Essential fatty acids provide protection for 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 essential fatty acids.
Osteoarthritis, most common arthritis, is not only arthritis that affects so many people:
* rheumatoid arthritis
* arthritis from lupus
* gout
* psoriatic arthritis
* reiter’s disease
* infective arthritis
As you age, constant movement of joints creates wear and tear. Toxic wastes that circulate in blood, dead cells, and liquid can accumulate in various joints and cause inflammation and pain. Continual inflammation can cause damage to joints. In some cases cartilage that coats bone ends, wears down and joints then rub bone to bone causing extreme pain.
Using essential fatty acids provides lubrication for joints as move against each other. This reduces 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 many things that contribute to arthritis so that different nutritional and lifestyles changes can be made.