{"id":661,"date":"2017-07-19T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T07:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/?p=661"},"modified":"2017-07-19T02:53:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T07:53:19","slug":"eating-more-fish-helps-relieve-the-pain-of-rheumatoid-arthritis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/eating-more-fish-helps-relieve-the-pain-of-rheumatoid-arthritis\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating more fish helps relieve the pain of Rheumatoid arthritis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rheumatoid arthritis, also known as RA, is a chronic systemic inflammatory<\/a> disease\u00a0whose etiology hasn\u2019t been specified. It\u00a0belongs to\u00a0the autoimmune inflammatory disease category, featuring in chronic,\u00a0symmetric,\u00a0polysynovial arthritis and the external lesion of the joint\u00a0as its major clinical symptoms. RA, caused by the false attack of body\u2019s immune system<\/a> towards the joints, brings about pain and swelling to the joints, and may eventually make the body fall victim to cardiovascular\u00a0and\u00a0respiratory diseases. According to statistics\u00a0from Arthritis Foundation, there are nearly 1.5 million Americans suffering from this\u00a0disease and more victims are women in contrast.<\/p>\n

The fatty acid-Omega-3 can influence cytomembrane, which makes it possible to prevent and treat diseases caused by inflammatory cells\u00a0like lupus, RA and\u00a0asthma. Cells, if well-protected are unlikely to become inflamed again, so taking Omega-3 can greatly decrease the onset of arthritis, asthma and lupus as well as the accompanying symptoms.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0new research says that eating fish at least twice a week can prominently reduce the pain and swelling of RA. Previously the positive effects of fish oil on the RA have been proved already, while in this research\u00a0the magic effects of Omega-3 are further proved. Risk of rheumatoid arthritis\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0significantly reduced with consistent supply of Omega-3 from fish intake in the long run. Some studies also show that women who take fish regularly can decrease the risk of RA by almost 29%.<\/p>\n

Among all the participants of the study, most choose to take medicine therapy\u00a0in order to reduce\u00a0inflammation, improve the condition and avoid joint injury in the long run. Nearly 20% eat fish only once or none per month while 18% eat fish twice a week. The fish mentioned above refers to fish either\u00a0cooked or steamed, either grilled or fresh\u00a0eaten like\u00a0sashimi\u00a0and\u00a0sushi, with shellfish and fish mixed with other vegetables excluded.<\/p>\n

As predicted by researchers, the intake of fatty acid omega-3 is a key factor. If women keep a\u00a00.21 gram daily\u00a0intake of omega-3\u00a0for a long time, risk of RA can be reduced by 52%. A\u00a00.21 gram daily\u00a0intake equals to one intake of\u00a0oil-rich fish or four intakes of lean fish like cod.<\/p>\n

It is suggested by researchers to choose fish dishes instead of fish oil only, because\u00a0the former contains other nutrients which are beneficial to the overall heath. \u00a0Therefore, fish are recommended as substitute\u00a0for red meat if better heath condition is to be achieved. However, it would be better\u00a0to choose freshwater fish instead of sea fish as uric acid\u00a0in sea fish, once absorbed into the body, can form urate crystal<\/a>\u00a0in joints, which will further worsen the RA condition, making it even harder to get cured. Base on relevant\u00a0research\u00a0findings, fishes like carp, crucian, mullet\u00a0and eel are helpful in RA prevention, because they contain proteins, fat and various essential amino acids (such as cystine,\u00a0histidine,\u00a0glutamic acid,\u00a0glycine,\u00a0lysine\u00a0and\u00a0glycine), creatine,\u00a0niacin, various vitamins and elements like calcium,\u00a0phosphorus\u00a0and\u00a0iron. As viewed by the traditional Chinese\u00a0medicine, all these fish kinds share one thing in common\u2014the ability of invigorating spleen and removing damp. Among them eel excels at removing wind and damp as well as strengthening bones and muscles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rheumatoid arthritis, also known as RA, is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease\u00a0whose etiology hasn\u2019t been specified. It\u00a0belongs to\u00a0the autoimmune inflammatory disease category, featuring in chronic,\u00a0symmetric,\u00a0polysynovial arthritis and the external lesion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[126],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661\/revisions\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bocsci.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}