| The top five health concerns of women are breast | | | | exercise, you can decrease the progression of the |
| cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, depression, and | | | | disease. Chiropractic care has similar positive effects. |
| autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, type | | | | If you suffer with low back pain or neck pain you |
| 1 diabetes, and lupus in which the body attacks itself. | | | | may benefit from gentle spinal care to facilitate |
| Although the most common cause of disability for | | | | mobility and reduce stress. Related conditions such as |
| women in the United States is arthritic disease. | | | | fibromyalgia, lupus, carpal tunnel syndrome, and |
| What Is Arthritis? | | | | rheumatic/giant cell arteritis may also be helped with |
| Arthritis is a condition that causes damage to the | | | | chiropractic care. |
| joints of the body. There are different forms of | | | | Most people do not know that arthritic pain |
| arthritis and each has a different cause; however, the | | | | symptoms often appear as a result of food allergies. |
| most common form is osteoarthritis (degenerative | | | | Food sensitivities often manifest in a delayed matter, |
| joint disease) that results when a joint is injured or | | | | which means that something you ate in the previous |
| becomes infected. While its origin is uncertain, | | | | 24 to 48 hours may be the culprit. Keeping a food |
| rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful autoimmune | | | | diary or having a ALCAT (food and chemical |
| disorder that leads to chronic inflammation at the | | | | sensitivity/intolerance test) will help you determine a |
| joints. Osteoarthritis is a more common illness caused | | | | cause. The most common foods that trigger arthritis |
| by a gradual breakdown of cartilage in the joints. Any | | | | pain are: |
| form of arthritis typically worsens with age, but | | | | Beans |
| ironically, almost two-thirds of people with arthritis are | | | | Beef |
| under age 65, and more than 60 percent are women. | | | | Corn |
| Who Is At Risk? | | | | Nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, onions, |
| Arthritic disease affects 46 million Americans, or more | | | | eggplant) |
| than 21 percent of the adult population. The disease | | | | Nuts |
| affects Caucasians and African-Americans equally. | | | | Salicylates (naturally-occurring chemicals found in |
| That number and the costs associated with treating | | | | some fruits and vegetables) |
| the disease is expected to rise even higher as baby | | | | Soy |
| boomers age. Currently, arthritis treatment costs | | | | Wheat |
| Americans more than $128 billion a year in lost | | | | Yeast |
| earnings and medical care. Those who are overweight | | | | By avoiding foods the body is allergic or sensitive to, |
| are especially prone to having arthritis due to the | | | | arthritic symptoms may be eliminated. Even if there is |
| extra stress that obesity places on the joints. | | | | wear and tear of the joints, pain is dramatically |
| How can holistic therapy help women with common | | | | reduced. During my 17 years of treating people with |
| arthritis? | | | | food allergies, I have seen arthritic symptoms |
| Experts advise staying active and keeping your | | | | disappear through natural holistic therapy. While the |
| weight under control to help prevent or treat arthritis. | | | | joints may appear the same, the pain is relieved. My |
| If you lose as little as ten pounds, you can decrease | | | | hope is that you find help to relieve your joint pain. |
| pain in the knees and hips by 50 percent. With | | | | |