<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Arthritis Diet - Arthritis relief through diet and nutrition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Arthritis Diet - Arthritis relief through diet and nutrition]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and Salt]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Few of us realise we are addicted to salt. Salt is a stimulant. It hits the adrenals and we go into stress reaction. Most of us eat ten times too much salt in a day because we like the 'high'.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:54:19 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-salt/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-salt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and Sugar]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The whole vitamin spectrum must be used when nutrition has broken down so severely. Aspects of our diets must change.  

  When we eat sugar our blood sugar level rises fast and we feel full of energy which is why we like it. Another gland, the pancreas, is alerted and insulin is released to take the sugar and store it.  

  When we eat sugar frequently, our pancreas becomes trigger happy and takes out too much at a time. We then have low blood sugar, or hypoglaecemia. The adrenals are alerted and we go into stress reation.  

  Calcium is taken from our bones. So when we eat sugar we can make holes in our bones, not just in our teeth.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/nutrition/arthritis-and-sugar/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/nutrition/arthritis-and-sugar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and the Removal of Calcium from Bones]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The removal of calcium from bones under stress is clearly one feature of the arthritic process.  

  Normally calcium moves continuously between blood and bone to maintain balance. A hormone from the parathyroid glands in the neck takes calcium from the bones when the blood level drops. Calcitonin, a hormone from the thyroid gland, encourages calcium back to the bone.  

  Vitamins are needed for us to absorb calcium from our food and also to help the bone to mineralise.  

  The balance of calcium is very delicate. If the blood levels drop, our muscles may go into spasms and convulsions. If our bones are continuously leached, they may bend or break. If blood calcium stays high, as in stress, then calcium may be deposited in arteries, tissues, muscles and joints.  

  This depositing tendency appears to be an error resulting from prolonged stress without adequate nutrition, a parathyroid imbalance or vitamin deficiency.  

  The adrenals produce cortisol from the hormone deoxycortisol (DOC for short). DOC itself has a remarkable action. It helps the body fight infection and damage by setting up inflammation around bacteria or toxins and walling them off, as in boils for example. Swelling, pain and fever may result but the body has been protected. Normally sufficient DOC will be converted to cortisol to remove the pain and swelling, once the intruder has been dealt with.  

  When a good diet does not supply the vitamins needed by the enzymes that make and balance these hormones, the DOC may fail to be converted and the areas of pain and swelling may become permanent and collect calcium. Cortisone treatment is not the easy solution. This is because our own DOC production is inhibiting lower resistance, bones are further demineralised, other mineral reactions cause water retention (moon face); the constant robbing of proteins may eat away our stomach cells and give us ulcers.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:52:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-removal-of-calcium-from-bones/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-removal-of-calcium-from-bones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and the Stress Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[  The reaction of Arthtitis to stress is dramatic. Sugar reserves pour into the blood for immediate fuel. Proteins and fats are broken down to make more. Calcium is taken from our bones for nerve and muscle use. Pain, stiffness and inflammation miraculously disappear. Blood pressure rises so that oxygen, sugar and calcium travel more quickly to the tissues.  

  This stress reaction is highly protective. Normally the threat ends and the above reactions are reversed. Proteins are built up again and the cells repaired. Calcium is put back into our bones.  

  Blood pressure drops to normal, and all our familiar aches and pains reappear.  

  Reserves have been spent and even more will be needed for repairs. More vitamins, minerals, protein, fats and carbohydrates will be needed than usual. When our nutrition is inadequate at this point, or when the stress situation does not come to an end, our body will come under further threat.  

  By robbing Peter to pay Paul it will do the best it can for as long as it can. But sooner or later we will find we have no more reserves, we make no more adrenal hormones, and we have no further resistance. Disease is the result.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:50:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-stress-response/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-stress-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and the Adrenals]]></title><description><![CDATA[  There is a tiny gland at the base of the brain called pituitary. At any sign of stress this gland releases a hormone which sounds the alarm.  

  The hormone travels in the blood until it reaches two small glands that sit on our kidneys in the middle of the back-the adrenals. When the adrenals pick up this hormone they too release different hormones.  

  The chief of these is called cortisol (we know it as cortisone).   

  Messages have come from the nervous system too, and the hormone adrenalin is also released. The presence of these adrenal hormones in the blood tells the whole body that it is under threat.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:45:31 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-adrenals/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-the-adrenals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthritis and Stress]]></title><description><![CDATA[  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.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:40:05 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-stress/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/arthritis-and-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acupucture and Arthritis]]></title><description><![CDATA[  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.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/acupucture-and-arthritis/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/lifestyle/acupucture-and-arthritis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meat Savers and Substitutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[  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.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:34:12 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/meat-substitutes/meat-savers-and-substitutes/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/meat-substitutes/meat-savers-and-substitutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuts and Seeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[  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.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:33:13 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/supplements/nuts-and-seeds/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/supplements/nuts-and-seeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potassium Broth]]></title><description><![CDATA[  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.  ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 19:32:16 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/recipes/potassium-broth/</link><guid>http://www.arthritisdietcure.com/recipes/potassium-broth/</guid></item></channel></rss>