These include seeing a physician, losing weight, exercising and taking traditional medication. To this regimen, however, Theodosakis and his co-authors add a suggestion that you regularly supplement with glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate. These substances, long known to science are compounds that occur naturally in the cartilage cushioning the joints. And in the U.S., the supplements are well known among veterinarians who use them in caring for arthritic dogs and horses. Cetyl Myristoleate Cetyl myristoleate, another of the newer arthritis remedies, is an ester of a fatty acid.
Hydrolized collagen is a protein.
And a 1993 Harvard study of 60 rheumatoid arthritis patients showed that the collagen group showed significant improvements in joint swelling, tenderness and pain when compared with the placebo group. While it is far too early to sound the death knell for arthritis, these and other developments do suggest a brighter future. It is not intended to diagnose or prescribe and these products are not intended to treat, cure prescribe or prevent any disease. If you have a medical condition, please see your health professional. If you don't see what you want, just ask.