Causes of Arthritis
Arthritis is caused by a variety of factors, including joint instability, age-related changes, altered biochemistry, hormonal factors, and genetic predisposition. Yet other environmental and psychological factors have also been found to bring on the condition. Stress can disrupt the body's hormonal balance as well. When stress interferes with the production of progesterone and the thyroid hormone, menopause difficulties increase. This accounts for the fact that many women develop osteoarthritis. A stress induced cortisone deficiency can also be a factor in some forms of arthritis. When stress occurs, body systems release adrenalin and cortisone, a process that weakens the immune system. In this way, bacteria and other detrimental organisms such as Candida Albicans spread throughout the body.
Causes of Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis
is considered by many to be a natural result of the aging process. To a large degree this is true, with nearly everyone over the age of sixty showing some signs of the disease. Age, excess weight, general wear and tear, and a lifetime of inadequate exercise and unhealthy foods are the chief causes of osteoarthritis. Other research has found additional causes to be skeletal defects, genetic factors, and hormonal deficiencies and constant exposure to cold climate. This is statistically common evidence given by the many women who suffer from osteoarthritis after menopause.Yet many people with osteoarthritis never suffer from the aches, pain, and stiffness associated with the disease. Even for sufferers, there is much that can be done to restore arthritic-stricken bodies back to functional health, when the underlying systemic causes of the disease are identified and addressed.
Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis, on the other hand, is classified as an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its own tissue. A primary cause of most rheumatoid arthritis appears to be delayed food allergies and often similar related problems of abnormal permeability of the intestinal wall. This abnormal permeability allows incompletely digested food particles to pass through the walls of the digestive tract and into the bloodstream where, if not cleared, they are eventually deposited in tissue. There they can cause an inflammatory reaction, and because the body is allergic to the deposited food particles, an autoimmune disturbance in which the body's own immune system begins to attack the tissue around the joints.
Other causes of rheumatoid arthritis include: genetic susceptibility, lifestyle factors, nutritional factors, food allergies, and microorganisms. There may also be an association between rheumatoid arthritis and abnormal bowel function.
Causes of Gout
The underlying cause of gout researchers have found that it can basically be attributed to metabolic or renal problems. Increased production of uric acid may be the result of enzyme defects, metabolic defects, chronic anemia, kidney disease, or other complex conditions. While “high living” may not be the primary cause of gout as it is currently understood, proper diet, nutrition, and metabolic balance all play crucial roles in the prevention and treatment of this disease. In fact, the traditional concept of gout as an affluent condition has some basis in reality since meats, particularly red and inner organs meats increase production of uric acid, while alcohol inhibits uric acid secretion by the kidneys.
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