Monthly Archives: April 2010

If you are constantly getting the nagging pain on your knee each time you run, walk or sit in certain positions, you may want to try adding these food to your diet: soy products, citrus fruits and fish!

In a study of 293 Australian adults, eating plenty of fruit reduced the risk of developing bone marrow lesions-a marker for worsening knee osteoarthritis and pain. The knee-friendliest fruits appear to be Vitamin C packed ones, like kiwi, orange, mango, grapefruit, and papaya. The researchers suspect it’s the Vitamin C in fruit that protects the knee joint and supporting structures.

People with knee pain reported less discomort and used fewer pain meds after eating soy protein everyday for three months, according to Oklahoma State University research. Soy is rich in isoflavones, plant hormones with anti-inflammatory properties. Study participants consumed a powdered soy drink mix that contained 40 grams of protein, but, says study author Bahram H. Arjmandi, Ph.D, you can get the same benefit from sources like flavored soy milk, edamame (baby soybeans), and soy burgers.

Many studies have found that fish and fish oil ease the joint pain and stiffness of rheumatiod arthritis. Now a study shows that the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish may block not only the chemicals that cause inflammation in osteoarthritis but also the roteins known to wear down knee cartilage. Eat two servings of oily fish (such as mackeral or salmon) weekly or take one gram of omega-3s in capsule form everyday, says nutrition researcher Artemis P. Simopoulos, MD.

The above article was extracted from Reader’s Digest.

I have always thought that coffee is bad for your health. I am a coffee lover and though I am still breastfeeding, I still down a cup of thick decaff coffee with milk every morning.

Enjoy your morning brew – it may provide a hedge against cancer. A new study of 60,000 women conducted over 17 years shows that those who drank four or more cups of coffee a day cut their risk for endometrial cancer by 25%, compared with those who had a cup or less (Risk fell by 46% for obese women, who are most prone to developing the disease).

Men may benefit too. Other recent research suggests a 60% drop in the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer among those who drink six or more cups of coffee daily, compared with men who don’t have any.

Article extracted from Reader’s Digest.