Glucosamine Chondratin

I take the straight Glucosamine. I've talked to a number of doctors and the one who scoped my knee definitely said it works. It has helped my knees and joints very much.

As a caution, I needed it. I wouldn't advise anyone taking it (or any other OTC products) without first consulting your doctor. My sister-in-law took it and it worked too well for her and actually ended up causing her problems so she had to quit taking it.

Hope this helps,
Frank

Agree with Frank - I had 2 right knee scopes and rotator cuff surgery. Not much cartilage left in my knee; been taking the glucosamine condroitin for a year or 2, and it does seem to work. I have a relative that is an ortho - he has mixed feelings, but doesn't see any harm in taking it. My sister has a Ph.D in pharmacology - her opinoin is that it is not known to have any real side effects. It isn't real cheap - I buy mine at Sams Club. All I know is I feel better when I take it, and when I don't run [doc didn't have a hard time convincing me not to run ]. Another thing to look into is the Omega 3 Fish Oil pills. Have heard from friends that swear by it and its positive effects on arthritis. Only drawback I know is that when taking it, everytime you belch, it smells like tuna!! HAH.
I'm not huge into the whole homeopathic thing, but if something works...

I know this thread is old but have a question. I've been researching this supplement and it seems the liquid form is recommended for absorption. Does anyone have any experience with Flexicose?

Son takes it after hard workouts and has for a couple years. Wife swears by it too.

While Glucosamin and Chondroitin will help joint pain and stiffness, there is controversy with these substances as mentioned above.

Windmill brought up Omega 3 fish oils and I strongly suggest everyone look into those. They will cause a total decrease of inflamation in the body. So not will joint pain signifcantly decrease, but they have been shown to improve cardiovascular health. In addition, they promote healthy hormonal production and will aid in recovery. These are just a few of the many benefits.

If you freeze them and take with meals you will significantly reduce repeats.

Just make sure you get a quality brand with high ratios of DPA/EPH.

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While Glucosamin and Chondroitin will help joint pain and stiffness, there is controversy with these substances as mentioned above.

Windmill brought up Omega 3 fish oils and I strongly suggest everyone look into those. They will cause a total decrease of inflamation in the body. So not will joint pain signifcantly decrease, but they have been shown to improve cardiovascular health. In addition, they promote healthy hormonal production and will aid in recovery. These are just a few of the many benefits.

If you freeze them and take with meals you will significantly reduce repeats.

Just make sure you get a quality brand with high ratios of DPA/EPH.

Fish Oil is a GREAT supplement. Caps are now available with coating that takes away the bad taste and also decreases fishy-tasting burps.

I shoot for 1g/Day of DPA/EPH, and slightly more on game days. That's about 6 caps/day.

I've had the best luck with SAM-e for my joint pain. Gluco/Chron did not help me at all.

As a little background, I broke my ankle and tore the ligaments in a volleyball game in high school and have suffered 6-10 sprains/twists a year with all of the popping noises etc for the last 20 years. Multiple visits to various doctors with really no help.

Finally, after one really bad sprain, a doctor suggested that I go on Glu/Cho. He claimed that it helps about 50% of his patients - and at this point I felt like I had nothing to lose.

That was about three years ago - and I have had only 1 mildly sprained ankle since. Perhaps it is luck, perhaps just a placebo effect - but I take the Glu/Cho pills every morning

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Originally posted by Jon Doyle:

Windmill brought up Omega 3 fish oils and I strongly suggest everyone look into those. They will cause a total decrease of inflamation in the body. So not will joint pain signifcantly decrease, but they have been shown to improve cardiovascular health. In addition, they promote healthy hormonal production and will aid in recovery. These are just a few of the many benefits.

If you freeze them and take with meals you will significantly reduce repeats.

Just make sure you get a quality brand with high ratios of DPA/EPH.

I had never heard this before, so I did a little research on this. According to the head of the Cardiovascular disease research department at the University of Minnessota, "Do not freeze your fish oil caps, it changes the chemistry. It is better to find a product that is enteric coated or molecularly distilled... both will reduce reflux."

Hope this helps

Not quite sure how freezing can change structure. Heating sure can though.

So is frozen fish useless as well?

I know plenty of University-types and researchers that recommend this. And that is first-hand, not what I read on the Internet.

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Not quite sure how freezing can change structure. Heating sure can though.

So is frozen fish useless as well?

I know plenty of University-types and researchers that recommend this. And that is first-hand, not what I read on the Internet.

double bonds are unstable at BOTH high and low temps - causes modification and interactions with other PUFAs. I can give you the ugly details if you like.

That is probably also why we cook our frozen fish before we eat it. I have never tried a cod popsicle, might be good though.

cod popsicles...not sure how much you would have to pay me...but it certainly would have to be a lot

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cod popsicles...not sure how much you would have to pay me...but it certainly would have to be a lot

A cod popsicle and a tartar sauce smoothie. Sounds delicious!!