Rheumatid Arthritis | Online Pharmacies Canada Health Blog

December 21, 2009

4 Ways to Help Prevent Arthritis

Filed under: Arthritis, Rheumatid Arthritis, Uncategorized, diet, exercise, minerals, overweight, vitamins — John @ 2:00 pm

Many of us view arthritis as something you only get when you’re old, which is why many people are surprised to learn that they have arthritis at a much younger age. However, the good news is that there are ways to help lower your chances of staying arthritis free for more years to come.

1. Maintain a Healthy Weight – By maintaining a healthy weight, you can help prevent yourself from developing arthritis in your knees, hips, and feet. Being overweight can create a significant amount of strain on your joints and result in permanent damage.

2. Eat Healthy – By eating a healthy, balanced diet you not only maintain a healthy weight, but you give your body the needed nutrients to stay healthy. Vitamins and minerals are important for preventing arthritis.

3. Exercise Often - You need to participate in regular physical activity to stay healthy. By exercising you will help keep healthy muscles and gain many other benefits. However, try to stay away from high impact activities, such as football, basketball, and martial arts. Walking and swimming will be better forms of exercise for those worried about arthritis.

4. Prevent Injuries – Injury prevention is very important to prevent arthritis. Spend extra time making sure you are doing something properly, instead of getting it wrong and hurting yourself. Also, if you do suffer an injury, take time to let it heal fully.

Things to Remember – Always, always warm up before exercising. If you go to play a sport, do a quick jog and stretch to warm your muscles up. Wear safety gear, such as a brace or splint on a body part that has recently been injured or may be prone to injury. Make sure you get some rest after strenuous activity. Recovery days are as important as exercising regularly.

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December 8, 2008

Can Arava Treat My Rheumatid Arthritis?

Filed under: Arthritis, Rheumatid Arthritis, Uncategorized, arava, pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor — Paul @ 10:29 am

Arava is a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor that is used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It reduces the pain, stiffness, inflammation, and swelling associated with this disease, improves physical function, and staves off the joint damage that ultimately results

While Arava helps improve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis such as tenderness and joint swelling, unlike other symptom relievers that focus only on pain relief, Arava slows the advancement of joint damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis

Arava works by reversibly inhibiting the enzyme DHODH that is part of the autoimmune process contributing to the disease. Additionally, Arava is the only oral DMARD indicated to improve physical function.

Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription medicine, if you are allergic to any component present in this medicine.

What Should I Know Before Taking Arava?

Arava may interfere with your body’s ability to fight off infection.
It can damage your liver or cause blood problems
It has been known to cause rare but serious skin reactions
It can also reduce your blood cell count.
Arava is not recommended for children less than 18 years old.
It may take 4 weeks or more to notice any improvement while taking Arava.

What Should I Tell My Doctor Before Using Arava?

It is important to tell your doctor if you:
Are taking blood thinners
Have stomach problems
Have peptic ulcers
Have liver or kidney function impairment
Have a heart problem

What Are the Side Effects?

Most severe: Allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat; swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives), heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, flatulence, headache, weakness, fluid retention, flu-like symptoms

Most common: Anorexia, diarrhea, dyspepsia, gastroenteritis, abnormal liver enzymes, nausea, GI/abdominal pain, mouth ulcer, vomiting

Other: Bronchitis, increased cough, respiratory infection, pharyngitis, pneumonia, rhinitis, sinusitis, alopecia, eczema, pruritus, rash, dry skin

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For more information on how you can order your Canadian drugs call 1-877-536-8162 or visit http://www.onlinepharmaciescanada.com/.

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