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• Foods which are easily digestible and do not produce gas are good in Arthritic patients.
• Vegetable juices and soups, fresh juices of carrot, beat root and cucumber mixed together is also beneficial Coconut water or coconut milk is useful to clean the bowel.
• Green salad with a dressing of lemon juice and a little salt is also good.
• Khichree, a recipe made by cooking one part rice and six parts mung dal (green beans or pulses) is very useful in Arthritis. Mung beans can be found in Indian stores.
• Fruits like apples, oranges, grapes and papaya can be taken.
• Cooked vegetables like squash, zucchini and pumpkin are good. Cooking with spices like cumin, coriander, ginger, asafetida, garlic, fennel and turmeric also helps a lot to relieve symptoms of Arthritis.
• Regular use of Castor Oil as Cooking medium is useful in all types of Arthritis.
• Regular physical exercise and every day massage with Til Oil or Mahanarayana Oil, should form an important part of life style.

• Avoid eating hot, spicy and fried foods, sweets, gas forming foods like cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, broccoli and potatoes should be prohibited.
• Avoid taking too much tea, coffee, alcohol, white sugar, yogurt, chocolate and cokes.
• Excessive smoking and irrational use of antibiotics, pain killers and steroids may increase the symptoms of Arthritis.
• Avoid sleeping during the day time, waking up late in the night and mental tensions like worry, anxiety, fear, stress and grief etc.