ARTHRITIS DURING WINTER

HOW TO CONTROL ARTHRITIS 

As the chilly grip of winter tightens its hold on Cape Town, I can't help but think of those who suffer most during this season – arthritis sufferers. One person who comes to mind is my friend's mother, who battles osteoporosis, especially when the cold weather sets in. She follows the migratory pattern of swallows, fleeing to Cape Town during our summer, which coincides with winter in her home country of Germany.

According to her, Cape Town offers splendid weather for arthritis sufferers like her. However, this may not ring true for everyone, as our local community harbors numerous individuals whose hands, wrists, hips, spine, and feet ache relentlessly in cold weather. For those with osteoporosis, the risk of bone fractures looms large, as their bones become brittle and fragile. A simple slip on a wet floor could prove fatal or leave them permanently disabled.

Women, in particular, face a higher risk of osteoporosis, being at least four times more prone than men, especially after menopause. It's crucial for them to regularly supplement their diets with calcium and vitamin D, as their bodies struggle to absorb the former without an adequate supply of the latter. Osteoporosis in petite women who cease menstruation before reaching menopause, as well as those with slender frames, can often be attributed to eating disorders like bulimia and anorexia nervosa, excessive physical exercise, and even participation in contact sports. These individuals may appear well-fed but are actually undernourished, with some engaging in self-destructive habits like excessive alcohol consumption and smoking.

As we brace ourselves for winter, it's essential to make conscious choices that support our health. Instead of indulging in alcohol, smoking, bacon, gammon, pork products, and steroids, opt for calcium-rich foods like milk, cheese, yogurt, sardines, eggs, broccoli, salmon, soybeans, and peanuts. Make time to soak up the sun's rays to ensure an adequate intake of vitamin D, enabling these calcium-rich foods to work their magic. By taking proactive steps to manage osteoporosis, we can mitigate its effects, preventing complications such as spinal compression and the development of a "dowager's hump."

Before I wrap up, I want to emphasize five essential elements that our bodies need: food, water, air, sleep, and sex – not necessarily in that order. Adhering to these fundamentals can significantly impact our well-being. Opt for fresh, unprocessed foods over their genetically modified counterparts, prioritize daily intake of fruits and vegetables, stay hydrated with plenty of water, prioritize quality sleep over late-night alarms, and make time for stress relief, including engaging in intimate relations. These lifestyle choices can work wonders for arthritis sufferers, and they may even serve as preventative measures for those yet unaffected by the condition.

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ARTHRITIS - A REACTION TO YOUR FOOD

BIO CHEMICAL INDIVIDUALITY 

Who has ever heard of allergic arthritis and is there such a thing you may ask? My answer is an emphatic yes, but its little known, even less understood and never mentioned by doctors because most of them don't believe that arthritis can be triggered by an allergy, thus arthritis will always remain an idiopathic disorder. 

However, there are rheumatologists and ecologists that have done numerous double blind studies to prove the case for allergic arthritis. But in order for you to understand the reasoning, or even benefit from this blog, we have to substantially cover allergies in general... so here goes.

Most people sneeze when sniffing dust or pepper but not everyone. Airborn pollen causes many people to sneeze and their eyes to tear when breathed-in, but this does not happen to everyone. My younger brother itches and develops bumps all over his body that resembled mosquito bites whenever he eats cheese and tomato, and according to his doctors numerous people are affected by it but this does not happen to everyone. 

I myself develop an itchy tongue when consuming tinned fish but tinned fish does not adversely affect everyone. My scuba diving partner can eat crayfish but if he is scratched by a crayfish claw, his hands swell up like a balloon, but that doesn't happen to everyone. A school teacher of mine suffocated and almost died from a single bee sting but everyone's throat does not constrict when stung by a bee. This list can go on, and I am sure you may have many to add.

Coming back to the "individual bio-chemical profile" I spoke of in my earlier blogs, it is easy to see that these allergies mentioned above are not imaginary, and accept that each and everyone of these persons are "bio-chemically different". 

Chemicals from the food we eat, the beverages we drink and the air that we breath as well as the chemicals and lotions and bleaches and polishes and sprays and creams we befriend can and do, have a profound effect on our "bio-chemically individuality".

Added to this, there are people that are lactose intolerant, there are those who get dizzy even develop headaches when inhaling petroleum fumes, some vomit when inhaling handy gas fumes, some breakout in hives when walking in grass. 

Hay fever is known to triggers conjunctivitis and violent coughing in some. Food aditives and food allergies are known to have caused asthma attacks or an eczema flareups and venomous sting from wasps and bees has even caused death.

Many people who were not raised on mother's milk or cow's milk but rather on soya milk seem to be more prone to allergies but not exclusively. Allergy is an immunesystem response to a threatening allergen thus we can safely conclude that the chemical composition of any of these allergens compromises the "bio-chemical individuality" of these persons. 

The peculiar thing is, an allergic reaction to a food sort in some people, does trigger an immune system response, causes no external visible swelling, convulsions or unconsciousness, however, it turns against the bone and the joints like an autoimmune disorder. This is very evident in Systemic Lupis Erythermatosis (SLE) especially in young females.

My arthritis suffering neighbour, destined for a biotech hip replacement is a classic example of where her immune system turned against her bones and sucked out the calcium for her breast milk production, considering she had 4 children in a period of three and a half years. 

Her diet was deficient in calcium neither did she allow herself a recovery to replenish and neither did she supplement calcium or vitamins and minerals. Her osteoporosis would have been reversible if treated in time with adequate supplimentation but negligence now makes her hobble.

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