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Is old age taking a toll on your joints and leading to joint pain affecting your everyday activities? Does your joint pain causing you difficulty to walk, bend, sleep and move round? As you age, you might expect that some level of joint pain or arthritis. More than 50 per cent of people over the age of 65 have some level of joint pain due to arthritis.
What is Arthritis?
Arthritis literally means pain and inflammation of joints. ‘Arthro’ means joints and ‘Itis’ means inflammation. There are many type of arthritis according to causes and symptoms like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis etc. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis especially in old age. It is also known as the ‘wear-and-tear’ kind of arthritis. The wearing away of the cartilage or the cushion around the joint causes the bones to rub against each other. This makes the joints stiff, painful and difficult to move. Arthritis generally affects the weight-bearing joints of the knees, hips and spine but can also show up in other joints also. It generally starts with a joint pain but worsens with progressive stiffness.
What can cause arthritis?
There are many causes responsible for arthritis, including:
- Age
- Heredity
- Obesity
- Injury
- Joint overuse
- Bone deformities
- Other diseases like diabetes, underactive thyroid
The traditional approach to joint pain treatment has primarily relied on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs to control pain. In addition to NSAIDs, steroids like corticosteroid are also used to treat osteoarthritis. However, this chronic condition requires lifelong treatment and these medicines can cause serious health risks, especially in old age. Hence many old people try to find natural ways to deal with joint pain.
Here are some joint supplements which help in natural management of joint pain.
- Fibre-rich food
The major reason for joint pain is weight gain. Excess body weight puts tremendous pressure on previously compromised joints. Eating a diet rich in foods that contain fiber such as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables improves your digestion and maintains optimum body weight.
- Fresh vegetables and fruits
Eat plenty of fresh and green leafy vegetables like cruciferous vegetables which include cabbage, sprouts and fruits like all types of berries and oranges that are rich source of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. They protect bones and cartilage from damage and supplement it with essential nutrients for cartilage growth and reduce joint inflammation.
- Omega-3 fatty acids
Olive, grapeseed, flax and canola oils, walnut and walnut oil, pumpkin seeds and fatty cold-water fish including mackerel, salmon, are rich source of Omega-3 fatty acids that suppress inflammation of different parts of joint. These fatty acids are also useful to promote overall health in old age.
- Ginger
Spices like ginger, are beneficial to combat chronic pain in old age due to their anti-inflammatory effect. Ginger offers relief from chronic lower back pain due to active ingredients such as gingerols, shogaols and zingerone that reduce pain and inflammation.
- Turmeric
It has been used as an ayurvedic treatment for joint pain. It relieves pain and inflammation due to the presence of an active compound, curcumin. It protects the body from tissue destruction and joint inflammation and also preserves good nerve cell function.
Ayurvedic treatment is effective in treating joint pain, but it’s not always easy to get all the herbs that are required. However, reliable herbal supplements are very convenient and offer the synergistic benefits of herbs and nutrients.
Vedistry’s GO365 Nutra Tablet contains herbs, vitamins, and therapeutic compounds that help to reduce joint stiffness and inflammation as well as improve joint flexibility and mobility. This joint pain supplement contains Boswellia Serrata which has an anti-inflammatory property and Curcuma Longa reduces stiffness, as well as Vitamin D3 and Calcium carbonate, which promotes cartilage integrity and prevents bone damage. Boswellia Serrata, Curcuma Longa, are proven pain-relieving herbs.
Formulated by Charak, GO365 Nutra Tablet is a synergistic combination of these herbs multifaceted actions to axe the chronic pain away. GO365 Nutra Tablet is one stop solution for reducing distress and discomfort due to chronic pain, especially in old age. GO365 Nutra Tablet thus helps to support the ability of old people to return to work and improves the quality of life.
