RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND CANCER: WHAT'S THE CONNECTION
By Ty Bollinger
ARTICLE SUMMARY
- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful and often serious
autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million adults in the
U.S.
- The good news is that both Rheumatoid Arthritis and cancer are chronic conditions that can
respond extremely well to dietary changes, lifestyle tweaks, and
natural healing modalities which work with the body’s natural repair and
healing mechanisms.
- Women are more likely to be
afflicted by Rheumatoid Arthritis than men. Most women begin to feel the
effects of RA at a median age of 45, while men tend to get it later in
life.
- The cause of RA is epigenetic − meaning it is
mostly caused by factors in a person’s environment. Toxic exposure, bad
dietary choices, emotional wounding, chronic stress, and poor intestinal
health are all contributors to heightened inflammatory responses that
can lead to autoimmune disease.
- Research has shown that
people with RA are at a higher risk of both non-Hodgkin’s and Hodgkin’s
disease as well as myeloma (a rare form of cancer that affects the white
blood cells). Perhaps the biggest cancer risk for those with RA,
however, are the medications that are typically prescribed to treat it:
NSAIDS, DMARDs, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) meds, and corticosteroid
injections.
- Your immune system has the ability to heal
when given the right circumstances and environments to do so. In
addition to following an anti-inflammatory diet with lots of veggies
which are naturally anti-inflammatory, here are three easy protocols to
consider for reducing pain and even HEALING yourself of RA:
- Strengthen Your Gut
- Gentle Mindfulness Movements
- Take Key Anti-Inflammatory Substances/Supplements such as turmeric, ginger, and garlic
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