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Arthritis Drugs Toxicity and Proven Alternatives – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 469

Arthritis Drugs Toxicity and Proven Alternatives – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 469

Are you taking NSAID drugs like ibuprofen to help with your arthritis pain? These drugs can be toxic to your body and negatively impact your health. Turn to nutrients that have been clinically studied for their ability to promote joint health and comfort.

Your Arthritis Drug Is Depleting These Important Nutrients – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 468

Your Arthritis Drug Is Depleting These Important Nutrients – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 468

Millions of Americans are on NSAID drugs like ibuprofen to help with their arthritis, but these drugs can actually deplete important nutrients in the body. This is why it’s important to turn to foods and supplements that will help you replete your levels of these vitamins and minerals.

Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 462

Osteoarthritis vs Rheumatoid Arthritis – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 462

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InViteⓇ Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH

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I am often asked about the difference between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Today, I want to break that down for you so you have a better understanding. At the end of the day, we know that inflammation is associated with both of those, so I want to really differentiate between what is OA and what is RA.†

Inflammation, autoimmune conditions and arthritis

When it comes to osteoarthritis, we know that this is the most common form of arthritis. This generally affects your more weight-bearing joints, as well as the hands. But this is where the confusion lies in the overlapping of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.†

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For many years, people thought that rheumatoid arthritis was just an autoimmune condition. We know that this is our immune system attacking the joint spaces. But we now recognize that osteoarthritis also has this autoimmune component to it. We have to think about inflammation in general and in this case, our immune system can be driving that.†

Supporting the health of the joints

When we think about the joints, we have to think about what can exacerbate our issues there. Different activities throughout our lives can create more wear and tear. This can impact both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. We also have to look at diet. If we’re eating a pro-inflammatory diet, then that’s not going to be helping our joints in any way. That can exacerbate the inflammatory processes. Age and weight also play a factor in arthritis.†

We know that for both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, the main focus needs to be targeting inflammation and maintaining stability within the immune system. This is why different nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids, that help to target inflammation are so important.†

Vitamin D can also play a role. Research has shown that if someone is insufficient or deficient in this vitamin, this is a problem and impacts pain. Vitamin D also plays a really important role in our immune system, so for anyone who has RA, having your serum Vitamin D levels is essential.†

We want to be able to target pro-inflammatory cytokines and help downregulate this. We can look at things such as curcumin extract, boswellia extract and green tea extract. These have all been shown to be highly effective in targeting both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.†

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In this episode, Amanda Williams, MPH explains the differences between osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. She discusses factors that can worsen these issues within the body and also lists several nutrients that can help fend off the inflammation.†

Key Topics:

  • The history of OA and RA
  • How other health conditions can contribute to inflammation in the joints
  • The anatomy of our joints
  • The symptoms that go along with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Thank you for tuning in to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast. You can find all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcasts or by visiting www.invitehealth.com/podcast. Make sure you subscribe and leave us a review! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at InViteⓇ Health today. We’ll see you next time on another episode of the InViteⓇ Health Podcast.

Aching Joints? You Need These Nutrients – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 455

Aching Joints? You Need These Nutrients – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 455

As you age, it’s likely that your joints may become stiff and achy. Our Flex Hx formulation is filled with nutrients that have been studied for their ability to support healthy joints, muscles and more.

What You Need To Know About Gout – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 309

What You Need To Know About Gout – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 309

Gout is an incredibly painful form of arthritis. But what can exacerbate it and what should you be doing to better manage it?

Studies Show This Unique Collagen Eases Inflammation – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 286

Studies Show This Unique Collagen Eases Inflammation – InVite Health Podcast, Episode 286

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Invite Health Podcast, Episode hosted by Amanda Williams, MPH

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Arthritis is one of the biggest problems that people within this country and throughout the world suffer from. When we look at the statistics on it, it is really quite alarming. It is estimated that probably about a quarter of US adults suffer from arthritisThere are two different types of arthritis. When we break it down, you have rheumatoid arthritis and then you have osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is always known as the autoimmune type. Certainly we know that this is the case because the immune system basically goes into a self-attack mode. What’s interesting is that the pathological process that drives up the inflammation in osteoarthritis works along that same mechanism. It used to be thought that osteoarthritis was solely due to age and wear-and-tear, but we now recognize that the immune system is actually playing a fairly profound component to the inflammatory process in both forms of arthritis.†  

Today, I want to talk about some new, updated research on UC-IIⓇ, which is type two undenatured collagen. It’s actually a registered trademarked form of type two undenatured collagen. The reason I want to bring this up is because this clinically-studied and proven effective way to target arthritis and inflammation.† 

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The reality of arthritis and inflammation

About a quarter of the US adult population has doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That doesn’t take into account the many millions of Americans who have never discussed joint pain with their physician, so we know that this number is actually much larger.†

Arthritis also comes with its share of socioeconomic burdens. When we look at the medical care costs and lost earnings, the economic impact is astronomical. We recognize that the total lost work days due to arthritis throughout the United States is estimated to be close to 200,000,000. Arthritis makes up 35% of the main reason as to why people can’t make it into work. People are missing work because they have stiff knees and they can’t get out of bed. They have a lot of pain being caused by a significant amount of inflammation. This is a really big problem when we look at it across the spectrum of our overall wellness.†

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Learn more about how arthritis can impact overall health by tuning into the full podcast episode.

The function of UC-IIⓇ, Undenatured Collagen

UC-IIⓇ is really unique. It’s an undenatured type two collagen. We know that there are different types of collagen, with the most abundant being type one. Type one is found throughout the entire body. That’s what we think about with our skin, hair, bones and joints. But type two is a really unique form when we have it in that undenatured structure. It allows the body’s immune system to actually recognize it, which prevents the immune system from going into a heightened state of attack. The fact that you can have collagen that tries to regulate the immune system is really phenomenal. There have been multiple studies now that have looked at just how beneficial that undenatured collagen can be in terms of immunomodulatory effects.† 

After seeing the positive results of using UC-IIⓇ in animals, researchers wanted to replicate this in humans. Multiple different studies went across the spectrum looking at people who had diagnosed osteoarthritis and athletes who had complained about joint pain. Then, they stepped it up and looked at the worst case scenario, which would be people who were diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.† 

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All the way back in 1998, in the Journal of Arthritis Rheumatology, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston put out their findings. They looked at how effective UC-IIⓇ could be in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. What they found, from baseline to the end of their trial, was that the positive effects were observed in the group that was given type two undenatured collagen. They didn’t have any side effects, unlike most medications that are immunosuppressants. Instead, this was immunomodulatory, which meant that the immune system recognized it as normal.† 

Hear about additional studies on the impacts of UC-IIⓇ by tuning into the full podcast episode.

This very powerful, natural substance UC-IIⓇ is highly efficient and effective. Our Cartilage Hx is this really super formulation that contains this powerful, natural substance that has been shown, time and time again, to have such an enormous amount of benefit for people who are dealing with joint discomfort.†   

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