There are currently more than 100 known diseases that so effect the joints, the most common of which is osteoarthritis. In a joint afflicted with osteoarthritis, the cartilage that covers and cushions the ends of the bone degenerates, allowing the bones to 'rub' together. The major symptom of this disease is pain.
Inflammation is usually only a problem late in the course of the disease.
Steroid injections are used in more painful cases. These traditional approaches temporarily relieve the pain, but in the long run they simply 'cover up' the symptoms while doing nothing to curtail the progression of the disease. Also menstrual problems, including PMS, osteoporosis and menopausal symptoms. Standardized herbal extracts of horsetail, vitamin C, glucosamine sulfate, magnesium gluconate, magnesium citrate, magnesium ascorbate, magnesium aspertate, and wild yam. Each of the products described within the VHS Web Site is being sold as a dietary supplement in accordance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations.