What can you do to make degenitive arthritis better?!
Question:
What can you do to make degenitive arthritis better?
Answers:
Engage in moderate low-impact exercise such as walking or swimming to strengthen muscles and improve overall joint condition. The stiffer your joints, the less you're inclined to exercise. Fight that response: Inactivity weakens nearby muscles, further destabilizing joints and increasing pain.
Apply heat or ice to joints for 20 minutes three times a day to help reduce pain.
Taking 400 IU or more of vitamin D a day may help slow or halt the progression of osteoarthritis of the knee, according to the results of a new study. However, more is not always better: In high doses (taking more than 1,000 IU a day), vitamin D can be toxic.
Glucosamine: 500 mg glucosamine sulfate 3 times a day. Take with food to minimize digestive upset.
Chondroitin: 400 mg chondroitin sulfate 3 times a day. Often sold in combination with glucosamine.
Niacinamide: 1,000 mg 3 times a day. High doses can cause liver damage and other serious side effects; physician monitoring is necessary during treatment.
Cayenne Cream: Apply topical cream to affected joints several times a day. Standardized to contain 0.025%-0.075% capsaicin.
Boswellia: 1 pill 3 times a day.Each pill standardized to have 150 mg boswellic acid.
Sea Cucumber: 1,000 mg a day. Also known as bêche-de-mer.
SAM: 400 mg twice a day for 2 weeks, then 200 mg twice a day as a maintenance dose. May have mild gastrointestinal side effects. Should not be taken by people with manic-depressive illness.