Great news to start the weekend with!
Just received a letter from my doctor and after my appointment a couple of weeks ago they have said that my current disease activity is that I am indicating remission. This really does prove that through a mixture of medicine and a healthy diet plan, you can manage chronic diseases like this. All the hard work is paying off.
Although I do still have a little while to go.
Rheumatoid Arthritis being an auto-immune disease means that my body's immune system is attacking itself and tissue by mistake. What both me and the medicine are trying to do is revert and fix my immune system. That is why I always make sure that I eat high anti-inflammatory foods whenever I can.
The anti-inflammatory foods that I eat mostly are, oily fish like salmon and mackerel. These are packed with omega 3, which I also take as a supplement. Also I try to put spices like ginger, turmeric and garlic in most of my dishes, especially stir-fry's or curries. These spices contain a natural high anti-inflammatory compound. You can also buy turmeric as a supplement too!
Cherries are known to be very good too. I love cherries so I have no problem with cramming a few of these in whenever I can.
Olives, grapefruit, seeds and nuts, blueberries, green tea, dark leafy greens, the list is endless of great foods to eat that can help towards reducing inflammation and pain!
The list for what not to eat is also endless, but we will save that for another day!
MB
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