Joint pain

hollands686

How do I improve my diet, to reduce joint pain. It seems to be a never-ending cycle of pain in various joints, so wondering what I can do with my diet

tomcustombuilder

hollands686 wrote: »

How do I improve my diet, to reduce joint pain. It seems to be a never-ending cycle of pain in various joints, so wondering what I can do with my diet

Anti inflammatory diet, tumeric being a big help.

AnnPT77

Do you know the underlying cause of your joint pain? Getting a medical diagnosis can help narrow down potential solutions.

Has your doctor run blood tests, including nutritional panels? Deficiencies can contribute to joint pain.

Are you at a healthy weight? Excess weight, even fairly moderate amounts, can increase joint pain.

An anti-inflammatory diet may help, as suggested above, but simply getting good basic nutrition may be a good foundation: Enough protein, healthy fats, plenty of nice, varied, colorful veggies and fruits for micronutrients and fiber.

Believe it or not, diet isn't the only possible intervention. The stronger and more flexible I've gotten, the less joint pain I experience. (Mine is mostly osteoarthritis, and torn meniscus in at least one knee (but I suspect both).) Mild, manageable exercise can be enough, with patient persistence: It doesn't need to be extreme, painful or punitive.

I also see an osteopath (actual medical doctor at a big university's clinic) regularly for musculoskeletal help, and in the past have used well-credentialed, experienced massage therapists for other benefits. Physical therapy has also been a useful intervention for me, if that's an option.

Wishing you improvement!

neanderthin

As far as it pertains to diet you might want to investigate the keto or carnivore diet which basically reduce our C-reactive protein (CRP) in the body which is the main dial for inflammation within the body. Basically a diet high in animal products and fat greatly reduces our triglycerides and increase our HDL which lowers our inflammation and most joint pain is directly caused by inflammation. Basically these diets reduce chronic inflammation where sugar and refined carbs and to a lesser degree starch to be the main problem.

Reduced or eliminated joint pain is a common occurrence for pretty much everyone on these types of diets. Joint pain was one of the nagging problems I was trying to find a solution to and in researching almost 15 years ago this fact came up consistently and I can say it cleared my nagging joint pain within weeks, all of it, and the only time I have a bout with joint pain was when I go off plan and was eating more carbs for various reasons. I also found anti inflammatory supplements a waste of time.

You can also dip your toe into the whole 30, fodmap or gaps diet to see if these help, it's just the keto diet takes these diets to another level and mostly because conventional medical advice doesn't like a diet like keto or carnivore, which is mostly political from what I can tell, I think it has a lot to do with the money trail, or the evaporation of that commodity when people start taking their own research seriously and begin to eat real whole foods, that's a disasterous destination for people looking to control and sell us a good story. imo. Again this is only related to diet because there's a few complimentary lifestyle changes that can also help reduce inflammation.

Hobartlemagne

Yes to all the above. You may need a Dr's advice though.
I take Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM and Turmeric daily. My own Dr approved these for me.