About This Bowl

A joint is the connection between two bones. Joints and their surrounding structures allow you to bend your elbows and knees, wiggle your hips, bend your back, turn your head, and wiggle your fingers.

Smooth tissue called cartilage and synovial membrane and a lubricant called synovial fluid cushion the joints, so bones do not rub together. But increasing age, injury, or carrying too much weight can wear and tear your cartilage. This can damage your joints and lead to arthritis.

There are lots of conditions that affect our joints, causing discomfort and pain. Nobody wants to rely on painkillers to undertake everyday tasks but giving our bodies the nutrients that can help to rebuild cartilage and increase lubrication and decrease inflammation will thus reduce pain. The best way to care for your joints is to keep them and your muscles, ligaments, and bones strong and stable. However, for optimal joint function, it is important to beat inflammation wherever possible. Inflammation is the primary source of collagen and, by extension, cartilage breakdown. Foods that help rebuild cartilage include legumes, oranges, pomegranates, brown rice, nuts, brussel sprouts, omega's 3 - salmon, trout, olive oil, nuts, avocados.