“Poor man’s potato” CALMS aching joints

If mainstream medicine had a sure-fire way to relieve the pain of aching joints caused by arthritis, it certainly doesn’t pass the eye test.

Just take a walk down the “pain relief” aisle at your local pharmacy!

I can’t count on both hands the number of pills or creams that promise to ZAP joint pain.

And I’ll bet your medicine cabinet is STOCKED with plenty of them!

But I’ll also bet that no matter how many OTC pain relievers you have…

YOU STILL HAVE PAIN!

Well, today I’m not here to share another empty promise with you…

But I am here to tell you how a food dubbed the “poor man’s potato” could be a different approach to calm your aching joints.

Burdock root is a vegetable native to Northern Asia and Europe, but can also be found growing here in the States.

It’s a fiber-rich vegetable that can be used to create potato-like dishes, which is why many have given burdock root the moniker the “poor man’s potato.”

But it’s ability to target and fight pain is anything but “poor.”

For starters, burdock root contains multiple types of powerful antioxidants, including quercetin, luteolin, and phenolic acids – all of which have been proven to help reduce inflammation.

It is also packed with unique, anti-inflammatory antioxidants called tannins.

The tannins found in burdock root help combat your internal triggers of inflammation by…

• Balancing the bacteria in your gut, shutting off inflammatory processes that come from your gastrointestinal tract…
• And, lowering TNF-a, a common inflammatory cytokine that also increases C-reactive protein (CRP) – a protein that generally rises in response to chronic inflammation.

In other words, the compounds found in burdock root don’t just mask inflammation – they eliminate it at its source!

In fact, studies have found that burdock root significantly DECREASED measures of inflammation in people diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis.

Some organic grocery stores or specialty food stores do sell fresh burdock root – which can be cooked similarly to a potato, and has an earthy, nutty flavor that usually pairs well with chicken or pork.

But if fresh burdock is hard to come by in your area, you can also opt for burdock tea – which was the preferred method of consumption in many studies done on burdock.

Burdock tea can usually be found at health food stores or tea retailers… usually for around $10 per box.

To living without constant pain,
Sarah Reagan

Sources:

Fontaine, Dominique. “Burdock root.” https://www.healthline.com/health/burdock-root

PubMed.gov. “Ellagitannins, Gallotannins and their Metabolites- The Contribution to the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Food Products and Medicinal Plants.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27655073/

MbgFood. “What Exactly Are Tannins In Tea? Here’s Everything You Need To Know.” https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/tannins-in-tea

Wiley Online Library. “Effects of Arctium lappa L. (Burdock) root tea on inflammatory status and oxidative stress in patients with knee osteoarthritis.” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1756-185X.12477