n addition to its many other benefits, researchers in Scotland have
found that a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, fruit and vegetables
and low in saturated fats may also offer multiple benefits to sufferers
of  rheumatoid
arthritis (RA).
For a study at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary Centre for Rheumatic
Disease, 130 women were recruited. They ranged in age from 30 to
70 and they averaged an eight-year history with RA.
After six weeks of dietary intervention that included cooking classes
and written information, the patients who followed a Mediterranean-type
diet showed improvment in their scores on pain and early-morning
stiffness. Over the course of six months, they also lost some weight
and lowered their blood pressure.
The findings were reported in the Annals of Rhemumatic Diseases.
A Mediterrean diet rich in cereals, fruits, nuts, legumes, whole
grains, fish and olive oil has previously been linked to reduced
heart disease in the general population.
Best to get your selenium
from food
To boost your selenium intake, food works better than a supplement,
according to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
And the best food for that purpose is Brazil nuts. Just two a day
will do the trick. 
—Adapted
from the Weill Cornell Medical College Food and Fitness Advisor
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