Glucosamine and Chondroitin May Help Arthritis

[Guest guest]

I beg to differ with this report, I have a neighbour who could hardly walk as

she had osteoarthritis in her feet until she started on glucosomine &

chondroitin - she now can walk 5 miles if the mood takes her - but regularly

walks 1 mile. I personally think that glucosomine sulfate alone is better

than the 2 combined/

 

Marianne

 

 

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http://www.mercola.com/2000/mar/19/glucosamine_chondrotin_may_help_arthritis.htm

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> Glucosamine and chondroitin, two animal products marketed as food

> supplements, do appear to help relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis. The

> authors analyzed 15 previously published studies of the effects of

> glucosamine and chondroitin on osteoarthritis. The combined results of the

> studies, adjusted for quality and variability in the supplements, indicated

> a moderate benefit from glucosamine treatment and a large benefit from

> chondroitin

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

http://www.mercola.com/2000/mar/19/glucosamine_chondrotin_may_help_arthritis.htm

 

Glucosamine and chondroitin, two animal products marketed as food supplements,

do appear to help relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis. The authors analyzed 15

previously published studies of the effects of glucosamine and chondroitin on

osteoarthritis. The combined results of the studies, adjusted for quality and

variability in the supplements, indicated a moderate benefit from glucosamine

treatment and a large benefit from chondroitin treatment.

 

However, the researchers uncovered some quality problems with previous research

which suggest that the actual benefit of treatment with glucosamine and

chondroitin is likely to be less than the studies indicate.

 

The Journal of the American Medical Association March 15, 2000;283:1469-1475,

1483-1484

 

 

 

DR. MERCOLA'S COMMENT:

 

The reason why this study is so important is that it was published in the

biggest medical journal in the world, JAMA. When JAMA reports that an

alternative therapy works, you had better believe that it works as they only

reluctantly publish findings which promote natural therapies. Glucosamine and

chondortin do work.

 

However, it is important that one use high quality products. There is no

question that these cartilage precursors do work for osteoarthritis (not

rheumatoid arthritis). The likely explanation for some of the conflicting

previously published research likely has to do with the quality of the

supplements that were used.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

---I have to agree with Marrianne in that glucosamine

is probably better on its own as I have heard that the

chondroitin is not absorbed and you are wasting money

as the combined tablets are generally more expensive.A

friend had an arthritic elbow and I suggested

glucosamine (won't consider diet even though he has

MS, you can't win them all)6 weeks later no pain at

all.It does seem to take about a month to start

feeling the benefits. I also have an 11 year old

mongrel who had an arthritic shoulder, you could hear

the bones crunching but she has glucosamine and she

even chases the crows again and does not seem to be in

any pain.

Best wishes

Chris

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Chris - you should do a search on the internet and get all the info on MS

that you can - in some cases this can be reversed. Does this friend have

diet drinks by any chance, is there a slight chance that the symptoms could

be caused by aspartame. It is such a shame that this person could get their

life back if they would only make a few changes - it would not have to be a

permanent thing - give it 3 months to see if the health remains the same or

gets better, if it remains the same live as you want but if it gets better

then they will know that the changes are for life.

 

Here are a couple of sites to get you started.

 

http://www.gethealthyagain.com/multiplesclerosis.html

http://www.nationalmssociety.org//Brochures-Food%20for.asp

http://www.msa-sea.org/Medical/Alternative/CAM.htm

 

Marianne

 

 

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> friend had an arthritic elbow and I suggested

> glucosamine (won't consider diet even though he has

> MS, you can't win them all)6 weeks later no pain at

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[Guest guest]

Marrianne

Thanks for the concern and the information which I

will pass on to my friend but he really has stuck his

head in the mud over changing his diet. Some people

just cannot see the wood for the trees. I have another

friend who consistently gives her children drinks

loaded with aspartame and artificial additives and

then wonders why they have erratic behaviour, " but I'm

just that health nut who is paranoid about what you

eat " It is so frustrating when the answers are all

outthere but people cannot be bothered to find it for

themselves and when you find it for them they cannot

be bothered to make the lifestyle changes and call you

a health freak.

Sorry to go on

Chris

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Chris I do know where you are coming from, even in the supermarket I cannot

resist asking people if they know exactly what they are doing to their bodies

by drinking these things. Did you know that drinks laden with aspartame can

cause MS symptoms, if you would like a sheet on aspartame and it's associated

health problems, let me know I keep most of what comes in on these groups

that I think may well help others.

 

People just have to go their own way, I know so many who do not want to well

and until they do, there is nothing anyone can say to them that will change

their minds. My mil is dying of multiple myloma - I have given her several

articles about the Budwig diet - she is just ignoring it (probably thinks I

am trying to rush the inevitable) and is having dreadful chemo that will do

absolutely nothing for her - it is probably excelerating her death. We can

lead the horse to water but we cannot make them drink no matter how

passionate we are about health.

 

I think that to call you a health freak is a complement, next time they say,

you should say, thank you what a compliment - see what their reaction is to

that.

 

Marianne

 

 

> Marrianne

> Thanks for the concern and the information which I

> will pass on to my friend but he really has stuck his

> head in the mud over changing his diet. Some people

> just cannot see the wood for the trees. I have another

> friend who consistently gives her children drinks

> loaded with aspartame and artificial additives and

> then wonders why they have erratic behaviour, " but I'm

> just that health nut who is paranoid about what you

> eat " It is so frustrating when the answers are all

> outthere but people cannot be bothered to find it for

> themselves and when you find it for them they cannot

> be bothered to make the lifestyle changes and call you

> a health freak.

> Sorry to go on

> Chris

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[Guest guest]

Marrianne

Thanks Marriane for the support. I have lots of

information on aspartame.I photocopy it, take it to

work, say Dont let yout kids drink this stuff. They

read it and then carry on as normal. Unfortunatly

children get used to the artificial taste. I recently

bought some lemonade it was only supermarket lemonade

but a better quality product with no artificial

flavours or sweeteners and my son complained it was

too lemony and went out and bought some cheap

artificial tat. You cant win. I do hope Mil takes

notice of the budwig diet. That must be awful Knowing

she can be helped especially with all the people on

this site that have experienced it and found that it

helped.

Best wishes

Chris

 

 

 

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