5 Things You Should Do to Manage Your Arthritis

- Do your daily stretches: You do not need to re-arrange your whole schedule to fit this new routine. All you need is 7-15 minutes effective stretches. Hyper-tonic muscles can be a restriction and it will decrease join mobilization.

 - Put more anti-inflammatory food in your diet: The one thing you can do to help you is from within. Incorporate food that will help with arthritis is definitely a great way to manage the pain due to arthritis. The food that can help with this condition are:

 1. Omega 3 fats. Which can be found in salmon, sardines and some other kind of fishes. If you are a vegetarian like me, sprinkle some flax seed into your morning cereal.
2. More herbs and less ready made sauce. Some herbs have the property to fight inflammation. Not only they taste great for cooking they are also good for you. Some herbs that might help with arthritis are: turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, basil and parsley. If you want to add your daily intake of aloe vera juice, it will do wonder.

- Stay away from the cold, if it's inevitable, then make sure you bundle up well. Well that's self-explanation. Some of us do not have the privileged to be in 75 degree weather so the best way is to make sure your joints are well covered.

- Hot bath (with Epsom salt).

 - Get a massage. Massage not only can increase your range of motion, but also increase the blood flow to the areas massaged, which means those areas will get more nutrients to speed up healing process. For arthritis caused by autoimmune disease (Rheumatoid and Juvenile) the frequency of the massage should be more than non-autoimmune disease. Your occupations will also dictate your body of how often you need the massage. For my clients who suffered from arthritis, the recommended treatment should be done at least once every two weeks.