Diet for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

When most of us think of arthritis, we picture an elderly person. Arthritis can affect people at any age and rheumatoid arthritis in particular has been known to affect young children. This chronic medical condition usually occurs in joints that are present on both sides of the body such as the knees, hands, or wrists. [...]

How Diet Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

Rheumatoid arthritis is a painful condition that affects the joints of the body and can also affect mobility in patients. This condition is more common in women than it is in men, and there is no cure at this time. The causes of this condition are unknown and treatment options will vary depending on the [...]

Eating the Right Fat In The Diet to Reduce Inflammation

Friday, March 19th, 2010

An effective way to reduce the inflammation and pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis is to control the intake of fat that comes from our diet. The reason here is that fat is able to influence the inflammatory process in either a negative or a positive way. A specific chemical called prostaglandins which play an important [...]