Arthritis its Origins and Causes

We all are well familiarized with arthritis... are we? Did you know that arthritis is an umbrella term that includes more than 100 conditions? The arthritis mostly known is osteoarthritis and gout but there are many others such as lupus, marfan syndrome, charcot's joints, and many other. Many of these diseases are idiopathic meaning cause of it or what causes it is unknown while others are autoimmune disorders but why it happens is once again unknown. From the Oriental Medicine perspective all is related with an imbalance in some place or some where in our body. On my spare time i dedicate time to research on the causes of arthritis and these are my findings: pH imbalance, poor intestinal flora, increased intestinal permeability, adrenal exhaustion, insulin resistance,external pollutants and heavy metals... each one of these have different manifestations an example of pH imbalance is gout, poor intestinal flora could cause infections leading to infectious arthritis, increased permeability of the intestines leads to "food allergies" that exacerbates the already painful joints, chemicals like MSG and articial flavors or colors, ingredients in our soaps, etc could increase the load on the body and lead to a worsening of the arthritic condition...last is heavy metals, within this situation we see the most critic conditions: autoimmune disorders. I recommend to keep a journal of what you eat and drink and the time, another journal with a record of the urine's pH and later on a detox or cleanse. Then the food that you consider to be the culprit is incorporated and you will watch for exacerbations if it happens you know which food is the one...but bear in mind that it could be caused by something different and not the food...so look carefully. My suggestion: eat more fruits and vegetables than meat, poultry and seafood; buy a supplement that has probiotics and prebiotic;avoid canned and processed food and do a cleanse at least once a year. Products: Dieter's Cleanse, ALJ, Lymph Gland Cleanse-HY and Probiotic Eleven buy them at http://www.mynsp.com/arroyo