Handling Arthritis

Arthritis is when you suffer pains in your joints. There are different types of athrithis but the common ones are:

1. Osteoathrithis:- this is as a result of wear and tear of the cartilage. It usually affects people above 40 years of age. It affects isolated joints or joints on only one side. It causes discomfort in the joint but does not usually cause swellings, it particularly affects the weight bearing joints like the hips and knees. It is the more common type.

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis:- this is an auto immune disease that often afflicts those from ages 25-50. It usually occurs in younger adults, but it can attack children, even infants, it usually affects joints on both sides e.g both knees. It causes redness, warmth and swellings

Health tips

1. Two major steps for preventing and combating osteoarthritis are drinking lots of water at least 3 litres per day and eating right proper nutrition.
2. Take care of your cartilage:- cartilage serves as your shock absorber by cushioning the joints and prevents damage to thwyjoint during different activities.
3. The cartilage is approximately 80% water. It has blood vessels in it, it depends on fluid exchange. That is why increase in water intake will help.
4. Avoid food with arachidonic acid found primarily in saturated fats and animal products. These includes red meat, pork, egg, yolk, poultry and all dairy products.
5. Eliminate dangerous fat:- fat from avocados, coconut, olive oil and walnuts are preferable.
   
6. Exercise is also vital for our body.
   It helps the body to produce new cells, it as well encourages better circulation and also lower your overall cholesterol.