8. Follow a healthy diet.
In arthritis, a healthy diet helps you in many ways. It helps you lose weight, improves your immunity, and contributes to overall well-being. Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole-food to promote your immune system.
Plant-based diet supplies your body with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nutrients, such as selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamins C, D, and E. These elements help reduce inflammation by getting rid of free radicals. Also, this diet is low in calories, which promotes your weight management plan.
On the other side, a diet rich in saturated fats, processed foods, added sugar and salts, and red meat may aggravate inflammation, which is a feature of arthritis. Also, this diet is risky for obesity, hypertension, and heart diseases, which makes it unhealthy for people with arthritis.
Ask your doctor or a dietitian to help you find the best diet for you.
Ginger is a herb rich in gingerol that has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It works for your knee pain, either due to arthritis or muscle strain. Not only knee pain, but ginger also boosts your immunity.
You can use it by various methods, such as:
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- Topical application of ginger oil (or ginger with water) to the affected area
- Ginger tea (premade or homemade), or ginger with milk, honey, or lemon
- Adding ginger root to your dishes to give flavor
Drink it two or three times per day until the pain subsides. It is helpful, but use it along with prescription medications. It may cause some side effects, like nausea or heartburn.
