With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Inflammation
Muscle and joints pain along with inflammation are some common problems that you may face in your everyday life. Inflammation or burning sensation is something to do with a natural response of the immune system. This usually occurs at some site of injury or an infection that may gradually subside as the healing process takes place. Fortunately there are some effective home remedies for inflammation which you can try out to heal the problem as soon as possible.
Some of the effective remedies you can try out are listed below:
- Use clove oil which is effective for the treatment of any kind of muscle and joint pain that may result in such kind of burning inflammation. Gently apply the oil in the muscle and joints and allow this to penetrate the skin. Within few minutes you'll get some relief.
- Another home made remedy for inflammation is to fry some pepper in sesame oil and prepare a paste out of it. Apply this on the affected area to get some immediate relief.
- You can also go for garlic which contains some anti-inflammatory properties that is effective to cure any kind of inflammation. You either add this in the soup or the salad you have just prepared. You can also prepare a paste of garlic and add some honey to it and consume this to resolve some acute pain that results in some burning inflammations.
- Ginger is also effective for reducing the inflammation. Use ginger directly in any form of food preparation as it is known to give a instant relief from any bone and joint related problems. And as a result it helps in the treatment of this form of burning sensation.
Other natural food that can be used for preventing the inflammation is listed below:
- Fish oil which contains omega-3 fatty acids has some very powerful inflammatory agents. This reduces and also prevents the break down of some cartilage of the muscle joints. Some of the sources of these are cold water fish, tuna, salmon, mackerels, trout and sardines which contains these omega 3 fatty acids.
- Primrose oil is also effective for the treatment of inflammation. It contains gamma-linolenic acid which also helps in preventing inflammation.
- Turmeric is a common ingredient which is readily available in the kitchen. This is widely used for cooking purposes. This is beneficial for the treatment of inflammation because it contains curcumin which is a plant compound that controls the problem.
- Another enzyme which is effective to reduce the burning sensation is bromelain which is easily available in pineapples. In fact the flesh and the pineapple stem are better and useful to treat the inflammation.
- Consuming anti-inflammatory agents such as green tea can help in preventing some really chronic inflammation.
This inflammation arises due to number reasons which can an underlying illness can cause for e.g. like that of arthritis, or any kidney problem. It may be also a result of bladder infection and dehydration. It can occur in the latter stage of pregnancy as well. Other factors that may result in inflammation are strains and sprains. For such kind of bladder and kidney infections you can try out other common and effective home remedies:
- Pomegranate juice is highly beneficial for such kind of inflammation. For this you need to drink at least eight ounces of the pineapple juice. It contains some anti-inflammatory properties and reduces any kind of this heat sensation. This in turn reduces the swelling of the tissues that may be a result of some excess saturated fluids.
- Another anti-inflammatory product you can look out for is the quercetin which improves any kind of inflammatory problems. Some of the sources of quercetin include red and yellow onions, broccoli, red grapes, apples and garlic. Hence include all these fruits and vegetables in the diet.
- Whenever you feel that your ankles have swollen plunge some cold water for some minutes. This will reduce any kind of swelling in the tissues. This will give you some instant relief.
- Some herbs like alfalfa, aloe Vera juice and bilberry are all important to reduce the inflammation. Other herbs that you can try out are Echinacea, ginger, red clover and golden seal that are effective to reduce the inflammation.
Apart from the home remedies for inflammation, eat a diet which contains some percentage of raw food like salads and drink plenty of water and fluid diet. Cut down saturated food like fats and excess of salts, sugar, white flour items and junk foods.
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