List of inflammatory diseases

The connection between progesterone and inflammatory diseases is well established. Progesterone is the "stress hormone" and inflammatory diseases are often the end result of long term stress. The stress can be caused by emotional or physical trauma, and nutritional or environmental pollutants. In most cases it is something of everything. It can be caused by...

The list of inflammatory diseases includes rheumatoid arthritis which is predominantly a disease of women in the 20 to 60 age group. It usually starts at around 35 with typical estrogen dominant symptoms: general aches and stiffness, particularly in the morning, pain in the joints, fatigue and difficulty sleeping. Many find their symptoms increase before menstruation.

The prevention and control of inflammatory diseases are assisted by keeping the blood sugar stable and the liver, which is the main detoxifying organ, healthy.

It has been found that people with any of the inflammatory diseases can have a saliva pH of as low as 5, almost 1000 times lower than normal. Concentrate particularly on alkaline foods (to bring the pH up) and the anti-oxidants: vitamins A, C and E, selenium, zinc and particularly Omega 3. Check there is no food allergy. The following natural anti-inflammatories should be considered:

Progesterone is a powerful anti-inflammatory as it is the precursor to cortisone. Used as a skin cream and rubbed directly onto the painful joints it has been known to help many people. The corollary to this is to avoid all forms of estrogen.