Arthritis Nutrition & Movement Support
Whichever type of arthritis you’re living with, research supports symptom reduction with the help of diet, and other healthy lifestyle habits.
Inflammation is present in each type, and this can make pain worse, reduce energy levels, and make movement more challenging.
Diet and movement can help to relieve symptoms in a number of ways, and doesn’t need to be strict or super challenging to start feeling improvements.
Understanding the principles is helpful, but having realistic goals and a clear plan in place can make it much easier to build confidence and stay consistent long term.
Having someone in your corner who genuinely supports you, helps keep you accountable, and recognises your wins along the way can be a game changer.
While osteoarthritis IS a degenerative joint disease - that doesn’t mean that age and “the past” are the only factors contributing to disease progression.
Plenty of peer reviewed research has highlighted ways that dietary habits can influence symptoms.
And while you don’t need to follow a strict diet or make uncomfortable changes, you can weave some healthy habits into your current routine that will make a considerable difference over time - to keep you moving longer, and maintain independence.
Every client I work with has different goals to work towards, because no two lifestyles are the same.
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune arthritis, characterised by the immune system mistakenly attacking healthy tissues. This immune response leads to chronic inflammation, causing pain, swelling, and potential joint deformity. Rheumatoid arthritis involves systemic inflammation that can affect other parts of the body, including the heart, lungs, and nervous system.
Inflammatory arthritis
In the 21st century, our lifestyles have changed significantly, providing easy access to processed foods. The modern diet, often high in refined sugars, unbalanced fats, and alcohol, combined with a lack of physical activity, increased stress levels, and inadequate sleep, feeds inflammation.
Adopting anti-inflammatory dietary choices can help reduce inflammation and symptoms of arthritis. Embracing the Mediterranean diet and consciously including foods rich in anti-inflammatory properties, like brightly colored fruits and vegetables, fatty fish, healthy fats, and herbs and spices, is beneficial. Additionally, regular physical activity, managing stress, and getting enough sleep can significantly reduce chronic inflammation and its impact on the body.
Diet, lifestyle and arthritis
How working with a Nutritional Therapist can help
Working with a nutritionist can ensure you’re getting the right nutrients to support joint health, improve mobility, reduce pain, and improve quality of life.
A nutritionist can help identify pro-inflammatory lifestyle behaviours and guide you towards inflammation-reducing habits. Through personalised nutrition plans and ongoing support, you can adopt anti-inflammatory habits that will help slow joint destruction and improve your symptoms. Whatever your goal, a nutritionist can help improve your energy levels, mental well-being, weight management, chronic disease symptoms, digestive health, and overall quality of life.
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