[at-l] Supplements

[orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

I missed the earlier post as I was running out of town. The literature
suggests that Glucosamine alone does help improve function of arthritic
joints. It may not help pain while helping level of function. There
does not appear to be significant benefit from the combination of
Glucosamine and chondrotin. The usual dosage is 3 per day, but I do not
know that this needs to be in divided dosages. 

Bill...

--- kahley <kahley@ptd.net> wrote:
> >My question is about the items it is often paired with - are they
> > worth the extra cost?
> 
> ...  I will continue their use as I have not suffered
> the hip pain that was becoming a real problem, to the same degree.
> 
> In other words IMHO it works YMMV.  As to the combo, all the
> recommendations I got were from people who took the combo
> so i did likewise.
> 

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