Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Mess With Your Bingo Game?

Arthritis…Especially Rheumatoid arthritis, is very painful and can really take the fun out of playing bingo when it becomes uncomfortable to even hold your dauber. Unfortunately this illness has increased about 50% from 10 years ago.  Being a sufferer of RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) myself, I did a little research to find something tolerable that would help.  The medications most doctors prescribe for this had so many warnings and side effects that I felt there had to be a better way.

My first discovery was that vitamin D most definitely has a very positive effect on your immune system.  If you are a wise Bingo Player, you can actually make the joint stiffness and joint pain virtually disappear by taking 600 to 800 IU of vitamin D a day with a Cod Liver oil supplement or even from drinking Vitamin D fortified milk.

Foods rich in omega 3 Fatty acids like tuna, mackerel or salmon help inflammation by up to 50%. This Bingo Babe personally does not care for fish so I have found that eating a handful of walnuts and adding flax to my morning cereal as well as a good omega-3 supplement has helped greatly.

Did you know that bingo players who eat less than 56 mg. of vitamin C were 3 times more likely to develop RA? An orange or fresh glass of OJ is a wonderful and healthy way to clean up the free radicals that inflame joints.

And last, but certainly not least is smoking. This is a hard one for this Bingo Babe because like most bingo players I do smoke and usually smoke even more when I play bingo. Then I found out after reading an article put out by the Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle, that smoking actually DOUBLES our chances of developing RA.

Most (but not all) bingo halls have a separate non-smoking room.  It looks like I need to rethink how much I want to smoke and start sitting in a non-smoking area.  I know this is easier said than done, but I will be reminded how important it is to me every time I hold my dauber and feel pain. I could stay home for a while and play bingo online while I try to quit. As you can see, I have also done my research on some of the most fun, safe and secure on line bingo sites available today.  This Bingo Babe’s best pick for online bingo is Desperate Housewives Bingo. (That would be me!)  I have found it to be a great way to meet new online friends and chat while you play bingo.  The site offers superior customer service and is always there to help.  Then of course there are the huge jackpots and a new game starts every six minutes.  Never a dull moment and with a new game starting every six minutes, it would make it easy to resist lighting another cigarette!

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