Arthritis and Stress
We call it Rheumatism and Arthritis, but pain and limitation is the experience. What are the events in our bodies that lead to such conditions?
The first condition is stress, that is everything and anything that threatens or damages us - fear, a heavy workload, the kind of food we cat. Although sonic stress is avoidable (we can stop smoking), we must all learn to meet it in some form.
We can learn to live with stress. Physically we must learn to keep putting back what we take out. Our nutrition therefore has to be very good.
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Acupucture and Arthritis
Acupuncture has proved to be a valuable asset, in stimulating body functions, which assist the body to remove the cause of Arthrtis and Rheumatism.
Therefore it is well worth it for everyone who suffers from these and related problems to seriously consider 'alternative therapy'. In addition, it is now generally accepted, that although some may inherit tendancies towards certain ailments from our forebears, faulty diet greatly contributes towards producing illnesses like Arthritis and Rheumatism.
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Meat Savers and Substitutes
It is possible to lead a healthy life by omitting flesh foods entirely from the diet, but in view of the amount of knowledge and experience needed to carry this through successfully, for the great majority of people, particularly the elderly or infirm, any radical or sudden change of diet is not advisable.
One particular snag inherent in vegetarianism is that over the long term a vitamin B12 deficiency is likely to build up and this can be very serious. To offset this it would be necessary to take regularly tablets of B12 obtainable from health stores.
However, replacing flesh foods with vegetarian meals several times weekly would be quite practicable if it is borne in mind that a fully balanced vegetarian meal should contain "complementary proteins", that is, two or more substances which when combined (and eaten together at the same time) will form a complete protein.
Anyone interested in becoming a vegetarian would be advised to obtain books dealing specifically with this subject of complementary proteins, and with vegetarianism in general.
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Nuts and Seeds
Nuts and seeds of all kinds are good sources of protein, vitamins, minerals, trace and other elements still unknown to nutritionists.
These are so packed with nourishment that they should be used with the greatest moderation.
They are expensive (the seeds can be obtained at health stores), but, because of the minimal quantities required, will go far. The most usual ones are sunflower, pumpkin and sesame.
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Potassium Broth
Use young carrots with their tops, spinach leaves and stems, chopped-up celery, including leaves, parsley, cabbage and other green vegetables, as available and as fresh as possible. Chop finely, cover with water and simmer gently in a covered saucepan for about thirty minutes. Squeeze out or strain and flavour to taste.
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