Researchers from the University of Nottingham in the U.K. found that arthritis patients who exercised saw some big benefits: less pain and less inflammation.
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The findings, detailed in their study published this week in Gut Microbes , are based on tests involving 78 people with arthritis broken into two groups. One group of 38 patients did 15 minutes of muscle-strengthening exercises every day for six weeks; 40 others did nothing, study authors say in a university statement.
Specifically, researchers wanted to “explore the functional interactions between the endocannabinoid system (EC) and the gut microbiome in modulating inflammatory markers,” notes the study. The EC system
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