Re: plantar fasciitis post-op/eyes-supplements

[Guest guest]

About supplements: There are many that do have apparent value. Most

of what I read suggests that, if you're taking glucosamine, you would

want to take it in conjunction with chondroitin... they have

different and complementary functions in joint protection. There are

some who would tell you that the better form of sulfur to use is

DMSO. But it stinks to high heaven, and MSM seems to a reasonable

and more socially gracious treatment.

Don't forget the Calcium +D.

Alan

> There are many supplements that help with arthritis: MSM(organic

sulfur)

> and glucosamine being the 2 most important ones in my mind. Also

essential

> fatty acids are important. Our modern diets are often deficient in

sulfur;

> the joints of people with arthritis have been shown in studies to

be lower

> in sulfur compounds which are major components of connective and

joint

> tissues. (not to be confused with sulfa in drugs)

> Candace C+ Vail 12/02

>

>

>

> > Anyway -- I wonder what supplements, what habits, what diet we

can use in

> >order to prevent/slow down the development of OA. In other words:

are we just

> > " fated " to have OA or are there things we should know to do/not do

that

> >would prevent it? Fluids in the body seems like a thread to pull

on....

> > Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)