Fish (Omega-3, Vitamin D) as Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fish as Medicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis NY Times

  • Reporting on study in Arthritis Care & Research – eating fish twice a week

  • “The magnitude of the effect,” she said, “is large — about one-third of the expected magnitude of the standard drug treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with methotrexate.

* Note – some wild fish have Vitamin D, most wild fish have Omega-3* Note – about 1% of people on methotrexate become photosensitive, which results in less vitamin D* Rheumatoid Arthritis and vitamin D* Salmon intervention (vitamin D and Omega-3) improved heart rate variability and reduced anxiety – Nov 2014* Farmed fish have 2X less Omega-3, 4X less Vitamin D – May 2017* Overview: Omega-3 many benefits include helping vitamin DThe TOP RA articles are here: {category}The Meta-analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Vitamin D {category}Intervention AND Rheumatoid Arthritis{category}