How Arthritis Viciously Strikes Young People

You might think being in your 30's is far too young to develop rheumatoid or osteoarthritis, but if you just take a glance at some of the popular health forums in the U.S and the West, arthritis - which we think of as gently creeping into our lives beyond 70 is striking people quite cruelly at a very early age.

There are a number of attributing factors which cause this although a bad diet is the obvious culprit and doesn't need too much explaining.

High acid diets are terrible for the health of the bones as when calcium levels are low, calcium deposits in the bone are used by your body to buffer the high acid content.

Calcium isn't solely responsible for bone strength and it's debatable whether high calcium diets can actually help you rebuild bone structure, but it's clear that depleting it through a bad diet in the first place in your teens and twenties makes it very difficult to replace.

People that have grown up on these high acid diets are therefore at a greater risk of developing arthritis and statistics over the last two years back this up.

Nearly 175000 people in the U.S were hospitalized through the sudden onset of an arthritic condition in 2011, with 16000 deaths directly attributed to arthritis.

Early Violent Symptoms

• Struck down literally overnight with fatigue


• Dangerously quick drop in red blood cell volume


• Immediate and constant joint pain in not one - but many joints


• Lack of sleep for pain


• Swollen elbows


• Carpal tunnel in wrists


• Unable to kneel or walk long distances


• Depression from pain

There are ways though to avoid these rather quite worryingly sinister symptoms.

1. Diet

Change your diet from a high acid to a high alkaline diet. Not all high acid content is bad but don't let it become your staple food. Some wonderful high alkaline foods include bok choy, broccoli and salads with balsamic vinegar.

2. Magnesium not Calcium Supplements

So many doctors in the West still plug the calcium angle - that because there is so much calcium in bone structure that calcium rich foods and supplements will help rebuild it.

There is no evidence of this to prove this on a grand scale.

Rather, tests concluded on a 9 month trial by the Medical Journal Medicine in 2009 saw the bone structure of women rebuilt by some 11% from a daily magnesium intake.

3. Exercise

Exercise is key, preferably low impact sports like swimming. This way you strengthen the muscles that surround the joints providing immediate support, pain relief and higher energy levels.

4. Natural Supplements not NSAID's

NSAID's are for people when the pain is unbearable or aren't willing to explore additional, safer and just as effective options.

This way you don't put yourself at risk of rashes, liver or heart disease, heart palpitations or worse.

Rather natural arthritis treatment should include a daily intake of:

• Omega 3, 6 and 9 proteins


• Vitamin D in 800mg capsules


• Real natural anti-inflammatory compounds like Reishi, Capsaicin, Tongkat ali, Vitamin C, Ginger, White Willow Bark


• Supplements that contain Glucosamine Complex, Chondroitin Sulfate, MSM