Causes Arthritis Flares Up

Many people who start to notice arthritis pain wonder what causes it. The truth is that there is a complex of mixed causes and all are different from person to person. In short, many factors can cause pain and inflammation of joints, and the most common ones are diet, physical exercise, hormones, stress, posture, allergies, infections, climate, old age, and genetics.

Some specialists believe arthritis and arthritis related diseases do not a single cause, but it is a mixture of accumulated factors. Note that it take years for disease to evolve and show any signs. Knowing the main things that can trigger it can help you prevent it and also keep the symptoms, notably the pain and inflammation free.

#1 Poor Diet

Lots of arthritis sufferers have a poor diet combined mostly from refined carbohydrates, sugar, bad fats, high protein and stimulants such as coffee, tea, alcohol, etc. This type of diet is common among many people who have a busy lifestyle and do not have time or money to cook proper food rich in vitamins, minerals and essential fats needed for good bones.

#2 Poor Joints Lubrication

The joints need that synovial fluid between joints can move freely. A poor diet can impact this, hence the osthearthritis and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

#3 Hormones

A good hormonal balance is essential for a good health, including preventing arthritis. Women are more exposed to hormonal changes in their body due to their natural body changes, hence they are the most sufferreing from arthritis symptoms group. Or simple said, women are more prone in developing arthritis than man.

Hormones helps control the calcium balance in our body. If you have any kind of hormonal imbalance, then your body deposit calcium in the wrong places and not on the bones. For this reason, vitamin D is essential in keeping the calcium balance in place. Loss of calcium is also affected by stimulants such as tea, coffee, chocolate and alcohol, metals, thyroid gland or stress.

#4 Allergies

It is well documented that people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis have some kind of food or chemical allergies. First off, some allergies main cause you arthritis. Secondly, you may get arthritis as a result of allergies medication.

#5 Infections

Unfortunately, infections impact negatively your immune system. They also attacks the joints. It is important to maintain a good immune system through diet.

#6 Free Radicals

Theses are normally produced by your body. They are practically bodily'waste and they are normally neutralized by your own body with antioxidants. A right balance between free radicals and antioxidants is needed. Too much of free radicals can hammer your health as they attack the tissues from joints.

#7 Bone Strain

This is a result of bad posture and it takes time for arthritis to develop. It is easily preventable with posture exercises.