Do You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Find Out Now.

The carpal tunnel syndrome refers to the tingling sensation of numbness and other such problems caused by pressure on the median nerve in the wrist.

The carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. Anything which makes the carpal tunnel smaller (such as a swelling) puts pressure on the median nerve.

What causes this swelling? Illnesses like Hypothyroidism, Rheumatoid Arthritis often

causes swelling. Repetitive hand movements also cause swelling. Pregnancy is also known to cause swelling.

Symptoms

• Numbness or pain in the hand or forearm.
• Frequent tingling and numbness.
• Occasional pain in the forearm.
• Stiffness in the fingers, especially in the morning.

To check whether you have the syndrome, the doctor often checks the feeling and appearance of your neck, shoulders, arms, wrists and hands.

While surgery is an option, you can take care of your hands to make sure you stay away from the syndrome. You can try to stay within a healthy weight and not use cigarettes.

To take good care of your hands:

• Keep your wrists in a neutral position.
• Use the whole hand to hold objects—don’t use just your wrists.
• Keep your wrists straight while you type.
• If you can, use different hands when you have to make repetitive movements. 

Home treatment

• Rest your fingers, hands and wrists for a while. Try to avoid activities which you think are causing numbness and pain.
• Put an ice pack on your wrist for 10 to 15 minutes. Do this once every hour.
• Wear a wrist splint at night to keep your wrists in a neutral position. This relieves pressure on your median nerve 

Alternative treatment

You can also try out alternative treatments to ease the symptoms instead of going for surgery at the outset.

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Arthritis patients should not let depression and stress worsen heart health...

Depression and stress along with anger and anxiety accelerates the building up of fatty deposits in the arteries. This only worsens atherosclerosis and heart disease. 
Such patients usually lack adequate social support. Their arthritis makes them feel disabled and left out of society at large. This sense of helplessness, pain and loneliness may lead to depression, stress, anger and anxiety. According to the study published in Arthritis Care and Research, such patients need psychological therapy and support along with treatment for arthritis. 

About 1.5 million people are suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is classified as an autoimmune disease which causes fatigue along with joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Researchers already know that heart disease is prevalent among arthritis patients. The reasons for their increased susceptibility to heart disease was, however, not known until now. The study finds a strong link between psychological problems and increased intensity of atherosclerosis. 

The study found that job stress increases the intensity of carotid plaque. The lack of social support structures like friends and families only increases the risk. Patients with adequate social support show a lower risk of heart disease. The study has identified depression, stress, anxiety and anger as influential atherosclerosis markers. Such factors can help to predict the incidence of heart disease in arthritis patients. 

How to identify depression

1. Loss of interest in daily activities. Lack of interest in activities you previously enjoyed. 


2. Feeling hopeless and worthless.

3. Dramatic change in appetite and weight. If you have gained more than 5% of your body weight in one month, then you are in trouble. 

4. Feeling angry and easily irritable.  

5. Careless behaviour. Having desire for escapist behaviour such as drug use, compulsive gambling or dangerous sports.

6. Loss of vitality.  

7. Feeling of self-loathing.  

8. Restless focus. You might have problems focusing on a specific task. 

How to recover

Ask for help. You cannot treat depression on your own. You need help. It is very difficult for the depressed to seek help. You might feel that you are needlessly exposing a mental weakness before others. But this is a necessary step. 

Having strong relationships with other people speeds up recovery. Depression tends to intensify in isolation. There is no need to feel like a burden.

You can make several changes to your lifestyle to aid recovery. You can cultivate strong relationships, get regular exercise, sleep according to a schedule, eat nutritious food etc. They can also help in your recovery. 

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Manage Osteoarthritis With Better Sleep

Researchers have found a strong connection between osteoarthritispain, depression and loss of sleep. The depression worsens the sense of being disabled and ostracized from the society at large.

A study published in Arthritis Care & Research stated that poor sleep increases depression. The connection between sleep loss and pain is still unclear.

Even in the 21^st century, arthritis continues to be one of the top three concerns for the elderly. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis people suffer from. The disease causes enormous strain on the country’s fragile healthcare infrastructure while draining the pockets of the patients. Previously, numerous studies have shown that people with osteoarthritis have trouble initiating and maintaining sleep. They also suffer from general sleep disorders.

Sleep disturbance is a common complaint among those with osteoarthritis. The pain worsens any

preexisting sleep problems. The three elements—pain, sleep loss and depression—are intimately connected. One aspect reinforces the others. 

Findings of the study indicate an independent relationship between pain and depression. While disability alone is not linked to sleep disturbance, individuals with high pain report poor sleep patterns. Sleep disturbance was found to increase depression and perception of disability. The study discovers a strong role in reinforcing sleep loss due to osteoarthritis pain.

Physical therapy for osteoarthritis pain

1. Both heat and cold are known to be effective at relieving pain. Warm showers and hot packs can bring relief to stiff muscles. Cold packs numb the area of pain and increase blood circulation. Cold can also reduce swelling and inflammation.

2. Get hold of a physical therapist and work out a safe and effective exercise program. Inactivity makes pain worse. Try to be physically active in spite of the pain.

3. A back brace can relieve pain. A brace allows you to move around in spite of the weakness in your bones. If you use a brace too long then it will weaken your muscles. Try to exercise as soon as the doctor says it’s safe.

How to get better sleep

1. You can try to increase your melatonin levels by eating melatonin-rich foods like alfalfa sprouts and sunflower seeds.

2. Don’t use electronic items with screens (like televisions and tablets) in the dark. Such screens emit blue light which is known to disrupt sleep pattern.

3. Go to sleep early. Try to get at least seven hours of sleep daily. It might take some time to adjust to a new sleep pattern.

4. Expose yourself to sunlight as much as possible. Sunlight has been known to help regulate the

circadian pattern.

5. Change your diet to include foods rich in bone-building nutrients.

     

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10 Healthy Foods For Your Bones

Bones are alive. The cells in the bones are born, grow old and die, only to be replaced by newer cells. People often think that their bones are “lifeless”. The human skeletal system is a complex, slowly changing structure. This structure is made of:

• Collagen, a protein that gives bones their flexibility.
• Calcium-phosphate mineral complex, which makes the bones strong.
• Bone cells, which remove and replace weakened sections of the bones.

Strong bones need two key elements: calcium and vitamin D. Calcium supports the bones and teeth structure while vitamin D improves calcium absorption and promotes bone growth.

If you develop osteoporosis, then the disease makes your bones brittle. Getting sufficient calcium and

vitamin D slow down the effects of the disease.

Adults under the age of 50 need 1000 milligram of calcium and 200 international units (IUs) of vitamin D every day. People over 50 need 1200 milligrams of calcium and 400 to 600 IU of vitamin D per day. While calcium supplements are available, the simplest and most delicious way to take calcium is to eat calcium-rich food.

1. Yogurt: While most people get vitamin D from the exposure to the Sun, certain foods like yogurt contain lot of vitamin D. Just one cup of yogurt is enough to get the daily requirement of calcium. Fat-free plain yogurt contains more calcium than Greek yogurts.

2. Milk: Eight ounces of fat-free milk will cost you 90 calories while giving you 30% of your daily calcium requirement.  Try to look for the brand which also provides vitamin D along with calcium.

3. Cheese: While cheese has plenty of calories, it is also rich in calcium. So take care not to eat too much of it. Just 1.5 ounces of cheese are enough to meet 30% of your daily calcium requirement. Most cheese contains a small amount of vitamin D, but sadly it is not enough to meet the daily requirement.

4. Sardines: They are small fish often sold in cans. They contain high concentration of vitamin D and calcium. While undoubtedly they look odd, they are delicious to the tongue and healthy to the bones.

5. Eggs: They are no doubt a complete food. No wonder children and adolescents are given at least one egg every day to eat. While the egg contains just 6% vitamin D, it is present in an easily absorbable form.

6. Salmon: It is well-known for containing omega-3 fatty acids. A single 3 ounce piece of salmon will provide you the required calcium. Thus, salmon may be said to be healthy for the heart and the bones.  

7.Spinach: Just one cup of spinach contains almost 25% of your daily calcium along with fiber, iron and vitamin A.

8. Fortified cereals: they contain 25% of your daily vitamin D. People who don’t have the time to make salmon or spinach can easily eat cereals.

9. Tuna: It is an excellent source of vitamin D. It contains about 39% of the daily required dose of calcium.

10. Orange juice: While it does not contain calcium, it is often fortified to contain this nutrient. Many studies show that the juice contains ascorbic acid which helps in absorption of calcium.      

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What’s Good About Vitamin C?

If you want to avoid the seasonal cough and cold this winter then make sure you take enough vitamin C. Fortunately for you, many kinds of foods are rich in vitamin C. Thus, you only need to tweak your diet to make sure that you do not suffer from vitamin C deficiency. If you smoke, then you are particularly at risk because smoking reduces the body’s ability to absorb vitamin C.

Signs of vitamin C deficiency are dry hair, inflammation of the gums, rough and dry skin, slow rate of wound healing, easy bruising, nosebleeds and a weak immunity system. Scurvy is the most severe form of vitamin C deficiency. If you have any of these symptoms, then you should be careful to include foods with vitamin C in your diet.

Health benefits of vitamin C

1. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant, which means that it protects your body from diseases

including arthritis, heart disease and even cancer. As an antioxidant, it prevents free radicals from damaging the DNA. Over time, the effect of free radicals leads to ageing.

2. It is important for the production of collagen (which helps to keep your skin smooth and supple).  

3. It is an active ingredient in the building of body tissue, tendons and ligament. Even blood vessels are built using vitamin C.

4. Vitamin C is absolutely essential in repairing and maintaining bones and teeth.

5. By synthesizing stress hormones like adrenaline, vitamin C protects the brain and the nervous system from the harmful effects of stress.

6. Vitamin C prevents common cold from escalating. Taking vitamin C in case of cold and lung infection shows enormous improvement. Vitamin C reduces the risk of developing pneumonia and other lung infections.

7. If you want to control your cholesterol level then make sure you take enough vitamin C. It speeds up the conversion of cholesterol into bile salts. In such a form, it can be easily eliminated from the body.

8. In people suffering from heart disease, vitamin C helps to keep the blood vessels dilated. This improves the blood flow to vital organs.

9. It reduces the dryness of your skin as well as prevents the formation of wrinkles.

    

How much vitamin C is enough

According to researchers, 500 milligrams of vitamin C per day is sufficient for you to get benefit from it. Unless you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, you need to take dietary supplements to meet any potential shortfall.

Where to get vitamin C 

Here are some great sources of vitamin C which are available in the month of winter:

• Guava—one medium fruit contains 280% of daily value.
• Broccoli—one cup contains 168% of daily value.
• Orange—one medium fruit contains 128% of daily value.
• Brussels sprouts—one cup contains 125% of daily value.
• Kiwi—one medium fruit contains 120% of the daily value.

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Are Soy Beans Good For Your Joints?

Like other beans, soy beans grow in pods. Unlike other beans, it is packed with nutrients and
minerals. Soy beans can be processed into many kinds of foods. Also known as edamame beans, soy beans are the best available alternative to meat protein. Soy beans form the core of well known nutritious foods like tofu, miso, and tempeh.

Where do soy beans come from?   

Soy beans are native to China. It was considered to be an important crop for the ancient Chinese. They were taken to other regions of Asia centuries later. In the West, it was regarded as nothing more than animal feed. It was in the late 20^th century that its nutrient content was mapped. It must have been surprising that such a humble bean is so rich in nutrients!

There has been a steady increase in soy bean consumption since the 1970s. Soy beans have been used to make a variety of food items like soy milk, cheese and yogurts.

Nutritional facts  

Soy beans are high in protein, vitamins, minerals and insoluble fiber.

Protein

The protein present in soy bean is considered equivalent in quality to animal protein. Soy bean has
the highest protein concentration (43%) among plants (which generally have 20% to 25%). The soy protein is different from animal protein in that the former tends to lower cholesterol levels. While most plant proteins are considered incomplete (because they lack one kind of amino acid or the other), the level of sulfur amino acid in soy beans are higher than in beans.

Phytosterols

Phytosterols are plant compounds similar to cholesterol and steroid hormones. They block the absorption of cholesterol in the body.

Fat

While most legumes contain just 2 to 14 percent fat, soy beans contain 19% fat. Most of the fat in soybeans is unsaturated and thus is beneficial. The polyunsaturated is rich in linolenic acid and omega-3 fatty acids. The omega-3 acid keeps the relatively harmful omega-6 acid in check. Omega-3 acids prevent inflammation of joints and reduce the intensity of pain from the joints.

Fiber  

A single serving of soybean contains about eight grams of dietary fiber. It can even be drained out of the soy—both tofu and soy milk contain very little fiber.

Calcium

Compared to other legumes, soy bean is a good source of calcium. Tofu contains between 120mg and 750mg of calcium in every half-cup of serving. Soy milk contains about 93mg of calcium in each serving. This helps to undo the loss of calcium from the bones due to ageing. This diminishes the problem of arthritis. The absorption rate of calcium in soy beans is equal to that of milk.

Soy beans compared to other legumes

• Soy bean contains low fat and no cholesterol.
• Contains heart and bone-friendly omega-3 fatty acids.
• Is an excellent source of fiber.
• Is a good source of calcium
• Contains protein in its complete form.
• Provides important minerals such as magnesium, iron and selenium. 

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Is Corn Responsible For Joint Pain

Research shows that some foods have an enormous impact on the level of inflammation and joint pain you experience. They increase or decrease muscle and joint pain in rheumatoid arthritis.

It is important for you to pinpoint which foods are causing an increase in inflammation and joint pain.

Corn has been identified as an inflammatory agent. Derivatives of corn (such as corn meal, corn flour, corn syrup and corn oil) have also inflammatory properties.

Corn gets caught red-handed

In 1981, the British Medical Journal reported the strange case of a woman whose doctors were able to connect her rheumatoid arthritis with her consumption of corn products. When corn was removed from her diet, the woman who suffered from joint pain for the past 25 years slowly became healthy. Six weeks after her remarkable recovery, she again began to suffer from joint pain. The doctors were initially puzzled, but later discovered that the cook was using corn starch in order to prepare her food. After thoroughly eliminating corn from her diet, her joint pain again disappeared, never to return.

Since this case, several triggers to arthritic pain have been identified. They include:

• Corn
• Wheat
• Eggs
• Potatoes
• Tomatoes
• Nuts
• Coffee

Why corn causes joint pain

Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)is an omega-3 fatty acid found in many common vegetables, beans, and fruits. It is also found in flax, canola, wheat germ, and walnut oils. Diets rich in animal fats and corn encourage the incorporation of unhelpful fats into the cell membranes rather than ALA. These fats exhaust the enzymes which would otherwise have absorbed ALA. This causes inflammation. A strict change in diet gradually changes the fats present within the cell membranes.

This is also why fast foods, prepackaged meals, white flour and processed grains cause joint pain. Sugar causes a spike in the blood sugar which triggers joint pain.

Many baked foods and snacks contain corn. They are high in harmful omega-6 fatty acids. While they are delicious, they more often than not result in inflammation.

Foods which counter inflammation  

1. Dark, leafy vegetables like spinach and kale fight inflammation because they are rich in anti-oxidants.

2. Turmeric is delicious and contains anti-inflammatory properties.

3. Flaxseed is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which are anti-inflammatory.

4. Blueberries are rich in antioxidants and are tasty as well.

5. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage are also rich in antioxidants. They have a natural detoxifying effect on the body.   

6. Chia seeds contain high concentration of omega-3 fatty acids.

7. Avocados contain high amounts of carotenoids which are known to fight inflammation. They also contain monounsaturated fat which is relatively easy to digest.

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