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The Truth About Gout

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Historically called “the rich man’s disease”, gout is definitely not a pot of gold to search for. In the past, the rich would be the ones to suffer from gout because of the lavish and expensive diet it often took to acquire the condition. Today, gout is often found in older men and is sometimes [...]

What is Gouty Arthritis

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The general term “arthritis” can mean any number of things. Literally, the word translates to “inflammation of the joints.” But the true definition of arthritis covers over one hundred different painful rheumatic diseases, each one varying in pain location and severity and lifestyle affectation. What is Gouty Arthritis? Gout arthritis is one of the types [...]

Top Fixes For Arthritis Pain And How Short Term Health Insurance Can Help You

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Lose Weight Being over weight can lead to arthritis in your knees. Your body fat produce higher levels of certain hormones what promote inflammation in your joints and increase the pain you suffer from arthritis. So it can be vitally important to lose even 5-6 pounds to decrease the likelihood of developing arthritis. To read more about weight loss [...]

Causes of Arthritis – Can Being Overweight Be One Of The Reasons for Arthritis?

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It has been a well-known fact for a long time that a person with BMI of over 30 (that’s the threashold for being obese) has an increased chance of developing osteoarthritis in knees by 4 to 5 times. For example, it has been estimated t hat the force of 3 to 6 times a person’s body [...]

Bees, Copper, Aloe Vera and Water: Four Natural Remedies to Ease Arthritis Pain

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Painful and potentially terrifying, arthritis is a chronic inflammation of the joints that plagues more than forty million individuals just in the United States. Causing pain in the joints, limited movement, swelling, and stiffness, arthritis can really have a negative effect on your everyday life. While there are various medical treatments and medication available for [...]

What Are The Main Differences Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? – Part 2

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Read Part 1 Here: What Are The Main Differences Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? – Part 1 This is the second part of the series where we look into the main differences between those 2 types of arthritis. So without further ado lets carry on. Medications - Osteoarthritis patients are usually treated with 2 types of drugs to [...]

Arthritis-friendly exercises

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Every arthritis sufferer knows how difficult it is to manage the pain. One of the ways to reduce the pain though is to exercise. It can be a daunting task though as over-doing it will result in even worse pains and will not be worth it. Even the easiest fitness program can feel like conquering [...]

What Are The Main Differences Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? – Part 1

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Most common type or arthritis is osteoarthritis which usually comes with age. In this article we are talking also about rheumatoid arthritis because these 2 get mixed up very often. As said osteoarthritis comes mainly with age and is caused mainly by wear and tear, rheumatoid arthritis is something what pretty much anyone can have, [...]

2.5 million Americans in Risk of Bone Thinning

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Latest results from a decade long national study show that there are over 2.5 million Americans who use oral steroids to treat inflammatory diseases like arthritis or somebody immune system disorders. These are known to have side effects though, one of the most serious ones being a bone loss. The study has identified that patients [...]

Cold Therapy To Fight Arthritis

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Are you struggling with arthritis, or any of the 100+ different forms of it? If yes then hopefully we can give you some sound advice so you can combat the pain and stiffness of arthritis. In this post we are looking into different cold therapy options what are available these days. Have you heard that [...]