Reduced meat consumption relieves rheumatism

Reduced meat consumption or better abstinence relieves rheumatism complaints

01/13/2014

Natural remedies are becoming more and more in the interest of many patients. There are quite a few people who wish to contribute to helping them treat illnesses rather than just waiting passively. Within rheumatology, the focus has therefore been on dietary habits and their therapeutic effects.

Rheumatism summarizes a variety of diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines rheumatism as a disorder that occurs in the organs of movement and is almost always associated with pain. Frequently, patients also suffer from movement restrictions. The German Rheumatism League (DRL) points to the four main groups of rheumatism. For example, patients suffer from inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis), degenerative joint and spinal column disorders (osteoarthritis), soft tissue rheumatic diseases (fibromyalgia) or a metabolic disease with rheumatic complaints (gout)..

Changing your diet can relieve discomfort
To restrict teachings such as meat consumption to two days a week, to put more fish on the menu or to use quality edible oils such as rapeseed, walnut, or linseed oil, in addition to the medical treatment can help to significantly reduce the discomfort. Nutritionists recommend a predominantly herbal diet supplemented with low-fat dairy and fish because it absorbs less of the pro-inflammatory arachidonic acid. A high intake of arachidonic acid is suspected to promote inflammatory diseases. Especially in meat, egg and dairy products put a lot of this fatty acid. In contrast, plant foods do not produce arachidonic acid.

A change in diet and the associated often positive change in blood sugar levels not only helps diabetics, but also relieves the joints, as doctors from the Rheinische Rheumatism Center at St. Elisabeth Hospital in Meerbusch in the pharmacy magazine „Diabetes Guide“ to report. However, the DRL also points out that no amount of nutrition can replace a drug or surgical treatment for rheumatic diseases. However, people with inflamed joints but also arthritis sufferers, a joint wear with a change in nutrition actively pass. (Fr)