"arthritis" news and stories

At first I thought, there's no way I'm taking a bunch of cherries and rubbing them on my arms and legs, but then I saw that you have to eat them.

Our sister blog That's Fit has a post about how eating tart cherries can actually help you if you have soreness after a hard workout. They're a natural anti-inflammatory, if you eat them twice a day, that is. This news comes via research conducted at the University of Vermont.

They could also help with arthritis.

You know those cans of "mixed nuts?" They're the ones that have the pull top lid and inside there's supposed to be this mix of almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, peanuts, pecans, and walnuts. The thing is, more than half the contents are those teeny tiny peanuts that have that annoying red skin that tastes like toilet paper, and the rest of the less-than-half is everything else. And right there on top, if you happen to be the lucky person to actually open the can, are the all of two giant, deliciously oily Brazil nuts. The thing is, you never eat the Brazil nuts because, well, they're like basically solid pieces of nutty fat.

Well! Make sure that next time you open that can, steal those Brazil nuts for yourself because the giant nuts have 544 micrograms of the mineral selenium per ounce, and recently released research (November) says that low levels of selenium contribute to osteoarthritis. We don't want osteoarthritis now, do we?!?

And if you're shy about popping nuts straight up (I'm not), you can make Brazil nut-crusted pork chops, a fruitcake with Brazil nuts, or cookies.