Supplements to Heal Aching Joints

June 14, 2004

Joint Health

Supplements to Heal Aching Joints

To keep your joints healthy, fight inflammation,

and rebuild cartilage, implement this daily nutritional supplement

program.

• S-adenosylmethionine,

  SAMe, 200–400 mg twice daily

  with meals has been shown to be very important in the manufacture

  of cartilage. SAMe not only relieves pain but rebuilds damaged

  cartilage and is less toxic than traditional drugs. It also helps

  decrease morning stiffness and pain at rest and in motion.

  Osteoarthritis can cause such a sense of debilitation that people

  just stop doing all the things that make life worthwhile. SAMe

  can give you the same relief from pain without the gastrointestinal

  distress caused by NSAIDs. Make sure you are taking vitamin

  B12 (50–100 mg) and folic acid (400 mcg) with

  SAMe so that it works effectively.

• 750–1,500 mg MSM in

  three divided doses with meals. Methylsulfonylmethane is a potent

  antacid, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory derived from foods.

  MSM actually increases blood flow and delivers nutrients to those

  injured cartilage tissues and is helpful in improving your range

  of motion.

• 1,000–1,500 mg daily

  of glucosamine sulfate stimulates the manufacture of the

  chains of sugars, amino acids, and sulfur that make up the GAG

  layer, which is critical to joint movement, and helps to restore

  the gel-like nature of cartilage.

• 1,000–3,000 mg buffered

  vitamin C helps form collagen in your connective tissue.

  Take this together with the other antioxidants, 400–800 IU

  vitamin E, as d-alpha tocopherol, and 5,000 IU vitamin

  A, as beta carotene. The trio will help to slow down the erosion

  of cartilage and stimulate the formation of new cartilage.

• B6, 50 mg, along with zinc

  (30–45 mg), copper (1–2 mg) and boron

  (6–9 mg), promote cartilage repair and synthesis. In

  fact, boron alone produced dramatic relief for arthritis patients

  in early studies.

• Vitamin D, 400 IU,

  slows down the progression of osteoarthritis.

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