Improving the diet is always a tough challenge in our time-strapped society. However, the more you can maximize your intake of whole foods and minimize the refined, packaged foods, the better off you and your joints will be. In Preventing Arthritis , I offer readers a simple dietary plan that has worked for many of my patients over the years. Supplement your joints. Poor food choices, environmental chemicals, excess stress, and the use of alcohol, oral contraceptives, and medication contribute to widespread nutrient deficiencies in our modern society.
Research shows that certain nutrients are vital for joint health.
They can protect the joints and minimize or delay arthritic symptoms. The book offers readers an arthritis supplement prevention plan. Water your joints. Water makes up 70 percent of the cartilage in joints and plays a major role in the lubrication and shock absorbing properties of healthy joints. Dehydration may be a major underlying, and unrecognized, factor in degeneration and pain.