Rheumatoid athritis - A chronic disease where the lining of your joints become inflamed. This can lead to joint damage which can lead to loss of movement and pain.

It progresses in 3 stages:

1. The lining of your joints start to swell and become inflamed. This may cause your joints to feel warm and stiff, causing pain and redness around the joint.

2. The lining (synovium) starts to thicken.
3. The inflamed cells begin to release enzymes which attack your bone and cartilage. This causes the joint to lose its shape and alignment, which causes more pain and loss of movement.

What causes rheumatoid arthritis?

Unfortunately, its cause is unknown. Some believe it's genetically inherited. Some experts believe some type of 'trigger' sets off the immune system to attack the body resulting in inflammation. These 'triggers' could be a germ or even an environmental cause. No one knows for sure.

One theory is there's too much of a certain fatty acid in the diet that may promote an inflammatory environment.

One fatty acid that contributes to inflammation is Arachidonic acid. Eating a diet high in animal fats may lead to higher levels of arachidonic acid in your body. Experts believe that this can lead to a greater risk for inflammatory-type diseases in your body.

How is rheumatoid arthritis treated?

Some doctors will prescribe NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) to combat the inflammation.

Some of these drugs can cause stomach ulcers. They reduce production of substances that protect the lining of your stomach. Your stomach acid erodes the lining of your stomach and causes ulcers and bleeding. Unfortunately, this is a common side effect of taking NSAIDs.

Some examples of NSAIDs used to relief joint inflammation and pain are:

• Aspirin
• Naproxen
• Ibuprofen

In combination with NSAIDs, doctors may prescribe drugs to help stop damage to the joint and surrounding tissues. These drugs are called Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs or DMARDs, for short. They're usually taken for long-term management of the disease.

Fish oils' anti-inflammatory powers may used to help relieve the symptoms of arthritis. You can learn more about using using fish oils to reduce joint pain right here.

Breakthrough for Joint Pain found in Your Spice Cabinet

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I recently came across an amazing supplement called cetyl myristoleate. Cetyl myristoleate is actually a derivative of nutmeg and it's primary ingredient is myristic acid, a fatty acid also found in virgin coconut oil.

This substance was discovered by Dr. Harry Diehl, an award winning medical chemist. Dr. Diehl was responsible for creating over 500 new compounds and his research formed the breakthrough for developing the polio vaccine. You can read his amazing story right here.

To make a long story short, cetyl myristoleate reduces joint pain, lubricates joints and may actually help prevent the onset of arthritis.

It's packaged and marketed under the trademark name CM8. The reason you may not have heard about CM8 is becauase it's a natural substance. This means it can't be granted a “product” patent, which means no drug company could claim exclusive rights to it and make billions of dollars from it.

Nevertheless, 2 clinical studies have been performed on over 500 patients with various forms of arthritis, and it was confirmed that CM8 is a viable treatment of arthritis and joint pain. It's completely safe, 100% natural and doesn't cause any side effects associated with traditional prescriptions drug treatments such as bleeding, ulcers or liver damage.

You can only get CM8 in a small number of nutritional supplements. One product that's very popular is Flexcin, marketed by Flexcin International, Inc.

Hopefully this information will help in your treatment plans. Please remember to consult your health care provider or doctor before using any nutritional supplement or natural product.

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