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Joint Pain & Inflammation
Updated: Oct 4
Joint pain and inflammation are considered rheumatic conditions in the body and refers to a group of more than a hundred types of arthritic diseases. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, swelling, bone growths (spurs), diminished range of motion, deformity, redness, swelling and sometimes warmth. There is no known cure just ways to treat the pain and inflammation associated with it.
Nutrition and the Body - consume a whole foods diet while avoiding sugar, processed foods, and junk food
Skeletal System - follow bone and muscle care
Keep within the normal weight limits for your height.
Eliminating inflammation causing foods such as coffee, alcohol, chocolate, and dairy can help.
Water exercise can help keep you active while keeping pressure off your inflamed and painful joints.
2 Tbsp of flaxseed oil a day
Golden Goodness mix, 1 tsp to 1 Tbsp as a daily tonic
Kloss’s Liniment (rub into area of concern)
Hot bath with Epsom salts (add one or more of the essential oils below)
Pain salve - apply to the temples, back or neck as well as area of pain
Pain remedies from the nervous system page (scroll down to pain section)
Cherries
Pineapple (fresh)
Peppers
Pomegranate
Papaya
Celery
Cabbage family
Black pepper
most spices
Alterative herbs are helpful for joint pain and inflammation, they should be used consistently over a long period of time for best results.
Aloe vera
Brigham tea
Burdock root
Cayenne
Celery seed
Comfrey
Corn silk
Evening primrose
Garlic
Ginger
Nettle
Parsley
St. John's wort
Turmeric
Apply on location, diffuse, particularly effective when used in bath.
Wintergreen
Peppermint
Copaiba (layer with oregano and a carrier for deep pain)
Vetiver
Valerian
Palo santo
Balsam fir
Eucalyptus (globulus)
Frankincense
German chamomile
Helichrysum
Dorado azul
Spruce
Pine
