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Joint Pain? Enjoy Pain Free Movement With Natural Arthritis Fighters!
Arthritis Fighter #2:
Chondroitin Sulfate Inflammation reduction and more
Chondroitin sulfate is a powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory derived from cartilage. Chondroitin compounds are naturally manufactured by your body, and are essential for normal joint function. As you age, however, your body produces less and less. You can solve the problem with chondroitin supplements.
Chondroitin sulfate improves joint function in a variety of ways, including increasing your body's synthesis of cartilage, improving joint lubrication, reducing free radicals which can damage cartilage, and removing blockages in blood vessels that support joints.
Arthritis sufferers given injections of chondroitin reported a significant decrease in joint pain and a large increase in joint function. 10 A 1997 study also found that chondroitin sulfate inhibits cholesterol oxidation in the arterial wall, thus improving blood flow.11
Arthritis Fighter #3: Boswellin Used for centuries as a powerful anti-inflammatory
Boswellin is a derivative of the Boswellia serrata tree that grows in India. It's also known as boswellia or "Indian frankincense."
Boswellin has been used for centuries to combat joint inflammation and pain. Unlike modern NSAIDs (nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs) like ibuprofen and aspirin, Boswellin doesn't cause stomach irritation or other harmful side effects. In its cream form, Boswellin can be applied directly to the skin to reduce inflammation.
A number of scientific studies have confirmed the effectiveness of Boswellin. One of the most recent was a study of 175 patients with rheumatic problems, including arthritis. Within four weeks of taking Boswellin, 122 patients reported reduced stiffness and inflammation. Boswellin also appeared to be particularly effective in alleviating lower back pain.12
Mickey S., a 55-year-old back patient in Illinois reports:
"I've been hospitalized three times with back pain so intense I couldn't even sit up. The drugs and injections they gave me in the hospital, helped while I was there, but they also made me so groggy I couldn't think straight much less work, so they weren't the answer."
"Since being hospitalized, I've tried a half-dozen different supplements, and found Boswellin to be the most effective. Most of the time, the pain is simply gone. For the first time in five years, I can forget about my back and get on with my life."
Arthritis Fighter #4:
Betaine (trimethylglycine) Essential for rebuilding connective tissue
Betaine - also known as trimethylglycine - is essential for rebuilding connective tissue and manufacturing cartilage components. Betaine works with folic acid, vitamins B-6 and B-12, and methionine to form SAMe (S-adenosylmetlonine), and to donate methyl molecules, which are vital for proper liver function and cellular replication. SAMe protects and repairs joints by (1) increasing the number of cartilage cells, (2) stimulating the synthesis of proteoglycans, and (3) decreasing cartilage loss.11
SAMe is available commercially, but is extremely expensive, and can cost $200-$350 a month. SAMe is also chemically unstable.
The preferable alternative for most people is to take betaine and B-supplements, including B-6, B-12, and folic acid.
Arthritis Fighter #5:
Curcumin A powerful anti-inflammatory
Curcumin is an extract of the spice turmeric that provides a huge number of health benefits. In fact, the potential benefits of curcumin are so comprehensive and extensive, that we should all be taking it.
A recent search of the Excerpta Medica database found no less than 149 citations referring to the medical benefits of curcumin. Studies show it inhibits protaglandin production and stimulates the creation of cortisol, which relieves inflammation.141516
A 1991 study conducted in India looked at a combination arthritis formula that included curcumin and Boswellia. In a double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 42 patients with osteoarthritis, those receiving the test formula showed a significant drop in pain and disability.17
If you ask 10 people who suffer from joint pain what their ultimate wish is, nine out of 10 would most likely say, "the ability to move freely without pain."
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A L Vaz, Double-blind clinical evaluation of the relative efficacy of ibuprofen and glucosamine sulfate in the management of osteoarthrosis of the knee in out-patients, Curr Med Res Opin 8 (1982) 145-9.
H Muller-Fassbender et al, Glucosamine sulfate compared to ibuprofen in osteoarthritis of the knee, Osteoarthris Cartilage 2 (1994), 61-9.
L C Bovati et al, A large, randomized placebo controlled double-blind study of glucosamine sulfate vs. piroxicam and vs. their association on the kinetics of the symptomatic effect in knee osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2 (Supp.1) (1994), 56.
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Inhibitory effect of curcumin, an anti-inflammatory agent, on vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, Eur. J. Pharmacol. (Netherlands), 1992, 221/2-3, 381-384.
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Mechanism of anti-inflammatory actions of curcumine and boswellic acids, J Ethnopharmacol (Ireland) 1993 38/2-3, 113-119.
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Kulkarni RR, Patki PS, Jog VP, Gandage SG, Patwardhan B. Treatment of osteoarthritis with a herbomineral formulation: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study. J Ethnopharmacol 1991 May-Jun;33(1-2):91-5