[at-l] glucosamine and chondroitin?

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

I forgot to answer these:

At 07:36 PM 12/13/2004 -0500, Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
>How long do YOU suggest taking it?

Forever. Your body rebuilds tissue less efficiently as you age (that is why 
you age) and if you continue the activity that caused the wear (in your 
case hiking) stopping the glucosamine will likely result in a repeat of the 
problem. Of course you could give up hiking. LOL

>What's the proper dosage, how often?

The standard recommendation for glocosamine is 1500mg/day. I find 1000 is 
sufficient for me. BTW on the recommendation of the vet, I give it to one 
of my dogs too because he also has knee problems. You can take it once a 
day. Some people recommend taking it with meals because you may experience 
mild nausea if you take it alone. I've never experienced that but I guess 
some people do.

I have no idea how much chondroitin is advisable, in fact I just looked at 
my latest batch of glucosamine and it doesn't have any chondroitin.