OSTEOARTHRITIS DIET & LIFESTYLE
• Choose foods that are easy to digest and warming.
• Eat lot of green vegetables, freshly cooked foods with sufficient quantity of ghee and oils to lubricate the dried joints.
• Use milk that is low in fat (skimmed or semi-skimmed), and reduce the intake of dairy products.
• Eat fresh fruits specially vitamin C containing fruits, which are full of antioxidants and helpful to reduce inflammation of joints.
• Include spices in your diet like cumin, coriander, ginger, garlic and turmeric.
• Eat foods containing bitter and pungent tastes, which are helpful to controls VATA DOSHA.
• Do not withhold natural urges (burping, urinating, stool, gas, etc.)
• Avoid Tea, Coffee, Caffeine, Alcohol, processed food, Chocolate, Fast Food, Pickles, curd etc, which are aggravating factors for osteoarthritis.
• Avoid stress and strain.
• Avoid over exposure to cold and windy climate.
• Do regular physical exercises.
• Avoid sleeping at day time.
