Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is earmarked by systemic inflammation and damage to joints and surrounding tissues. This can be brought on by many different ways including injury and/or infection as a triggers, genetic predispositions and environmental factors to name a few. What is poorly understood is the role that hormones and mineral deficiency play in RA. We will also explore the impact of cortisol deficiency as a factor for chronic inflammation in shoulder/hip joints and immune function control. This is our first episode in 2022 so we want to start off with the most commonly asked subject and try to explain why patients with RA, Knee Osteoarthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Gout or Lupus should have regular lab tests & assessments to better figure out optimal treatment options for regenerating tissues and eliminating deficiencies.
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