Tree pollen often spreads through the air during the spring season. So many people experience irritability and inflammation in their respiratory system, which leads to sniffles and sneezes. This is generally due to a tree pollen allergy or simply tree allergy. Not just in spring, tree pollen symptoms can be observed multiple times during the year when some trees produce pollen in late winter or summer.

Hives, or urticaria, are itchy or burning red welts, bumps or patches that appear suddenly on the skin, usually, as an allergic reaction. Hives can be caused by allergens such seafood, nuts, dairy, medications, pets, pollen, insect bites, insect stings and allergy shots or due to stress, excessive sweating, exercise, certain infections, viruses, certain illnesses, excessive cold, extreme exposure to sun, excessive pressure on the skin and scratching.

Psoriatic arthritis is a disease of the skin and joints, characterized by the inflammation of both. People who have psoriasis, which is characterized by red inflamed scaly skin and inflammatory arthritis are diagnosed as having psoriatic arthritis. About 20% of those who are diagnosed with psoriasis also develop inflammation of the joints.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a condition that affects the bone joints. The joints like the wrist, elbow, fingers or feet start to cause pain, stiffness, and swelling. Normally the pain or other symptoms affect to more than one joint. Other earliest symptoms of Rheumatoid arthritis disease are tiredness, loss of appetite or sickness, sometimes feverish and morning stiffness.

Turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties to cure rheumatoid arthritis (RA): The chemical called curcumin found in turmeric has the capability to decrease COX enzymes and prostaglandin E2 levels thereby inhibiting the target tissue from attracting the inflammatory cytokines, those which cause the joint pains. Turmeric avoids inflammation-induced cell death: This will thereby reduce the degeneration of arthritic tissues and joints and help in controlling the pain and preventing the other related disorders accompanied by long-term arthritis.

Arthritis is not a preventable disease and thereby requires careful attention and early detection to ensure that the affected person can sustain themselves through the pain. However, given the vastness of arthritis, as this disease comprises more than a hundred varieties, one should not simply shun out their recurring joint pains as a symptom of injury and self-medicate themselves.