Rheumatoid Arthritis
Explanation
The disease that causes unbearable joint pains or chronic burning sensation is called Rheumatoid Arthritis or popularly called, Amavata in Ayurvedic term. The tissues around the joints get burned along with other organs. Rheumatoid Arthritis is also called autoimmune disease whereby, the body’s own tissues get affected by the body’s own immunity, more specifically by the antibodies. The major problem with Rheumatoid arthritis is that it can spread or affect other parts of the body.
Reasons/Causes
When people consume heavy oily foods, or having foods at irregular times of the day, or too much consumption of dairy products like milk, yoghurt, or meat can cause arthritis. If there is not much of physical activity then also one can get affected by rheumatoid arthritis.
Signs/Symptoms
There are many symptoms that can signal Rheumatoid Arthritis and of them, pain in the body causing stiffness and fatigue are more or less common. Problem like improper digestive functions, less of appetite and lack of energy are found commonly directed to this arthritic pain. In acute stages, the pain in joints is through the wrists, knees, hands, and feet.
Rheumatoid Arthritis as per Ayurvedic Concept
These days it is not difficult to find people who follow food habits and life in a very improper manner. This has been found to cause to Vata(Air) or may even lead to ama (toxins) to form. Vata is normally aggravated when the food is not had at regular intervals causing the ama to circulate across the digestive tracts and cause Amavata. For the Vata to be pacified and toxins to be removed from the body, Ayurveda treatment has been found useful. Herbs are prescribed for the digestive fire to be re-energized and to prevent toxins from further accumulating in the body. By further getting Panchakarma massage therapy done one can experience a lot of comfort in the pain of the joints.
Lifestyle Guide & Recommended Diet
The disease that causes unbearable joint pains or chronic burning sensation is called Rheumatoid Arthritis or popularly called, Amavata in Ayurvedic term. The tissues around the joints get burned along with other organs. Rheumatoid Arthritis is also called autoimmune disease whereby, the body’s own tissues get affected by the body’s own immunity, more specifically by the antibodies. The major problem with Rheumatoid arthritis is that it can spread or affect other parts of the body.
Reasons/Causes
When people consume heavy oily foods, or having foods at irregular times of the day, or too much consumption of dairy products like milk, yoghurt, or meat can cause arthritis. If there is not much of physical activity then also one can get affected by rheumatoid arthritis.
Signs/Symptoms
There are many symptoms that can signal Rheumatoid Arthritis and of them, pain in the body causing stiffness and fatigue are more or less common. Problem like improper digestive functions, less of appetite and lack of energy are found commonly directed to this arthritic pain. In acute stages, the pain in joints is through the wrists, knees, hands, and feet.
Rheumatoid Arthritis as per Ayurvedic Concept
These days it is not difficult to find people who follow food habits and life in a very improper manner. This has been found to cause to Vata(Air) or may even lead to ama (toxins) to form. Vata is normally aggravated when the food is not had at regular intervals causing the ama to circulate across the digestive tracts and cause Amavata. For the Vata to be pacified and toxins to be removed from the body, Ayurveda treatment has been found useful. Herbs are prescribed for the digestive fire to be re-energized and to prevent toxins from further accumulating in the body. By further getting Panchakarma massage therapy done one can experience a lot of comfort in the pain of the joints.
Lifestyle Guide & Recommended Diet
- Have a diet comprising of fresh fruits, vegetables, grams (whole horse gram and split green gram), honey, dried ginger root, garlic, cumin seeds, bitter gourd and castor oil can have benefits for the patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
- Do not consume fish and milk or milk and jaggery together
- Do stay away from rich oily foods
- Do have food in time and do not leave a great gap between meals
- Do not suppress or restrict nature’s call
- Do ensure you do exercise and not skip walking
- A good night’s sleep is recommended
- For Ama or toxins to be digested, do not have anything at all. For people who cannot fast like this, they can have semi solid foods or drinks depending on the person’s health condition. Follow this with a warm and damp compress or steam bath for lasting effects.
- Once the toxins are digested, it is time for regenerating the digestive fire and for that Ayurveda can prescribe herbal concoction, comprising of dried ginger roots, black pepper and long pepper, which should be powdered and had with a glass of lukewarm water every day.
- The process of applying dry compress with sand is very useful for reducing the pain and swelling of joints in Arthritis. A four folded cotton cloth should be filled with hot sand and made a bundle that can be pressed for lasting effects.
