What your doctor will not likely tell you, however, is that there are other, more natural ways to treat arthritis. One such way is simply through diet.
Inflammation is the main cause of arthritic pain. Luckily, there are a number of foods that can not only help to reduce inflammation once it occurs but to also prevent it. Certain foods can further help to block the pain signals and even better, heal existing damage to your joint tissues and cartilage. Just like some foods can help heal arthritis, others, like all processed foods and sugar, can contribute to the condition, causing more inflammation. Standards of the inflammatory diet include processed fats, caffeine, and alcohol.
Here are 30 of the best foods to eat for arthritis.
30 Anti-inflammatory Foods For Arthritis Pain
By learning how to eat healthy and avoid inflammation-causing foods, you can eventually relieve your arthritis pain and heal your body. You can even prevent inflammation and ultimately serious disease.
Here are a few standards of the low inflammation diet.
anti inflammatory foods
1. Ginger
Ginger is one of the most recognized anti-inflammatory spices on the planet. This tangy spice contains potent compounds called gingerols that can help to prevent the production of chemicals and hormones that trigger pain. Studies show that ginger, whether eaten raw or cooked, can work as well as or even better than several common NSAIDs, including ibuprofen.
A 2012 study found that ginger extract can ease the muscle and joint pain, swelling and stiffness associated with arthritis within two months for 63 percent of the participants (8).
Another 2009 study shows that taking 250 mg of ginger, four times daily, is as effective as taking mefenamic acid and/or ibuprofen, the conventional treatments for relieving menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) (9).
A quick, easy, and highly effective way to take advantage of ginger’s anti-inflammatory benefits is in tea. Simply add 4 or 5 pieces of fresh ginger root to boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes, then enjoy. You can even chew on a peeled piece of raw ginger for quick pain relief.
2. Hot Peppers
If you have ever eaten hot peppers, you know how quickly they can affect your body. Hot peppers like cayenne peppers contain capsaicin, the active ingredient that triggers your body to release endorphins (“happy hormones”).
These chemicals can not only make you feel good by elevating your mood, but they can also help to lessen or even relieve chronic pain.
Capsaicin can further reduce the amount of substance P in your body, the chemical that carries pain messages to your brain. By reducing this substance, it also reduces the pain messages so they can no longer reach your brain, which essentially relieves any pain sensation (10).
You can eat hot peppers cooked or raw. Just add a few to your meals or add a half teaspoon of ground cayenne pepper to a glass of water, tea, juice or even milk, and drink daily. You can also take capsaicin in capsule form or use it in a cream for external use, although you should find a cream that contains at least 0.075 percent capsaicin.
3. Cherries
