Healthy eating is an important part in taking control not only of your health but also your life. One must be aware that whatever food you're taking inside your body can either improve or aggravate your overall health. For those suffering Ankylosing Spondylitis, having a healthy diet can help immensely not only in relieving the symptoms such as pain and stiffness but also slowing the progression of the disease. Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of chronic arthritis that affects parts of the spine, including muscles, ligaments and bones. Symptoms may vary but most people experience back pain and stiffness; in severe cases, this could also lead to long-term disability. The condition usually develops gradually wherein there are times symptoms are not present. Chest pain can also be experienced particularly when breathing as a result of the joints connecting the ribs to the spine. Ankylosing Spondylitis has been found common in Canada, USA, Europe, and Australia since most of the people consumed meat and milk as part of their daily diet unlike in Africa and Asia that consumes more vegetables and fruits.
Diet and Nutrition
Although there is no specific diet for people suffering with Ankylosing Spondylitis, having a healthy weight is important to reduce stress on the painful joints. Healthy diet and exercise are highly recommended in maintaining a healthy weight. Proper foods keep the digestive system strong and the immune system in a healthy, fighting condition lowering your risk against other diseases, as well as slowing the progression of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Choose foods that help fight inflammation, keeps your bones strong, and your digestive and immune system healthy. It is also recommended to maintain a food diary so you ...
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Limit alcohol intake - alcoholic beverages can weaken bones thus if you can’t take it off your diet, limit your intake as much as possible.
Low in saturated fats - diet should also be low in saturated fats such as commercial pastries and chocolates since this can aggravate the inflammation.
Foods rich in silicon - Silicon is essential in collagen formation that is vital to healthy bones, cartilage and connective tissues. Sources of silica include whole grains, alfalfa, peppers, and seaweeds.
Multivitamin - multivitamins helps boost the natural immune system of the body lowering your risk of contracting other diseases.
Food rich in proteoglycans - proteoglycans helps in restoring and nourishing cartilage. These can be found in tripe, mussels, oats, and Irish moss.
Drink plenty of fluids - drinking at least 8-10 glasses of water a day is highly recommended.
Bring Plenty of Water & Keep Cool: Nothing’s worse on a hot day than being dehydrated.
Our body’s immune system protects us from infections and diseases. When the immune system begin attacking healthy cells and tissues in the body, this can trigger autoimmune diseases. This disorder tend to run in families and women particularly Hispanic-American, Native American, and African-American have the higher risk. Treatment involves attempts in controlling the process of the disease as well as reducing the symptoms. Medications and supplements can be effective, while some chooses to rely in the changes of nutritional intake. Paleo is one of the most controversial nutritional diet today and many have chosen to take on this diet in fighting autoimmune diseases.
Now, when considering one wants to prevent or treat Osteoporosis, it does not mean to cut yourself off of foods with small portions or extreme dieting. It is a common misconception that when a person wants to be healthy they must eat in smaller portions, and while this does have some truth, one must consider when it comes to eating healthy, it means to eat healthy by adding nutritious portions of fruits, vegetables, protein, carbs, and of course, calcium intake for the bones in one’s diet. Also, one must not deprive themselves of having a “cheat day” once a week with chips and candy. But it is a good start to begin adding calcium fortified foods and supplements, such as milk. People should at least aim for 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams a day of calcium. Low-fat cheese, milk, yogurt, orange juice, graham crackers, and calcium supplements are a beneficial contribution in accessing calcium to the body (Vander, 2003). Of course, Osteoporosis develops during old age, due to the gradual decline in exercising, calcium in bones, and weight loss. However, Osteoporosis is also genetically found in some people with a long history of family members who have had bone fractures. Also, many factors affect and can cause Osteoporosis and one of them is smoking. Because smokers have poor lungs, it can be difficult to exercise. Another is not going out too much,
How you can keep your immune system in good health is pretty easy. The best thing for your body is to wash your hands to get rid of any germs that are trying to penetrate your skin, eating the right foods, lots of exercise and always enough sleep. You wan’t to be careful on what foods you are putting into your body, and how you sleep on a regular basis. You should also be careful on where you have been and what you have touched, you never know where a certain object could have been and what diseases are spreading around.
Celiac disease is when the lining of the small intestine is damaged due to ingesting foods that contain gluten (WebMD, 2014). It is an autoimmune disorder which means, that the body attacks healthy cells and tissues by mistake. The body forms antibodies to gluten and this causes the attack on the small intestine. As a result, inflammation occurs and this damages the microvilli hairs within the small intestine (WebMD, 2014). Without villi, nutrients can no longer be absorbed. Gluten is a protein and is found in all grains except for corn and rice (Hoehn & Marieb, 2013, p.898). It is often found in foods such as anything with wheat, cookies, cakes, donuts, pizza, muffins, rye, and sometimes canned soups (Celiac Disease and Gluten sensitivity, 2014). Gluten can also be found in products. Medicines, lip balms, and vitamins are all products that gluten may be found in (NDDIC, 2012). As I explained, the small intestine is damaged as a result of celiac disease. The small intestine plays a big role in absorbing nutrients. Damage to the small intestine results in lack of nutrient absorption. Some of the nutrients included are fats, calcium, and iron (WebMD, 2014). This can become a serious issue and must not be left unattended. It can lead to the onset of other diseases such as neurological disorders, other immune disorders, and cancer (NFCA, 2014). Often times when one family member has celiac disease, other immediate family members have it as well. Celiac disease can affect anyone, no matter their age, race, or gender. About 1 in every 100 people has celiac disease (Hoehn & Marieb, 2013, p.898). This is equivalent to about 1% of the population nationally. There is no particular demographic group that is affected.
Arthritis is a disease that causes pain and inflammation in the joints. It occurs due to the immune system having negative reactions to the joints. The immune system perceives the joints as bacteria and therefore attacks it causing inflammation. The most common types of arthritis are rheumatoid, psoriatic, and osteoarthritis. Psoriatic arthritis is common among the psoriasis victims. Often, a person first suffers from psoriasis and then later accompanied by psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis is a health condition that is characterized by red patches with silvery scales on the surface of the skin. There have been claims that fish oil can remedy this kind of arthritis. Below are the justifications;
...f dairy products. Dairy products are a rich source of calcium and Vitamin D. Maintaining adequate calcium stores may prevent me from contracting osteoporosis as I age.
The body needs more water when a person is in hot climates, more physically active, running a fever, and having diarrhea or vomiting.
This means including fresh fruits, green vegetables and nutritious nuts and seeds in the your diet. These foods could help bring about a faster recovery. Do not forget to include fenugreek, spinach, garlic, dates, ginger, banana, and grapes in your diet to benefit from its advantages. Junk foods are not just unhealthy for everyone but also to be strictly avoided in case of knee pain. Knee pain that is due to arthritis requires that you eliminate sour things like from your diet. Avoiding sour things helps arrest arthritis faster.
Therefore, people should take direction and control the quantity of fat intake by reading labels in foods. Also, they should enrich the diet with vegetables, fruits, fish, nuts, whole grains, lean meat, and low fat dairy to provide their bodies with the required health fats. To improve the overall wellness, they should avoid boredom, frustration, stress, and sedentary lifestyles by increasing the activity level. Taking simple things like walking instead of driving or using stairs instead of elevators can increase weight loss and overall wellness. So from doing all those things person can have healthy lifestyles without having any serious issues in life.
What you put in your body can have a direct affect on your overall health, if you eat healthy like fruits, vegetable and grains you will be helping your body from health issues like high blood pressure and from having your arteries to clog bring serious heart conditions such as heart disease. Proper nutrition can protect the body from some of these disease and possibly making a person life span longer by a few years. I found the are
Five different cell types encompass microscopic bone and include the osteogenic cell, osteoblast, osteocyte, and osteoclast. Each varying cell type serves a particular purpose for bone development. The chemical composition of the bone includes certain substance proportions to maintain strong bone support. Bone tissue must contain 65% of its mass from tightly packed calcium phosphates (E.N. Marieb 2015). The tightly packed calcium phosphate is detrimental to the bones ability to resist breaking and maintain longevity against the perils of all activity placed on the bones during
Ankylosing spondylitis(AS), a chronic rheumatic disease that most occurred in male young adult. AS make patients suffered from spinal back pain and stiffness by inflammation and end-up with spinal deformity. In the end, spinal deformity will affect many part of daily life of patient due to reduced working capacity.
Nutrition plays a significant role in the development of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from the loss of bone mass which can be the result of hormonal changes or a deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. Calcium is important for healthy bones and because our body does not produce calcium. We must get it from foods that we eat. The needed amount of calcium for adults over 50 years old is 1,200 mg while an age 19-50 is 1,000 mg and for children 9-18 is 1,300 mg. Popular sources of calcium are milk, yogurt and cheese. Other sources of calcium can be found in leafy green vegetables such as lettuces, spinach, collards, kale, Swiss chard, rhubarb, turnip greens, mustard, and
My doctor said to me, “Sudberry, eat beans, eat more beans”. And so, they too are included in my diet. Our brains function a lot better if we feed our bodies healthier foods. Circulation in much improved, our abilities to exercise is improved because we have more energy, and our interactions with others is improved as we feel better about ourselves. Even our clothes look and fit better. And the biggest benefit of all is we just plain feel