Leflunomide. me

Rheumatoid arthritis limited my abilities to exercise and made me feel like a cripple. I could only take short walks and do some simple aerobics for quite a long period but that was not enough for me to keep fit. More active exercises made my joints swell and hurt afterwards. As a result, I was losing muscle weight and gaining fat. The idea of swimming was a blessing. I studied the subject and found that:

• Water exercise is a really gentle way to exercise joints and maintain muscle strength.
• Warmth and buoyancy of warm water create a safe, ideal environment for relieving arthritis pain and treating stiffness.
• Immersing in warm water raises body temperature, dilates blood vessels and improves blood circulation.
• Water allows free movement because it supports joints
• Using spa with massage adds beneficial component to the therapy: they improve blood circulation and relax muscles.

I’ve been going to the swimming pools local water fitness classes for 1 month now and I feel stronger and have more energy.  I keep taking leflunomide and looks like my joints condition is not worsening. That is good news!

Arthritis natural remedies is the subject I decided to study not long ago. I’ve been taking leflunomide for quite long now and the medicine did its job pretty well – the disease is not progressing so fast anymore and I’m in control of my joints. That is why until recently it didn’t occur to my mind that arthritis natural remedies could do a better job.

To be honest, since I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis my lifestyle hasn’t changed much, except for less loading of my joints. And I literally had no time of strength to think about other ways. And it was my friend who persuaded me that natural arthritis natural remedies could produce even better effect that traditional treatment. Or, at least it makes sense to combine both. She has her own story of successful natural treatment from a serious disease; I’ll find half an hour and share that story someday. What I realized from her experience is that arthritis natural remedies and treatment in general include not just herbs, but also diet and global lifestyle changes. In other words, treatment with herbs and other natural substances work perfectly but it’s just one side, the other important side is to remove things that worsen or can potentially worsen the disease and your health in general. With healthy lifestyle the effect from herbs will be much stronger. I know that leflunomide suppresses my immune system and of course there is nothing good about it so the idea of herbal treatment sounds reasonable.

At the moment I’m studying some diet and exercise recommendations for my case and I’m also considering some herbal remedies with no side effects. I’ll post my findings on arthritis natural remedies a bit later, either added to this post or as a new one. And I will post updates on my progress with natural treatment as well. Hopefully, I will help someone will find the way to arthritis natural remedies and combat the disease.