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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

“Ganoderma - Nature’s Gift”
June 26th, 2005
Ganoderma Herbal Supplements – Natures Gift to Humanity
By R.G. Srinivasan

Use of herbs and herbal therapies has been an integral part of the Asian life and culture from time immemorial. China, India and Japan have their distinct herbal therapies, which have been effectively used to prevent and cure many ailments and disease.

The use of herbs and herbal nutritional supplements has now been widely accepted by the western society. It is surprising and ironical that West is now embracing herbal therapies with enthusiasm while east is more inclined more towards contemporary medicine.

In this context, perhaps ganoderma is one herbal product that has held its pre-eminent importance in the pharmacopoeia of China and Japan. With increasing research and clinical trials proving its efficacy in a wide range of disease prevention and control, west has shown a keen interest in this mysterious herb.

Ganoderma is not just a nutritional supplement but a miraculous herb for its health giving properties and an anti-aging natural food that actually help prevent as well as help reverse many diseases like cancer, arthritis, diabetes, obesity, cardiac problems to mention a few of the major ones where clinical trials have consistently established its efficacy.

Traditionally, ganoderma grew in dense humid forests on fallen trees in the ratio of 3 to 4 trees out of maybe ten thousand. The Chinese kings sought them out and only the royalty had the access to the rare mushrooms.

With the passage of time and the highest degree of curative properties ascribed to the ganoderma by the traditional Chinese medicinal textbooks, research for growing the rare mushrooms began in earnest in China and Japan.

Cultivation of ganodrma has been attempted for centuries with least success due to the complexity of the environment and nutrient required to grow the ganoderma mushrooms.

During 1970 breakthrough was made by a noted Japanese researcher Yukio Naoi of Kyoto University in growing the ganoderma. Since then the ganoderma mushroom began to be grown in quantity and quality but not enough to meet the demand yet. Another Noteworthy contribution to growing ganoderma has been by Dr. Lim Siow Jin a well know researcher and originator of Ganotherapy. He perfected the growing of Ganoderma in a controlled environment. He is a recognized authority on this unique herb and its health giving properties.

The main properties of ganoderma as herbal and nutritional supplements

It is the best adaptogen known to man and works on the cellular level. It is not disease specific but health specific and works in balancing the body functions, removes toxins and overall retards the aging process.

Ganoderma is classified as a food supplement by most countries, so there is no dosage restriction and can be had in any quantity without side effects. It is also suitable for consumption for all ages from a newborn baby to the most invalid or aged persons with visible improvements in health.

This is also perhaps the only single herbal source, which is rich in medicinal components such as Polysaccharides, Organic Germanium, Adenosine, triterpenoids and ganoderic essence.

Ganoderma is non-toxic and non-addictive.

The Ganoderma herb does not interact with other lines of treatment. It complements the same.

Many leading universities and research institutions are working to establish the efficacy of ganodermas curative properties with clinical trials. The internet has made available an abundance of research papers and details of clinical trials for those interested.

However, it is difficult for the extensive commercialization of ganoderma as a prescription drug due to it being an herb and a plant source which pharmaceutical companies may not be able to patent.

Leaving out the medicinal issues, ganoderma is undoubtedly a herb that needs to be part of every persons diet as an excellent nutritional supplement and a preventive herb for the many health hazards faced by the modern society.

This article is copyright © of R.G. Srinivasan a Certified Trainer, Small Business Consultant, Writer and Author. He is a strong proponent of a holistic lifestyle and alternate health practices. Check out his site at http://globalhealthnetwork.tripod.com

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