Let arthritis slow you down - what's the rush?

http://www.usaweekend.com/article/20110107/HEALTH01/101090303/Don-t-let-arthritis-slow-you-down

Researchers think Rheumatoid Arthritis is becoming more prevalent. That may or may not be true. The rise in numbers may just reflect increased awareness and improved diagnosis over the last decade. Osteoarthritis is definitely on the rise, and so is Gout and other types of arthritis as we are becoming an older fatter species.

Everything I needed to know about arthritis, I learned from my grandmother! (Just kidding). But she did live 85 healthy years, survived tuberculosis without treatment, and died without arthritis or diabetes or heart disease or cataracts or dentures. She was thin, she worked hard, she was a vegetarian, she fasted all the time and prayed all the time.

The author of the article referenced above asks you to diet and exercise and tai chi. Original isn't it? Grandma never followed a diet (other than being a vegetarian). In fact she would sneak in some butter when nobody was looking! She never exercised and had no clue where China is. Tai Chi to her would be Chai Tea misspelled. So what was her secret to good health? Well she lived a hard life. She ate hard foods. Slept on a hard bed. Never saw her on the couch. And she was constantly on the move. She walked slow but never stopped.

And that is my message from her to you: Let the arthritis slow you down. What's the rush? But don't stop, keep moving. A lot is happening in arthritis research. there is lots to look forward to. Stay tuned.