By Kevin DiDonato MS, CSCS, CES
Do you suffer from painful, stiff, or swollen joints?
When you get out of bed in the morning, do your knees, shoulders, or wrists prevent you from getting out of bed like a normal person?
Are you one of the millions who suffer from a condition known as osteoarthritis?
Osteoarthritis is predicted to be the FOURTH leading cause of disability by the year 2030!
If so…
There is a potentially new BREAKTHROUGH on the market.
There are A LOT of claims out there, but this may be the REAL DEAL!
It is not a magic pill, nor is it a revolutionary breakthrough in your personal fight against arthritis.
What could this magic potion be?
Krill oil!
That’s right ladies and gentlemen; Krill oil is loaded with higher levels of DHA and EPA and may help reduce the symptoms of normal, everyday arthritis.
Let me explain a little bit first on what YOU might be experiencing.
Effects Of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis which might affect your parent, your spouse, your kids, and even YOU.
Your joints have a special buffer system which helps protect them from the constant impact that you face each day.
No I am not talking about the meniscus, which does also help protect against impact forces. What I am talking about is cartilage.
YOU and everyone else in the world have cartilage, which covers the head of your bones. And when we run, jump, or plain old walk, the joints start to rub together, causing them to slowly break down.
This rubbing together, in combination with aging, causes the cartilage to breakdown, leaving our bones even more vulnerable.
The breakdown of cartilage increases the underlying bone in the joint which is the main cause of STIFFNESS and PAINFUL joints, which are common characteristics of arthritis.
Common treatments for arthritis include pain management through the use of anti-inflammatory medications, over the counter pain medication, and eventually KNEE REPLACEMENT!
And aging speeds up the process of damage to your cartilage.
That’s right, there is no known cure for osteoarthritis, not even a way to SLOW IT DOWN!
But breakthrough research is showing omega-3 fatty acids MAY be the secret we have been SEARCHING FOR!
Breakthrough Research On Arthritis
Research done by Knott et al. shows there might be a light at the end of the tunnel when talking about arthritis.
Now for the boring stuff!
They took guinea pigs that were susceptible to arthritis and FED them a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids. They wanted to determine how a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids compared to the common western diet you normally eat.
A Western diet is linked to INCREASED omega-6 fatty acids, which leads to INCREASED INFLAMMATION!
What the researchers found will leave you in AWE!
They found that the guinea pigs that were susceptible to OA and fed the omega-3 diet REDUCED the disease process.
Most of them were like their NON-AFFECTED counterparts!
The possible explanation:
Altering the diets to more omega-3 enriched diets, resulted in LESS inflammation, which may reduce the OA affected joints.
That’s right, osteoarthritis is an INFLAMMATORY response!
Altering the diet to a more positive omega-3 enriched diet, resulted in a DECREASE in inflammation, which positively affected the joints.
Hold on…there is another reason!
The other interesting find: omega-3 fatty acids MAY increase BONE DENSITY, which may possibly reduce many of the symptoms associated with arthritis.
Have More Omega-3 In Your Diet
Omega-3 fatty acids have been linked to MANY health benefits, ranging from heart disease to fighting depression.
Add another notch into the belt of omega-3 rich Krill oil!
Altering YOUR diet to promote a higher omega-3 to omega-6 ratio, MAY help reduce inflammation and promote healthier bones and joints for years to come!
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