Fruit Abatement Rheumatism

Avocado

About 40 percent of Indonesia's population over the age of 40 years have complaints of joint pain and muscle or also called rheumatic diseases. The causes vary, from mechanical injury due to accidents, excessive activity, until the infection is virus and bacterial.

Treatment of rheumatic diseases is focused on reducing pain and inflammation. Medications decrease rheumatic complaints include acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), corticosteroids and immune-suppressing drugs. But you have to know; mostly drinking painkiller and anti-inflammatory OTC can irritate the stomach and intestines and cause ulcers.

In fact, when used in the long time these drugs can cause severe bleeding. Consult with your doctor if you are using nonsteorid anti-inflammatory drugs or aspirin for pain joints for more than 2 weeks.

In addition to drug delivery, joint pain can be reduced by modification of daily activities, such as avoiding activities that burden the joints accompanied by adequate rest and exercise.

In Herbal Therapy book, Fruits, Vegetables 10 Main Diseases, published by the magazine Flona mentioned there are some foods and drinks are effective to help healing the pain of arthritis. They are as follows:

Avocado
You will not suffer from rheumatism or arthritis during eating ripe avocados diligently on a regular basis. Fat they contain naturally capable of providing lubrication joints such as the neck, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle.

Cider
Drinking apple of doubtful sep (fermentation) half a cup, twice a day will help cure arthritis pain.

Asparagus
Able to treat rheumatism

Strawberries or other berries
Berries good for healing rheumatism. It can be consumed as a fruit or juice.

Watermelon juice
For arthritis, because excess uric acid. A glass of watermelon juice (without seeds) morning and evening will help push out the excess accumulation of uric acid.