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Arthritis is a disease in which joints of a person are inflamed, swollen and stiff. It is painful and chronic. It is not just a single disease; it includes a group of disorders that affect a person’s joints and muscles.

Persons having arthritis feel difficulty in movement, bending or using their hands. They feel pain in joints. Pain can sometimes be severe.

There are various forms of arthritis. Most common forms are –

Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis
Infectious Arthritis (Septic Arthritis)
Gout

Rheumatoid arthritis: – Rheumatoid arthritis is a serious and inflammatory type of Arthritis which affects finger joints, hips, knees, feet, wrists, tendons, muscles etc. In this type of arthritis the synovial membrane is attached which causes swelling and pain. If not treated for long time then it can lead to deformity.

People of age group between 40 and 50 are generally affected by this type of arthritis. This form of arthritis is more common in women then men.

 Osteoarthritis: – Osteoarthritis is considered as a degenerative joint ailment resulting from the damage of cartilage and direct rubbing of bones against each other. 

Infectious arthritis (Septic arthritis): – A person acquires this type of arthritis due to infection in the tissues of a joint and the synovial fluid (which nourishes the joint and the cartilage) either by bacteria or by fungi or viruses.

Gout: – When there is excess uric acid in blood stream then uric acid is deposited in spaces between the joints causing inflammation, swelling and pain. Though it occurs most commonly in toes yet it can affect other parts of body like thumb, knee, elbow etc. 
 

Symptoms

1) the patient feels tenderness, sharp pain in joints.

2) The patient might have swelling and inflammation in joints.

3) The patient might have a fever also.

Risk Factors

1) Age factor- Arthritis generally occurs in the older age group.
2) Obesity – Osteoarthritis type of arthritis is associated with obesity.
3) Gender / hormone factor – Arthritis is most common in women than men.
4) Nutrient deficiency.
5) Environment factor – Persons living for a long time in dump and cold climate have chances of acquiring arthritis.
6) Joint injuries.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya

Tips For bright and glazy skin

1. To keep your skin bright and glazy in winter, rub peels of orange lightly on your hands and feet.
2. Massage your body with a mixture prepared from equal parts of olive oil, mustard oil and til oil before taking bath. This mixed oil will help to remove blemishes of your skin.
3. Make a paste by mixing one tablespoonful of almond powder, one teaspoonful of honey and several teaspoon of milk. Apply this paste on your shoulder and throat and leave it for at least fifteen minutes. After that wash it away. Try this once in a week.

Tips for keeping hands soft and smooth

For rough and dry hand

1. Massage olive oil with salt on your palms. After massage, wash with warm water.
2. Mix a few drops of olive oil in one tablespoonful of curd. You may apply this on your face as well as on your hand.
3. Prepare a lotion by mixing almond oil and several drops lemon juice. You may apply on your hands.
4. Prepare a lotion from equal quantity of rose water, glycerin and lemon juice. Keep it in a cleaned bottle. Add a few drops of perfume. Shake the bottle before use.

To keep smooth your elbow skin

1. Use baby oil to keep away the roughness of your elbow.
2. Mix one tablespoonful milk with white portion of egg and apply this on your elbow. Leave it for one hour. Then wash with mixture of lemon and water.

What is anaemia?

Anaemia is a condition in which there is deficiency in the number of red blood cells in the blood of a person or decrease in the quantity of hemoglobin in red blood cells.

Bone marrow produces various types of blood cells – White blood cells, Red blood cells, Platelets etc. Here we are discussing about red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen from lungs to other parts of our body. A red coloring matter, Hemoglobin, is the iron containing protein attached to our red blood cells. Normally a person should have 15(fifteen) grams of hemoglobin per 100(hundred) ml of blood.
Causes of anaemia: – Lack of iron, protein, vitamins (mainly folic acid and B12) etc. causes anaemia.

Reasons may be

1.) Loss of blood due to bleeding piles, peptic ulcer, polyps, excessive menstruation in women.

2.) Decrease in the formation of RBC due to some disorder.

3.) Due to intestinal parasites – Hook worms, tape worms, round worms, etc. which feed on blood or vitamins.

4.) Due to taking of food containing less vitamins, folic acid, iron, etc.

Symptoms: – Pale skin, headache, tiredness, short breath, loss of weight, weakness.

Remedies

Diets: – Take diets rich in iron, protein and vitamins. Take –

1. Spinach, carrots, apricots, bananas, apples, oranges, wheat germs etc.
2. Beat juice: Beat juice is very useful for curing anaemia. Beat contains potassium, phosphorous, calcium, iron and also vitamins.
3. Vitamin B12: This vitamin is found in animal protein, liver, kidneys etc.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya