{"id":1857,"date":"2020-01-20T18:52:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flexiseq.com\/?p=1857"},"modified":"2024-10-26T16:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T16:03:38","slug":"how-tweaks-to-your-diet-can-play-a-vital-role-in-your-fight-against-joint-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flexiseq.com\/blogs\/healthy-eating\/how-tweaks-to-your-diet-can-play-a-vital-role-in-your-fight-against-joint-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"How tweaks to your diet can play a vital role in your fight against joint pain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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While there’s no cure for osteoarthritis, it’s widely acknowledged that the condition’s symptoms can sometimes be alleviated by tinkering with your diet so that your meals include ingredients packed with anti-inflammatory properties. We investigate…<\/p>

What is inflammation and how does it affect your body?<\/strong><\/p>

While acute inflammation is the body’s normal and healthy response when healing itself, it can become a major problem when it becomes chronic and inappropriately attacks your body’s own tissues.<\/p>

It’s believed that chronic, low-level inflammation plays a major role in almost every chronic, Western disease, including rheumatoid arthritis, heart disease and cancer.<\/p>

While osteoarthritis is sometimes called noninflammatory arthritis, OA, can still result in inflammation of the joints.<\/p>

Keeping your joints healthy<\/strong><\/p>

As we at Flexiseq always say, it\u2019s important to stay active when you have osteoarthritis. Twice daily applications of Flexiseq can provide drug-free relief from the pain of wear and tear allowing you to do the things you love, whether that\u2019s gardening, exercising or simply keeping up with the grandchildren.<\/p>

Alongside exercise, it is recommended that you eat healthily whenever possible. After all, we all know what happens when you overindulge and don\u2019t keep moving – weight gain. And being overweight can put extra strain on joints.<\/p>

What you eat matters!<\/strong><\/p>

When it comes to what you consume at mealtimes, we echo the words of Versus Arthritis<\/a> who suggest everyone living with arthritis should try to eat: \u00a0<\/p>