Rheumatoid Arthritis
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11. Diets high in protein and fat from animal origin and transfats; excessive in soda drinks (which upsets phosphorus/calcium balance); excessive in acid forming foods, excessive in refined carbohydrates, sweets and sugar; refined and processed foods with harmful chemical additives; inadequate intake of raw or steamed vegetables and fruits; and irritants like tea, coffee, alcohol, salt and spices can result in rheumatic and arthritic conditions. Some people may be affected by food allergies like intolerance to gluten and foods in the nightshade family (tomatoes, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, tobacco).
12. Yet other common causes of arthritic pains could be either one or a combination of obesity; inheritance; hormonal imbalance; bacterial infection; poor skin; malfunction of kidneys, liver and gallbladder; toxemia; poor blood/lymph circulation; and spinal imbalance.
13. We are creations of emotions, passions and circumstances. Physical and emotional stress, severe fright, shock or injury may be responsible for arthritis in some cases. Stress, worry and trauma are known to deplete the immune system. Psychological factors like being inflexible, stuck, unwilling to change, long-held resentment, envy, fear, anxiety and depression may also contribute to arthritic conditions. The effects of excessive jealousy and possessiveness can influence a person’s arthritic conditions adversely.
14. Inflammatory Process — Hormone like substances called “prostaglandins” and “leukotrienes” are manufactured by enzymatic breakdown of a fatty-acid called “arachidonic acid”. What one eats determines how much of the arachidonic acid is present and what type of prostaglandins and leukotrienes — cell messengers that regulate the immune and inflammation process — are created. Eating a lot of flesh foods and Omega 6–rich vegetable oils like sunflower, corn is likely to create more arachidonic acid, which can set off chain reactions, resulting in specific leukotrienes that cause inflammation. On the other hand, certain foods, such as oily fish, garlic and onions, can manipulate the prostaglandins system to block the process of inflammation. Such foods can intervene in various stages to block the complex biochemical inflammatory process.
ROLE OF NATURO-FOOD THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
15. Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most widespread and debilitating disease which may take years to develop. According to Ayurveda arthritic joint pains are mostly the result of trapped toxins (poisonous substances) in the joints. These toxins are made when we eat foods that are incompatible with each other, and a rich diet that includes lots of dairy products, transfats, non-vegetarian, fried and refined food and alcohol. When these foods are eaten on a regular basis, they overwhelm the digestive system and produce toxins. These toxins rot in the colon, spread all over the body through the blood and ultimately accumulate in the joints and cause pain.
