that affects so many people:

- rheumatoid arthritis
- arthritis from lupus
- gout
- psoriatic arthritis
- reiter’s disease
- infective arthritis

As you age, the constant movement of the joints creates wear
and tear. Toxic wastes that circulate in the blood, dead cells,
and liquid can accumulate in the various joints and cause
inflammation and pain. Continual inflammation can cause damage
to the joints. In some cases the cartilage that coats the bone
ends, wears down and joints then rub bone to bone causing
extreme pain.

Using the essential fatty acids provides lubrication for the
joints as the move against each other. This reduces the wear that
can occur at these joints and this results in less inflammation.

There are several conditions and lifestyles that contribute to
arthritis,

- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Heredity
- Poor nutrition
- Poor digestion
- Lack of water
- Allergies
- Repetitive use of fingers, hands, legs or arms
- Body injuries — sports or accidents

Arthritis is a difficult disease to treat because there is
usually more than one cause. Just working on one cause may not
help enough to give pain relief. But it always helps to know the
many things that contribute to arthritis so that different
nutritional and lifestyles changes can be made.

The use of flax seed oil, omega-3, is known to provide
anti-inflammatory benefits. Omega-3 breaks down into
prostaglandins. It is the prostaglandins that provide the
anti-inflammatory results.

So by using the omega-3, GLA, and EPA/DHA supplements, you can
get some relief from arthritis. These oils reduce inflammation
and pain and provide lubrication, thereby preventing some damage
from occurring in your joints.

It is recommended that you use a good dose of,

- Borage oil
- Primrose oil
- NKO oil

Using these oil spread across the day, provides the benefit of
feeling reduce joint stiffness and pain in the morning. Use the
different oils one bottle at a time. This gives you the health
benefits that these different oil provide.

One additional benefit to using these oils is the coating
protection that GLA has in the stomach lining.

The standard treatment for arthritis is the use of NSAIDs and
COX-2 inhibitors. These, however, have undesirable side effects
such as attacking the stomach lining. Thousands of deaths and
visits to the emergency are associated with the use of NSAIDs.

You can benefit greatly if you use NSAIDs by adding GLA oils to
your diet and help to prevent the serious side effects of the
NSAIDs.

There you have it. Eat the essential fatty acids and provide your
body with what it needs to build strong and healthy joints.

Copyright © 2005 Rudy Silva

About Rudy: Rudy Silva has a degree in Physics and is a Natural
Nutritionist. He is the author of Constipation, Acne, Hemorrhoid,
and Fatty Acid ebooks. He writes a newsletter called
“Natural-Remedies-Thatwork.com”. For more information on
arthritis go to: http://www.arthritis-remedies.for–you.info