The following paragraphs detail a drug-free approach to the management of psoriatic arthritis. Alternative medicine or natural cures have always been a particular interest of mine. I think that modern medicine handles medical emergencies of things like stitches and broken bones very well. Where it comes up short in is the management of chronic conditions and diseases and promoting health. The modern medical approach really is just symptom based with no real desire to discover or treat the root cause of the problem. I have never been a big fan of painkillers for headaches or anti-biotics for sickness. I loved trying out new alternative cures for a sore throat or skin condition. But this love for natural remedies was really pushed to the edge when I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.
I am the first one to admit that helping a common cold with some garlic and vitamin C, is different from helping an auto-immune disease such as psoriatic arthritis. But how different is it? The basic premise should be the same, as it was famously said 'you are what you eat'. Diet and nutrition certainly play a role in helping problems such as psoriatic arthritis. This article will briefly introduce that concept but for more detail about the psoriatic arthritis diet please see my article on the psoriatic arthritis diet. Also this article will look at emotional and mental aspects of the disease and cover the best nutritional supplements that can help your psoriatic arthritis.
I believe a psoriatic arthritis diet should have a heavy focus on vegetables and fruits. Good clean sources of protein that are organic, so this basically includes beef, chicken and fish. A healthy focus on fats. Do not ever use vegetable oil or canola oil for cooking or for anything. Forget what you have heard about saturated fat, get back to how we use to cook food. In good stable fats like lard and butter. Add coconut products to your diet. Eliminate wheat and diary. This is vital, as these food promote inflammatory and auto-immune responses in the body. Now this diet probably sounds a bit extreme, for more information see my article on the psoriatic arthritis diet.
People say that stress is the root cause of 90 percent of all diseases. Therefore learning to manage your stress can go a long way to helping you with your psoriatic arthritis. Stress has become part of our everyday society. With our jobs, deadlines, schedules and financial issues all weighing heavy on our minds. Factors of mental and emotional stress can eat away at our wellbeing. The best ways to start some stress reduction techniques is by using meditation or yoga. I recommend both. Read up a little bit on how to do meditation and start with 5 minutes a day. Yoga should be modified for your level of movement and joints pain. Both yoga and meditation will provide your brain with some quiet time. Regularly doing these two activities is the best thing you can do to help reduce stress and calm down your body in this period of healing.
The final part of this article will discuss nutritional supplements for psoriatic arthritis. The last few years has seen an explosion in the development of anti-inflammatory products. Make sure when buying supplements you are not tempted to buy cheap products. Try to buy your supplements through a certified practitioner which will allow you to purchase practitioner only products. These will have a better quality and potency of ingredients. To start with begin with taking high doses of fish oils, which are great for anti-inflammatory purposes. Also recommended is a probiotic for helping with gut health. Lastly find a good combination herb anti-inflammatory mixture. This should have all the good anti-inflammatory herbs like turmeric, boswellia and devil's claw in it.
The goal of this article is to present an alternative to the mainstream medical approach for the management of psoriatic arthritis. I do not feel this type of information is readily available and I hope this may open people's minds up to the possibility that drugs are not the only choice. After reading the above recommendations, some folks might think 'gee, that seems very different to how I am currently living'. My reply is that is should be very different. If you were following anything close to the above you probably would not have an autoimmune disease and you wouldn't be reading this article. Start with one step at a time and take each day as it comes. Try to do a little bit better than the day before.
About the Author
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Peter Alexis
Medical Researcher, Health Practitioner and Psoriatic Arthritis Specialist
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