Natural Home Remedies For Joint Pains (Arthritis, Rheumatism, Gout)

• Squeeze half a time (lemon) in one glass of hot water (as hot as you can drink) and drink it. Have this 8-10 times a day. Having lemon juice might seem like a contradiction to what you have always believed that sour things are bad for joint pains but the action of lemon in the body is alkaline and its rich vitamin C content is valuable in the treatment of joint pains. I have personally benefited from this. Initially for a few days you might feel that the pain is increasing but gradually it decreases.
• A diet of only bananas for 3-4 days is advised. You can have 8-9 bananas a day.
• Make a tea from papaya seeds and have 6-7 cups a day for at least 2 weeks.
• Have 1-2 garlic (lasan) cloves or 1 garlic (lasan), which has only 1 clove in a pod, first thing in the morning.
• Mix 1 teaspoon of dry amla powder with 2 teaspoons of jaggery (gur) and have it twice daily for a month.
• Regularly massage with neem oil.
• Take a handful of fresh neem leaves. Grind them in the mixer with a little water. Strain. Add lemon juice and drink 1-2 times a day on an empty stomach (people prone to acidity should not have this).
• Take equal quantities of asparagus seeds (shatavari), black cumin seeds (shah jeera), fenugreek (methi daana) seeds and carom seeds (ajwain). Powder and take ½ teaspoon every morning.
• Combine 6 teaspoons each of ginger (adrak) and caraway seeds along with 3 teaspoons of black peppercorns (saboot kali mirch) and grind into a fine powder. Have ½ teaspoon with water twice daily.
• Soak 1-2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds (methi daana) in a cup of curd overnight. Eat in the morning on an empty stomach or soak 1-2 teaspoons fenugreek seeds (methi daana) in 1 cup water overnight Drink the water first thing in the morning and also eat the methi seeds.
• On an empty stomach have 3-4 walnuts (akhrot) or fresh coconut for a few days.
• Take out 1 tablespoon juice of fresh leaves of bathua and drink every day on an empty stomach for 2-3 months. Do not add anything to the juice and do not eat anything before and after, for 2 hours.

Dos & Don'ts about the diet.

• Diet should be low in fat, protein and salt.
• Avoid milk & buttermilk.
• Avoid coffee, tea, alcohol, smoking & processed foods.
• Weight reduction is mandatory for overweight people.
• Take plenty of citrus fruits, fruit juices, fruits, vegetables & salads.
• A golden rule to be followed religiously with all types of treatments exercise the affected joint every day. The exercise goes a long way in helping movement, mobility of the joint and also in reducing pain.