A diet that is full of fruits, vegetables and lean proteins can help you feel your best and stay healthy. And, if you have arthritis, adding fatty fish, nuts and healthy oils such as extra-virgin olive oil, may be especially beneficial.Continue readingFive Must-have Foods for Your Arthritis Diet
When you have arthritis, you know that what you put in your body has a huge impact on your health and well being. Maybe you’ve seen foods in grocery stores marked “Non GMO” or heard the debate over genetically modified organisms, and you may be wondering if you should avoid them. Opponents say foods with GMOs may be harmful, and a law was passed in 2016 requiring labels on them. Some manufacturers are voluntarily labeling their products. But experts say safety concerns are overblown.
美国营养与饮食学会(Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)发言人、注册营养师金·拉尔森(Kim Larson)说:“人们对食品中转基因成分存在很多困惑和恐惧。”我们来澄清一下。
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Good-for-you foods provide a vast spectrum of nutrients important to battling arthritis inflammation, strengthening bones, fighting disease and generally helping you feel your best. So why not load up onvitamin and mineral supplementsto make sure you’re getting enough of these nutrients? Food trumps supplements for several important reasons:
Exercise can be a powerful balm for many of the things that ail us, including depression, bone loss, fatigue, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis. But if a goal of exercise is to lose weight, you’ll increase your chances of success bychanging your diet.
There’s nothing quite like eating a handful of freshly picked blueberries on a warm summer day, each bite bursting with flavor and inflammation-fighting polyphenols, bone-building minerals and must-have vitamins. Surprisingly, you can get nearly the same nutrition from a bag of frozen blueberries.
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Yes, you can reap all the benefits from your inflammation-fighting fish oil supplements without the fishy taste.
Don’t let yourfish oil supplements在厨房的架子上逗留，因为它会引起鱼的打嗝。Follow these five tips to minimize this unpleasant problem and still get your helping of omega-3 essential fatty acids:
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我们询问风湿病学家，他们最希望他们的病人做什么来改善他们的关节炎健康。他们是这么说的。
In pain? More tired than usual? Tell your doctor. “Many individuals with arthritis feel that they’re ‘complaining’ or taking up too much of their doctor’s time. But more information helps a physician tailor treatment, leading to better health outcomes,” says M. Elaine Husni, MD, director of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Treatment Center at the Cleveland Clinic.
在一个完美的世界里，疼痛是不存在的，我们的体重是最佳的，我们会享受每天的锻炼，并有多余的能量。但随着关节炎的疼痛和僵硬侵入关节，锻炼的欲望和做任何事情的能量都会减弱。
The world is not perfect, but there are ways to manage weight, minimize pain and improve energy levels. By changing habits, anyone can make small changes that will have a big impact over time.
Not sure where to start? We asked experts to help compile this top 10 list of habits to adopt.
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You’ve probably heard of omega-3 fatty acids, especially if you have an inflammatory type of arthritis. They help reduce inflammation throughout the body, and some studies have shown benefits for heart health, brain function and diabetes.
在我们的饮食中有两种主要的ω -3脂肪酸。一种是α -亚麻酸(ALA)，另一种是二十碳五烯酸(EPA)和二十二碳六烯酸(DHA)。人体会将ALA部分转化为EPA和DHA。
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), fish oil (EPA and DHA) is the most commonly used dietary supplement in the United States. A study published in theAnnals of Rheumatic Diseasein 2013, found that when a high-dose fish oil supplement is added to so-called triple therapy forrheumatoid arthritis(methotrexate, sulfasalazine and hydroxychloroquine), patients achieved better outcomes: they were far less likely to “fail” treatment and twice as likely to reach remission than those who did not take a supplement.
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