Natural Supplements for Arthritis Body Pain

Natural Supplements for Arthritis Body Pain

Arthritis is considered to be the oldest body pain disorder discovered by humanity. Scientists have even found this disease in the joints of some dinosaurs and even mummies!

The term arthritis means “joint inflammation”. Although there are several hundred forms of arthritis, the most common are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Regardless of type, common arthritic symptoms include pain in the joints, redness and swelling of the joints, and loss of joint function. The pain of osteoarthritis gradually gets worse throughout the day with use, while the pain of rheumatoid arthritis tends to get worse when you wake up and improves throughout the day.

Despite advances in medical science, the best arthritis remedies are the natural ones. Safe care, no side effects. While store shelves are filled with the popular arthritis supplements, here are three powerful supplements that you may have never heard of but that have been proven to relieve arthritis body pain and inflammation.

Hydraflexin

The development of Hydraflexin began by chance years ago when a brilliant and respected researcher at the University of Chile, Dr. Juan Hanke, was hired by a pharmaceutical company to cure a cold.

During his research, he came across a rare herb called Andrographis Paniculata – a plant with a long history of use in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Hanke discovered that at higher doses, Paractin (the patented, standardized extract of Andrographis) actually helps reduce inflammation and pain - not just colds. That's because your immune system not only prevents colds or flu, but it also controls the inflammatory signals sent throughout your body.

Research shows that the paractin in Hydraflexin acts directly on the immune system, allowing it to block certain inflammatory chemical signals - the very signals that cause arthritis pain. The evidence is overwhelming. For example:

• Laut The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics reduziert Paractin (die gleiche Menge in Hydraflexin) die Menge an chemischen Zytokinen, die Entzündungen verursachen, die zu Schmerzen führen.
• Paractin stoppt (oder reduziert drastisch) zwei andere bedeutende Entzündungsquellen, die von Ihrem Immunsystem gesendet werden – COX-2 und Nuclear Factor Kappa B
• Paractin stimuliert „PPAR-Gamma“, ein wenig bekanntes Protein in Ihren Zellen, das Entzündungen verlangsamt und erstickt. Aber die Forscher waren auch schockiert, als sie sahen, dass erhöhtes PPAR-Gamma auch das C-reaktive Protein – ein gefährlicher Marker für Entzündungen und Herzbeschwerden – um bis zu 40 % reduzierte!

Chinese patented herbal medicines

Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of herbal remedies. The 400 most popular of these formulas were packaged into “patented herbal medicines.” Two of them are particularly good for arthritis.

Kang Gu Zeng Sheng Pian can be taken for a variety of joint and bone syndromes such as: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism and general joint and tendon pain. Another formula, Juan Bi Tang, is effective for arthralgia caused by cold and/or dampness. Symptoms may include pain in the neck, back, shoulders and arms, difficulty moving, numbness in the hands and feet. It is particularly suitable for treating the symptoms of osteoarthritis, bursitis, fibromyalgia and sciatica.

While these formulas are effective and safe, they require a licensed herbalist or acupuncturist to properly diagnose the condition and determine the amount one should take and over how long.

Inspired by Mark V. Wiley, Ph.D.