mation.
1. Move it or Lose It – Physical fitness is important in restoring mobility to the joint. Even light exercise is important to maintain proper muscle tone and weight bearing on the bones and joints. A good place to start is with light aerobic activ- ity, such as an elliptical machine or water exercises. Graduate to longer aerobic activity and then mix with circuit training, weight resistance and active stretching techniques.
2. Dietary Intervention - Your joints are as healthy as the food you are eating. Highly inflammatory food groups will cause more inflammation in the joints and lead to further degeneration. Re- move ALL inflammatory food groups immediately and start rebuilding the joint through a clean, anti-inflammatory diet. The following are few great things to add in:
Bone Broth and Collagen – the base building material of cartilage. Colla- gen is essential for helping restore joint health and healing Leaky Gut.
Essential Fatty Acids are Key! Eat healthy fat foods such as wild-caught salmon, walnuts, flax seeds, hemp seeds, coconut/olive/avocado oils. These omega-3 fatty acids contain primarily EPA and DHA, which have been shown in studies to help main- tain bone health and flexibility.
Antioxidant Rich Foods – Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, kale, col- lards, bok choy, and spinach, along with low carbohydrate fruits such as blueberries, strawberries, blackber- ries, and raspberries help reduce the free radicals caused by degenerative changes.
3. Supplementation
Collagelatin - supports rapid repair of tissue, bone, hair, skin, and nails. Helps to keep your cartilage healthy and joints smooth.
Glucosamine and Chondroitin sulfate – provides the joints with the building blocks they need to help repair the natural wear on cartilage. Protects the cartilage and attracts fluids that give
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the tissue its shock absorbing quality.
MSM - Because of MSM's sulfur con- tent, it is used by the body to maintain normal connective tissues. MSM may have anti-inflammatory activities, chemopreventive properties, anti- atherosclerotic action, and free radical scavenging activity (J OA Cartilage 2006)
Turmeric, Cayenne, Cinnamon, Gin- ger – these herbs provide many great health benefits but can be very useful for their anti-inflammatory properties in the joints. Cinnamon also helps control insulin which can have an indirect effect on joint health through blood sugar control. Try in capsule, powder form, in your smoothie, in your morning water, and in tea.
4. Integrative Approach
Hylauron and Stem Cell injections – Minimally invasive, non-steroidal, injec- tions can be done to quickly lessen the pain, increase mobility, and regenerate cartilage, bone and tissue in the joint.
Chiropractic and Rehabilitative Exer-
cises - When joint pain is caused by poor spinal and hip alignment, muscle imbal- ance, or poor core stabilization, Chiro- practic adjustments and rehabilitation may be used to correct the alignment concerns and strengthen your surround- ing muscles along with improving flex- ibility of the joints
Lifestyle intervention works, but only
if you ACT! Get up, get moving, eat cleaner. Your joints will thank you for it! And maybe you’ll wake up one morning and the creaky noises made when walking to your kitchen will be the hardwood floor and not your knees.
Written by Dr. Da- vid Schwartz, DC
D.PSc with Triad Health Center, 2311 W Cone Blvd #228, Greensboro. Lis- ten to his live health radio pro- gram on 94.5FM
Saturdays at 11:30am. For an appoint- ment, call 336-288-4677. For more infor- mation, visit
www.TriadHealthCenter.com. See ad on page 13.
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