Comments on: Fruit Consumption May Ease Joint Pain

By: Back Pain

Back Pain — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:39:08 +0000

What an interesting post … I have a related story, regarding “eat this, it will help prevent that”. I decided (some time ago) to focus on a diet that was considered liver friendly - cruciferous vegetables, garlic, onions, lots of fresh foods. I just recently had a kidney infection however, and in my research, learned that many of the foods I had been eating to help “improve” one system were the foods that were considered the most aggravating to the kidneys and bladder. And although they wouldn’t have caused the infection, no doubt they put an extra stress on my body trying to clear my system naturally.

Just another example of eating in moderation, and a healthy balance of all foods. There is still so much we don’t understand about nutritional healing.

Enjoying your blog!
~Irene

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:44:31 +0000

One enters a confusing world when trying to nourish the body with isolated fragmented vitamins/mineral supplements. Current research is showing that not only does this type of supplementation rarely help, in some cases it can be detrimental.

By: Knut Holt

Knut Holt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:44:22 +0000

Pepper fruit and rosehips seem to have especially great effect according to some studies. Also omega-3-acids from marine sources seem to give important relief for joint pain.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:30:03 +0000

Interesting. That is another example of how health information can sometimes leave you wondering what to do. Tomatoes bad for your joints, but good at preventing certain types of cancer.

By: fruityoaty

fruityoaty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:50:24 +0000

I read this article recently that stated some patients experienced partial relief from arthritic pain by drinking two glasses of black cherry juice (four ounces of juice diluted with four ounces of water) twice a day).

Foods to avoid for arthritic sufferers: potatoes, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes. These veggies contain alkaloid called solanine which apparently has negative effect on calcium balance.

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By: Will

Will — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:02:43 +0000

The study did not specify what kinds of fruit, just fruit in general. I would eat a varied type, concentrating on what is in season and what you can get locally. Some fruit, like apples, is now available in good form year round. If you live in say, California, and you can choose between apples grown in Washington state vs. Chile, go for the Washington apples. There are other factors involved, like the energy used to store the Washington apples, but in general, I think the closer to home you buy your food, the better.

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:05:13 +0000

Is that any kind of fruits?

By: Swubird

Swubird — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 22:52:29 +0000

Will:

Another great article. I have a sensitive stomach so I can’t eat certain kinds of foods. Dang! In fact, I now take Prilosec two times a day. As you probably know, this has it’s own drawbacks.

Before my mother died she had terrible joint problems, and the doctors were all over the map as far as their opinions went. There just didn’t seem to be any one thing to take, or a particular exercise to do that would give realistic help.

One thing that is common among the most of the opinions, though, is more fruits and fresh vegetables. Doctors haven’t always been on this mantra, but I hear more and more of them getting away from the traditional food pyramid in favor of fruits and vegies. Of course, like you said, when it comes to your diet, don’t put all of your eggs in one basket.

Have a great day.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:44:23 +0000

I suspect you might be right, Andrew. I know little about that, but I have read that our bodies often send clues to what they are needing. I have never noticed it myself. Ask her to read this post to see if she thinks that might be what is happening. Are they organic apples?

By: Will

Will — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:36:35 +0000

Hi Michelle! I have always been interested in the idea of yoga and the Chinese movement arts although I have never tried anything along those lines. I am a person who really does need to stretch and move or I get stiff, so they probably would be a good thing for me to do.

I really liked your latest two posts on the hidden chemical additives in food. I have written a few times on the same thing in products other than food. I even had a poll on the subject on this post. It is great of you to focus attention on this issue. There are so many reasons to reduce your consumption of processed foods and beverages. The new move to hide chemical ingredients is indeed troubling.