In Focus: Natural Arthritis Treatments And How to Cope With The Disease;

Jul 17
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2007

Markus Skupeika

Markus Skupeika

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Find out how managing the mind is an effective relief from arthritis pain;

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How does one live with a lingering ailment that has no known cure to date?  It may not be as life-threatening as AIDS or the Big C, but Arthritis has its own life-altering effects.  Pain can change how one relates with other people, more so with himself.  Studies have shown arthritis sufferers having bouts of depression, feeling of isolation and hopelessness.  Sadly, total

http://www.arthroleve.com”>relief from arthritis pain still remains an illusive dream.

COPE WITH IT.  True, it is easier said than done, as most debilitating diseases have manifested in the lives of their victims, but often than not, it is the will power to go on living meaningfully, despite of the pain, NOT medicine, which makes the difference.  It has been proven that if one surrenders to the disease, his mind accepting defeat, no medicine can work wonders.  Healing and decay both permeate in the mind, often with a hairline difference.  What tilts the balance is YOUR choice.  

Here are four (4) ways of rising above arthritis pain:

Think like a Winner.  The reverse is often true when one is burdened with arthritis.  When your hip, thumb and knees are throbbing with pain, it is difficult to focus on things you can do; rather you concentrate on things you cannot do anymore.  Giving up on yourself becomes so easy; as pain engulfs you, your mind is drawn to it and for a while, it consumes you.  It is typically normal to feel that way, for a while at least, however, you should rein in your feelings.  Coping with arthritis or any other debilitating diseases is definitely not giving up on your motivation to keep up with your goals in life, but rather to redefine your approach, your strategies, in achieving those goals. 

Reach your goals WITH arthritis.  Accomplish things WITH arthritis.  Just make room for a little adjustment, but definitely go on with your life.  Simply put, nothing can beat you in the arena of your belief.  Keep on believing in your dreams, no matter what circumstance besets you - Helen Keller learned to read while she was deaf, blind and mute; Beethoven made music even deaf.

Exercise.  Staying active is being physically mobile.  Of course, arthritis can limit most of your usual functions, slow down your pace, but never allow a sore limb immobilize you totally.  Consult with a doctor specializing on arthritis care the proper exercise for you.  Apart from exercise, ask your doctor about http://www.universitylabtechnologies.net”>arthritis diets.  Often it is said, “we are what we eat”.  Avoiding foods in your diet, which can kick off an attack will definitely help. 

Strive to remain independent. Staying active is not allowing your feeling of helplessness to take root in your subconscious mind and permeate there. Otherwise, you will believe that you can no longer do things on your own and must depend on another person. This will cause your self-confidence to atrophy. Instead, struggle to do things you normally do, at a slower pace, but get them done anyway.

 Ward off pessimism.  Living with chronic pain can affect attitudes, thus an arthritis sufferer might sound awful during an attack.  It is not only the pain, which can cause a shift in behavior.  At most times, it is the feeling of powerlessness over the disease.

Sadly, it affects the people around you.  Friends, family and significant others can become easy targets of harsh words.  However, there are two (2) ways, which you and your loved ones can do:

  1. Adjust.   Loved ones should learn to adjust and accept your situation so as to give allowances to your mood swings.  It could be difficult for them too, to be around an arthritis sufferer, but when they convey their patience to you and let you realize they understand your situation and would support you through it, it could be good for everyone;

2.    Communicate.  Burn the lines of communication between you and your loved ones.   Remember how you used to “burn the lines” talking to your first crush?  Lots ofhttp://www.arthroleve.com”>arthritis pain relief can be bought from leading drugstores worldwide, but nothing alleviates the feeling of helplessness more effectively than talking it out.

Re-discover Arthritis everyday. “The best way to conquer an opponent is to know him.” Sounded good in battles ages past, sounds even better in your battle against arthritis, today.

To manage the disease, you should learn all you can about it.  Discover new breakthroughs, which may not treat arthritis totally, but definitely allow you to live life with arthritis more bearably, than it was yesterday.  

http://www.arthroleve.com”>Natural arthritis treatments are making waves on the internet, nowadays.  Discover it. Make that move today.   To wait on tomorrow can be too late.

Arthritis can rob you of so much, if you let it.  Coping with it is significantly the best way to overcome it.