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Arthritis and what you can do to help ease it.

I am taking liberty to post this excellent article written by Leslie Beck for the Globe and Mail. A link to the original source is provided. The article explains the contribution of excess weight to degenerative arthritis of the weight bearing joints, and some methods to ease the situation . Take a load off your waist to spare your knees. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080917.wlbeck17/EmailBNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home Weight control tops the list of ways to thwart ‘wear and tear’ arthritis, but these foods and supplements may also help your joints It’s no surprise that getting older and being overweight boosts your risk for heart attack, Type 2 diabetes and a number of cancers. Now, researchers say, this combination of risk factors will cause one in two people to develop painful knee osteoarthritis in their lifetime, with those who are obese at greatest risk. Among the more than 100 different forms of arthritis, osteoarthritis is the most common, affecting