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What holistic methods do you use to manage your arthritis symptoms? (details in replies!)
Tai chi for 2 years
Frozen shoulder physio ordered by consultant
Acupuncture helped back when went into spasm
Paddison program and bikram hot yoga.
walking as regularly as possible. Veggie Diet -
Weight training 3 times per week. Walking 6 times per week.
Diet is mostly fruit and veg but I do eat meat.
Turmeric and black pepper capsules for pain relief. They work really well.
Pilates and yoga
Walking 40mins every day, hot yoga, acupuncture for spasm, ballet, eat the rainbow in veggies & fruit, lots of fresh fish, and nuts & seeds. Drink plenty of warm water with lemon & fresh ginger/turmeric, make homemade soup & smoothies
Aquafit twice a week. Long walks roughly 3 times a week & yoga up until a few months ago but hopping to get back to it soon.
Mediterranean diet.
Practice mindfulness
Physio when I had calcium on my shoulder & couldn’t move it. The guy was brilliant & basically said move it or lose it. I do exercises every morning & it really helps.
Pilates and hot water bottles
Massage once a month.
a turmeric, lime, ginger elixir
I’ve been adhering to a dairy free, low sugar, caffeine free, & gluten free diet.
Pilates x 2, yoga x 1, hydrotherapy x 1, walking x 7, floatation tank x 2, meditation most days, low GI diet. Massage when possible
Diet should be No 1, 2 and 3 at the same time as it's the only cure that we have against Arthritis. My cure is Kefir 48h fermented oats, could not recommended it more as it saved my life. Pain is GONE! Don't have any swelling, morning stiffness is gone too. Don't feel like I'm gonna die in the morning and generally feel 100% better during the day. I walk now, while a three weeks ago I needed a crutch. Could not recommend it more.
No 4 could/should be Hot/Bikram Yoga as it helps a lot too.
I walk in a mall 3 times a week with a friend, before the stores open.
Vesa, mightn’t you consider adding Lifestyle/ Diet (L/D) as a ’holistic method’? 🤔
For some (many?) of us, what we routinely ingest (several times a day) IS a (the?) major factor in managing our symptoms? 🤔
[Something like a Pareto principle equation: "The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule, the law of the vital few, or the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. ( en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par... )"]
In other words, the majority of positive results in managing our symptoms, comes from the twin efforts of watching what we eat* (& what we avoid eating) in conjunction with our exercise/ movement** practices? 🤔
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And, the remaining ‘holistic methods’*** we implement account for the residual ‘holistic’ positive results? 🤔
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Merely food 🥘 🥗 🍱 for thought 🤔 💭 .
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* For example, some of us adhere to our preferred L/D protocol & meet with varying degrees of improvement:
. . . • AIP (Autoimmune Protocol) . . . . . . . . • Paleo
. . . • Mediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Vegetarian
. . . • WFPB (Whole Food Plant-Based) . . . . • Vegan
. . . • Other: ________________________ . . . . . . • Gluten-free
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** Innumerable variety of movement/ exercise techniques: physical therapy/ hydro therapy 🌊 ; indoor/ outdoor walking 🌳🚶♂️ (mall walking 🏬 , dog walking 🐕 , treadmill walking 👟👟, . . . ); lifting weights 🏋️♀️ , wearing weight vests, . . . ; Bikram/ hot yoga 🧖♂️ , chair yoga, hatha yoga 🧘♂️ , anti-gravity yoga 🕴 . . . ; pool activities 🧜♀️ : aqua fit 🤽♀️, swimming 🏊♀️ . . . ; Pilates 🤸♂️ ,Tai Chi ⛩ , dancing 💃🕺 , cycling 🚴♀️ , golfing ⛳️🏌️♀️ , housekeeping 🧹 , gardening 👩🌾 🌷🌻 , . . . 🏸 . . .🏓 . . . 🎯 . . . 🎳 . . .
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*** Hot 🔥 & cold ❄️ therapy; stimulating the vagus nerve ⚡️ via cold temperature ❄️ 🌡 🚿 🌨 & breathing techniques 🌬; acupuncture; massage 💆♀️ ; meditation 😑 / mindfulness 🤔💭 / deep breathing 😤 / relaxation 😌 , 🛀 , 🧖♂️ , 👂 🎼 🎻 , 📖 , 🗣 🎶 , 🤡 😂 , 💏 , 👨🏼🎨 , ☀️ 👙⛱ 🐚 , ⛵️🚣♀️ , . . . & other stress reduction techniques ☮️ 😌 🙏 including animal therapy 🐈 🐩 🐰 🦜 🐠 🐴 🦔 ; supplements 💊 (herbal, spices, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, probiotics, etc.)
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Fresh fruit, veg, fish and some meat. Try not to eat too much refined sugar and ready made food. I am also celiac.
Moderation team
