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You have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. This means you have joined one of largest health problem clubs. Likely you have seen your GP who may have arranged X rays to confirm that you have cartilage loss as evidenced by reduction in the spaces between bones of joints. There may also be degenerative changes to these bones.
Medicine has essentially three options for osteoarthritis (OA): pain relief, physiotherapy, or surgery. However, professionally prescribed supplements and anti-inflammatory diets can make a significant different. My client files are full of testimonies from people who have had significant reductions in pain and improvements in mobility.
Give your OA a score of 10 for discomfort. What would your life be like if this reduced to 5/10 or even 2/10? I recently caught up with a client with significant knee pain. The worst part was the pain at night. He now reports the pain at night has gone and are significantly better during the day. He has gone from 10/10 to around 2/10.
The question is whether we are willing to try something different. There is the cost barrier. A quality Joint supplement with Omega 3 Fish oil is about $40 a month, more in the initial intensive period. Adopting an anti-inflammatory diet will possibly mean some extra costs, but it is hard to put a price on our health. In my experience the biggest barrier is that we are creatures of habit and naturally resist change. Feel free to request an emailed copy of my Osteoarthritis programme.
John Arts (Adv.Dip.Nut.Med) is a nutritional medicine practitioner and founder of Abundant Health Ltd. For questions or advice contact John on 0800 423559 or email john@abundant.co.nz. Join his newsletter at www.abundant.co.nz.