Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis (also known as degenerative joint disease) is a form of arhtritis (inflammation of a joint) caused by the degeneration of cartilage.

Cartilage serves an important role in joint function. Its gel-like nature protects the joints, by acting as a shock absorber. Without the cartilage in the joint, bone literally rubs against bone leading to pain, deformity, inflammation, and limitation of motion in the joint.

The onset of osteoarthritis can be subtle. Morning joint stiffness is often the first symptom. As the disease progresses, there is pain with use of the involved joint that is made worse by prolonged activity, and relieved by rest. There is usually local tenderness, soft tissue swelling, joint crepitus (cracking sounds), swelling, restricted mobility, and bony nodules.

X-ray findings show narrowing of the joint space (the area between the bones taken up by cartilage). The weight-bearing joints such as the knees, hips, and spine as well as the hands are the joints most often affected with the degenerative changes of osteoarthritis. These joints are under greater stress because of weight and use.

Pain relief may become necessary for functioning on a daily basis.

To some degree, osteoarthritis can be reversed by diet changes, but any deformity that has been created will last forever, unless surgery can help to correct it.

Although osteoarthritis normally accompanies aging, osteoarthritic cartilage appears to differ in its chemical composition from "healthy" aged cartilage. Many experts now believe that osteoarthritis is a disorder caused by a genetic susceptibility combined with injury to the joint.

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For More Immediate Osteoarthritis Pain Relief

we recommend the following:

A comprehensive, three stage program of supplements including Amino Acids, Sea Plant Minerals, Professional Grade Multi-Vitamin & Minerals, Essential Fatty Acids, Immune & Muscular-Skeletal Support, Vitamins A and C.

Recovery and Recovery FX

If a pain-free life seems like a dream to you, Recovery FX will prove that a results-oriented product can do very much to help you recover the freedom to move.

Recovery FX is an all-natural non-drug medicine that addresses inflammation and breakdown of tissues at a cellular level.

Many studies have indicated that glucosamine may be helpful in alleviating joint pain and rebuilding damaged cartilage, methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) reduces inflammation & pain in joints and rebuilds damaged cartilage, and dimethylglycine (DMG) decreases lactic acid levels.

Magnesium Supplements

Magnesium is a key, essential nutrient. It is necessary for every major process in your body, such as digestion, protein synthesis, cellular energy production, and glucose metabolism. Magnesium is also needed for bone strength, muscle strength and heartbeat, as well as the functioning of your nervous system. Without these taking place efficiently, your body is in trouble.

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Herbs for Pain

Known to man for centuries, herbs have been used to cure practically every known illness. The early pharmaceutical industry isolated herbal ingredients, for more purity and potency. In nature, the whole herb provides a balance of ingredients to counteract the stronger effects of the isolated part. By using herbs, complete in their own form, your body's healing process utilizes a balance of ingredients provided by nature.

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We offer a wide variety of topical products, for direct application to your source of pain.

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How To Naturally Prevent Osteoarthritis
And Long Term Relief & Maintenance
Of Your Health and Vitality

We cannot stress enough, the critical importance of the following steps:

Regular cleansing of your body will begin the healing of discomforts and diseases, and bring you into a more vibrant state of health. Every system in your body will function more efficiently.

To be free of discomforts, you must remove the underlying cause, or the condition will return. It takes time to clean a body that has been accumulating toxins over a lifetime, but the rewards will be well worth the time and effort.

When supported with proper nutrition from food, your body can heal arthritis and maintain a state of health. With the proper foods eaten at the right times, your body efficiently absorbs nutrients, and eliminates toxins, resulting in a healthy immune system that can heal and be free of pain and disease.

Learn to obey the laws of nature: eat simple & natural foods, properly prepared & combined, and your body will be happy to restore and maintain vibrant health.

Nourishment from food should maintain your ideal weight. Your ultimate diet is 80% raw food (organic, if possible), including some live foods, that are still growing (sprouts, wheat grass, fresh picked garden salads). This diet includes more grains, vegetables and fruits than protein, which should come mostly from non-animal sources like nuts (almonds, apricot nut, hazelnuts), legumes (beans, peas, lentils), and seeds (hemp seed hearts, flax, sesame).

Disease cannot exist in a balanced (slightly alkaline) pH environment. This is a critical factor in creating a healthy immune system.

Total healing of chronic illness takes place only when your body fluids are restored to a normal, slightly alkaline pH. The magnitude of this is of incredible importance to someone who is fighting a disease, overcoming an illness, or just wanting to feel better. Our overly acidic society is producing very high rates of diseases.

Your body is an amazing naturally self-correcting system: if you work with it, it is capable of tremendous self healing.

To be healthy, you must be in harmony with your world. Fill yourself and your space with love. The way you feel, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, has a direct impact on your physical well being.

Love, joy and peace, water, pure foods, and sunshine, clean air, exercise and rest, meditation, dreams and sleep. What we put in and around our bodies has a direct impact on how well we do.

Try to see every discomfort, illness or disease as a friend, who wants to show you that something needs to change in your life.

Exercise is Essential for Vitality
And To Be Free From Osteoarthritis

Exercise, to be rid of arthritis pains, should include stretching to maintain & increase all joint?s range of motion, strengthening to stabilize joints, and endurance to increase stamina. You should also reduce repetitive joint use, and avoid sports injuries with proper warm-ups, and choose appropriate sports equipment.

More About Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is divided into two categories, primary and secondary. In primary osteoarthritis, the degenerative "wear-and-tear" process occurs after a person turns forty years of age. The cumulative effects of decades of use leads to the degenerative changes by stressing the collagen matrix of the cartilage. Stress on the cartilage results in the release of enzymes which destroy cartilage components.

With aging, the ability to restore and manufacture normal cartilage structures decreases. So, what I am saying is that aging is the primary cause of osteoarthritis. But, just because you may be getting older doesn't mean that you have to suffer from the pain of osteoarthritis.

Secondary osteoarthritis is associated with some predisposing factor which is responsible for the degenerative changes. Predisposing factors in secondary osteoarthritis include: inherited abnormalities in joint structure or function; trauma (fractures along joint surfaces, surgery, etc.); presence of abnormal cartilage; and previous inflammatory disease of joint (rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.).