A new clinical trial has found that curcumin —the powerful anti-inflammatory molecule in turmeric that gives it its yellow color—can reduce chronic pain of back and sciatic nerve, while improving physical function in people with osteoarthritis and reheumatoid arthritis. Curcumin (kur-kyoo-min) has been the focus of great attention recently due to its powerful antioxidant … [Read more...]
3 Surprising Arthritis Risk Factors
About 48 million American adults are currently living with some form of arthritis, a chronic health condition that causes pain and stiffness in and around one or more body joints. According to Blue Heron Health News, the foremost self-treatment on-line instruction on arthitis for seniors, some well-known arthritis risk factors — including your age and gender — are … [Read more...]
Fact or Fiction: Does Knuckle Popping Cause Arthritis?
Your mother probably warned you as a child that popping your knuckles can cause arthritis, and if you were like most kids, you didn’t listen. After all, most children aren’t too concerned about arthritis anyway. But if you’re now an adult who is worried about your years of knuckle popping, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Just like the age-old myth that drinking coffee stunts … [Read more...]