Omega-3 fish oil and flaxseed oil supplements may be of help. Fatty animal products should be avoided. Vitamin B3 and Vitamin C may also be of help. This is a chronic inflammatory disorder more common in younger people. It usually affects the hands and knuckle joints, wrists, elbows, knees and feet.
Joints usually feel hot.
Some foods have been shown to agrivate rheumatoid arthritis. These are milk, cheese, beef and wheat. Fish oil supplements, Evening Primrose Oil and Flaxseed Oils may be of help. The herbs Turmeric, Feverfew, Devils Claw, Meadowsweet and Guaiacum Resin may be of help. One day, the pain of severe rheumatoid arthritis might be eased with an injection and a beam of subatomic particles.