If you are tired of the high costs of medications or suffer adverse reactions to medication, you may be one of those arthritis sufferers who is ready to try natural remedies. There are several approaches that naturopaths use in treating arthritis—some enhance proper immune function, others joint repair, others reduce pain. When all approaches are combined, many arthritis sufferers find themselves feeling much better.
Enhancing Immune Function
Nutrition is one of the first things you need to look at. If your diet has been high in refined carbohydrates, animal proteins and fats, your arthritis symptoms may be a sign of a body that has been starved for the right nutrients to support a healthy immune system. Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of autoimmune disease that can occur when the immune system demonstrates its exhaustion by switching into an attack anything mode. Continue reading