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Honestly I never thought about it before, never bumped into the information as well until recently that I have been exchanging emails with an old college friend of mine that is working at Dole (Asia) and saw this in her email signature:
“A Superfood for Your Joints - pineapple is the only source of the anti-inflammatory enzyme bromelain. Research has linked bromelain with significant reduction in knee pain. Learn more at dolesuperfoods.com.”
Strong we can relate to ( in this case arthritis patient story) is something that can inspire us, learn lesson from or just plainly give strength that you are not alone in your woes.
Here are a few recent arthritis stories I found on the web, in case you miss it:
In an Indianapolis Zoo, a polar bear is suffering from arthritis in the legs and shoulders More →
I have read about the application of apitherapy against arthritis and might have mentioned it here in passing. Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.
Though in arthritis, apitherapy refers more to bee venom therapy than the consumption of other bee products.
The other week, I have been discussing rheumatoid arthritis to my mother. What it does to the joints and what are the possible and available course of treatment. I told her time will come that joints can be replaced and so humans will become semi-robots of some sorts. But then I really know that this isn’t a far possibility and must really be happening or in the works already in some parts of the world.
Since not all parts of the body can be replaced by a donor, simply because of the shortage of available compatible donor even in first world countries. This was when I just saw the documentary on National Geographic on the trade of body organs such as liver, kidney, etc.
Earlier this week, a Maryland Zoo eutanized a giraffe suffering from arthritis. The said giraffe is 22-year old Gretchen - called ‘The Lady Of The House” - whose life was decided by the caretakers to end due to a fast moving arthritis.
Wow. Imagine a giraffe with arthritis?! The poor thing and her poor joints. It must have a very hard decision to make for her caretakers! More →
Happy Easter to all those celebrating Easter…
I went to the beach yesterday with my friends — the first time I’ve been back since December 2007 when I last had sand therapy. I did enjoy it, though there were just too many people frolicking there because of this recent holiday.
There wasn’t time to sit in a corner and bury my legs in the sand. Besides, I was too busy looking out for this little boy. More →
I’ve just been told by somebody from the U.S. East Coast, that today - March 20 - is the official start of Spring.
Wow. Goodbye winter! Hello Spring! For us arthritics (people with arthritis) is a start of a better season. The time when we can enjoy leisurely walks to the park or to our homes and offices.
I wanna you guys to a recently started personal arthritis blog by one of this blog’s commenter, M.C. — Arthritis and Me.
In her introductory post, M. C. wrote: More →
In my previous post, I mentioned that recent evidence is saying that glucosamine has no effect on hip osteoarthritis.
Now, glucosamine has been implicated in the death of an arthritis patient.
I would like the patients to understand their condition better in order to help them discern what is best for their life with arthritis in conjunction to what their doctors are telling them! .. More ..
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