When we hear the word ‘arthritis’ we instantly think of joint pain. That’s a correct thought. Arthritis is a disease that damages joints and causes pain that ranges from mild to immobilizing. With well over 100 different forms of arthritis, treatment options abound and no two people will have the same experience with the disease or the available treatment methods. Regardless of what form of arthritis you have or what level of pain or immobility you may have, there is one common thing – food. Everyone must eat and by eating certain foods (or eliminating them from the daily diet) you can help reduce pain and inflammation.

Anti-inflammatory Foods

Arthritis is an inflammatory disease, so if the inflammation is reduced, the pain will be also. Including foods into your daily diet that help fend off inflammation will help to keep painful flare-ups and joint damage to a minimum.

All green leafy vegetables, like kale, collards and spinach help keep inflammation down. Fruits like strawberries, oranges, blueberries and cherries combat inflammation. Cherries help play a very important role in combating the form of arthritis known as gout by keeping the level of uric acid reduce in the blood stream..

Almonds, walnuts, olive oil, tomatoes and fatty fish like salmon and tuna are great for preventing inflammation.

These anti-inflammatory foods provide multi-level treatments for arthritis; these foods prevent and reduce inflammation, they also help to keep weight in check to prevent obesity which can worsen pain and joint damage plus these foods are heart-healthy.

Inflammatory Foods

There are foods that should be included in an arthritis treatment diet plan and there are food which should be eliminated too. Certain foods can cause inflammation in the body and trigger an arthritis flare-up.

Fried foods and bread are two food groups which need to be eliminated from the diet. All sugary beverages should be eliminated as well. These foods and drinks cause inflammation and potential weight gain and offer little nutritional value. Red meat and seafood, especially if you suffer from gout, raise the level of uric acid in the blood stream and should be limited.

Foods for Osteoporosis

As previously mentioned, there are many forms of arthritis and there is no one-size-fits-all treatment plan. That includes diet. Foods needed to help combat the ravages of osteoporosis would cause other forms of the disease to worsen, so it’s needful to receive a correct diagnosis and plan a healthy diet based on the diagnosis.

Those who suffer with osteoporosis need to protect their bone health with calcium-rich foods, like low-fat dairy products and green, leafy vegetables. Red meat and shellfish should be eaten a few times each week to prevent bone loss.

To complement the above suggested options, you can also consider using CBD drops to help alleviate many of the painful symptoms of arthritis. The main ingredient in cannabis, called Cannabidiol, has been found to alleviate a lot of the pain caused by arthritis without having any psychoactive effect on the patient as CBD is the non-psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.