Foods That Help WIth Arthritis

Unfortunately, arthritis is common for 1 in 5 adults (2009 CDC report). Medications can help with the pain and inflammation, but did you know that there are foods that can help with inflammation?

These foods, when added to your diet, can help lessen the symptoms of arthritis.

• · Blueberries. These babies are packed with nutritional punch.
• ·      Brazil nuts. Easy to carry snacks!
• ·      Citrus fruits. Vitamin C can help, but be careful not to have too much of it.
• ·      Cruciferous vegetables. Huh? We know. Try broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage and more.
• ·      Extra virgin olive oil. There are antioxidants in some of the fats in the oil that can reduce inflammation.
• ·      Ginger.  Try adding it to drinks, desserts, side dishes, etc.

Try sautéing some Brussels sprouts in extra virgin olive oil for dinner, or make a smoothie with blueberries and ginger.

What do you do to ease that inflammation of arthritis?

When Exercise Hurts

Yosef Meystel has seen doctors, news outlets, and everyone else tells us that exercise is good, do it 5 times a week at 30 minutes a time and exercise helps our health in many different ways.

But what if we’re harming ourselves?

In cases where exercisers are training chronically or exerting more than their body can handle, that’s when it’s hurting one’s heath. Healthy exercise is exercising at a level, intensity and frequency that your body can handle.

“Chronic extreme endurance efforts, like marathons, ultra-marathons, and long-distance triathlons, can cause cardiovascular damage over time,” says researcher James H. O’Keefe, MD, director of preventive cardiology at the Mid America Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Health System,Kansas City. “Healthier exercise patterns involve not such extreme duration or intensity.”

Moderation is key in exercising. It’s best to consult a doctor before starting any exercise or training programs, and it’s important to listen to your body. For more health tips and news, visit our website

The doctors, news outlets, and everyone else tells us that exercise is good, do it 5 times a week at 30 minutes a time and exercise helps our health in many different ways.

But Yosef Meystel wants to know, what if we’re harming ourselves?

In cases where exercisers are training chronically or exerting more than their body can handle, that’s when it’s hurting one’s heath. Healthy exercise is exercising at a level, intensity and frequency that your body can handle.

“Chronic extreme endurance efforts, like marathons, ultra-marathons, and long-distance triathlons, can cause cardiovascular damage over time,” says researcher James H. O’Keefe, MD, director of preventive cardiology at the Mid America Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Health System,Kansas City. “Healthier exercise patterns involve not such extreme duration or intensity.”

Moderation is key in exercising. It’s best to consult a doctor before starting any exercise or training programs, and it’s important to listen to your body. For more health tips and news, visit Yosef Meystel's website http://yosefmeystel.wordpress.com/