It is a disease of the joints. Anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin and ibuprofen are used to relieve pain and extinguish the fire of inflammation. These medicines do not have any effect on the basic disease process. Gold, anti-malarial, D-Pencillamine, Sulphasalazine, and Methotrexate are used in the management of this disease. Though these drugs have the potential to control the disease, these have dangerous side effects. The patient ought to take these drugs only under medical supervision. But it is good to avoid steroids, since long term intake of these results in diabetes, hypertension, cataract, osteoporosis etc. and may only aggravate the disease.
If these drugs are son dangerous, with life threatening side effects, and it is also known that the disease will not be cured, why take such medicines at all. Why can’t out doctors find out an alternative system. It is here that naturopathy will be beneficial.

In naturopathy, the patient is given a strict vegetarian diet and mild exercises.

Diet Regimen for Arthritis

6.30 A.M.
White Pumpkin juice – 1 glass or Banana stems juice – 1 glass or Tender coconut water – 1 glass

8.30 A.M.
Take any kind of fruits for the first 14 days. After that, two chapattis with vegetables can also be taken.

10.30 A.M.
Tender coconut/Carrot juice /Tomato juice/ Vegetable soup.

1.00 Noon
Raw vegetable salad and rice with Vegetables. In vegetable salad,
Cucumber, Carrot, Tomato, Cabbage, Amla Raw coconut, curry leaves, Coriander leaves or spinach can be used. These are to be cut into small pieces and taken just before lunch (without salt). After that rice with green Leafy vegetables and other vegetables can be taken.

5.00 P.M.
Vegetables soup/Tender coconut

7.30 P.M.
Take Whole wheat chapattis with vegetables. Chapattis can be prepared without salt but in the side dish, salt can be added.

Milk and milk products should be completely avoided for quick relief.
Horse- gram soup can be taken anytime. Lime juice with honey is also good.

By this diet regimen, body weight will be easily reduced but there will not be any deficiency of essential vitamins, minerals and proteins. Calories will be restricted but the person will feel hale and healthy and will be able to work hard.

Let the patient take some Amla juice daily. Sesame seeds are also good. Sesame seeds one teaspoon, can be soaked in water at night and its water can be taken early in the morning. The remaining seeds can be kept without water and taken with rice at lunch time. (For the first 14 days and after that on alternate days)

The following junk foods to be avoided

Meat, chicken, eggs, ghee, Cola drinks, sugar, iodized salt, chocolate, pickles, foods preserved in a fridge for long, ghee, butter, milk, all kinds of bakery products, food with artificial flavors and colors etc.,

A pure vegetarian diet is preferred.

With this diet regimen and exercise, 10 Kg of body weight can be reduced in a month, and when a person’s body weight is so reduced by 10 Kg of weight, Arthritis pain will disappear. Yes sir, 10 Kg of weight reduction will make all the difference.
Therefore, give up all kinds of medicines and return to NATURE.