Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Fighting Off Osteoarthritis With Fish Oil


Osteoarthritis can cause swelling and degeneration of joints that leads to painful movements, restricted movements, difficult movements, well, you get the picture. Once you develop osteoarthritis, there are a number of medications that you can take to help ward off inflammation and fight the pain. In fact, you may end up on a veritable arsenal of prescription drugs in an attempt to keep your mobility and keep the inflammation under control.

I knew a woman who nearly lost her job thanks to osteoarthritis. She was an editor for a number of publications released by a major university, and her entire job consisted of quickly turning around submitted materials in corrected form so that they could be published. When osteoarthritis started to attack her hips and her hands, she found herself unable to sit at a desk and unable to type effectively. All of a sudden, her job (which had never seemed like the type of job that would lead to a disability issue) was nearly impossible for her to perform.

Stop and think: how many of you reading would have some serious job performance issues if you could no longer sit at your desk for more than 20 minutes at a time or type on a keyboard? Probably most of you to some degree or another.

Fortunately, when she encountered this new difficulty, her employers gave her some time to resolve the problem. At first, she thought she would end up working from home in 15 to 30 minute stints, which was incredibly inefficient and aggravating. However, she soon learned that there might be other alternatives.

In addition to some specific medications to help her deal with the pain, her doctor recommended that she not only take glucosamine, which has been prescribed to osteoarthritis patients for years, but also an omega 3 fish oil supplement made from salmon oil. The salmon oil, full of omega 3 fatty acids, was used to tackle the problem at its core: the inflammation of her joints.

While we certainly cannot say that salmon oil alone saved her job, she did find that in the following months her joints were less inflamed and she was able to move with far less pain, making it possible to return to work and her regular schedule - not to mention her previous levels of productivity. If you experience joint pain and want to supplement your medications with a natural, effective anti-inflammatory, ask your physician if omega 3 fish oil could be the solution for you.

Learn more about omega 3 supplements at http://www.omega-3.us.

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