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    User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin
    User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin
    User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin
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    User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin

    By Victoria Dolby Toews and Jack Challem

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    Explains how these supplements can help you overcome the pain of arthritis.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTurner Publishing Company
    Release dateJan 1, 2003
    ISBN9781591206026
    User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin
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    Victoria Dolby Toews

    n school, Victoria Dolby Toews studied health and received her Master of Public Health degree, but she always knew she wanted to write, as well. Her solution? She became a health journalist. For the past two decades she's been reading highly scientific literature and learning about hot-off-the-presses medical discoveries and then incorporating all of the best parts into her writing. She's the author of several books, including The Green Tea Book. She has written hundreds of magazine articles about achieving wellness through natural medicine and dietary supplements. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, son, and daughter.

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      User's Guide to Glucosamine and Chondroitin - Victoria Dolby Toews

      INTRODUCTION

      If you have osteoarthritis, you’ve got company. Osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, affects about 21 million Americans, giving this disease the dubious distinction of being more common than heart disease or diabetes. And these numbers are on the verge of ballooning as the Baby Boomers are firmly entrenched in the middle-aged years, with the achy joints to prove it. In fact, by the year 2020, the number of those with osteoarthritis is expected to hit 30 million.

      The sad truth is that going to your doctor’s office is unlikely to result in lasting relief from your joint complaints. In short, conventional medicine has failed many with arthritis. In fact, the side effects of doctor-prescribed medications, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that are used to mask the pain of osteoarthritis, often rival the discomfort of the disease itself. To add insult to injury, NSAIDs (the most commonly prescribed drug for osteoarthritis) can, in some cases, even promote additional joint damage. And to date, conventional medicine has nothing to offer in terms of a medication that repairs or rebuilds an osteoarthritic joint.

      This is where the natural dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin come in. As mentioned, conventional medicine—at best—only addresses the symptoms of osteoarthritis. The crucial difference with glucosamine and chondroitin is that, for the first time, there is a remedy available which actually reverses the damage of osteoarthritis, getting to the source of the problem and repairing joint cartilage.

      With glucosamine and chondroitin, you feel better not just because your symptoms are masked, but because your joints are growing new and healthy cartilage to cushion the space where bones meet. While neither promise to be magic bullets, more often than not they succeed in reducing the pain and impairment of mobility in arthritis.

      Perhaps you’ve been intrigued by natural remedies’ claims for aiding health woes such as osteoarthritis, but worry that it’s too good to be true. Think again. Scientifically based clinical trials are stacking up in favor of the ability of glucosamine and chondroitin to provide real relief for aching joints.

      It can be hard to get the real scoop about dietary supplements. Some things you read are just hype, overstating the value of a particular supplement with the goal to simply sell more bottles, while other sources are overly skeptical of any supplements and dismiss them all as a waste of money. It’s time that the plain truth is told.

      This User’s Guide to Glucosamine & Chondroitin provides straightforward information—not hype—about glucosamine and chondroitin. Chapter 1 starts with the basics of understanding the problem of osteoarthritis and how your joints are damaged by this condition. Chapter 2 puts this into perspective by explaining how glucosamine and chondroitin can provide symptom relief and rebuild damaged cartilage. Realistic information about how you can expect to feel while taking these joint-friendly supplements is found here, too.

      Subsequent chapters share the history and development of glucosamine and chondroitin, as well as the nuts and bolts of how to use glucosamine and chondroitin dietary supplements and information about a handful of additional supplements that aid in joint recovery. The role of conventional medications, such as NSAIDs will also be explored. Other health conditions, such as heart disease and migraines, can benefit from glucosamine and chondroitin; these will be discussed in Chapter 7. Finally, the book will touch on minor safety concerns with the use of these supplements to ensure that you get the maximum benefit, with the minimum risk, from choosing these dietary supplements.

      Isn’t it time that you found relief for your osteoarthritis? Read on to finally find an osteoarthritis remedy that offers a long-term solution to your ailment.

      CHAPTER 1

      JOINTS IN TROUBLE

      Osteoarthritis is no fun at all. It’s a thief that can take away your ability to be fully engaged in daily activities. As it progresses, you might have days you can’t even get out of bed. It is one of the oldest and most common diseases suffered by humans. Arthritis can hit only one joint, which is especially common in the early stages of the disease, or it may affect many joints in the body. In addition, arthritis can vary in severity from a mild ache and stiffness to crippling pain and even joint deformity.

      What, Exactly, Is Osteoarthritis?

      Osteoarthritis is a medical disease name created from Greek terms, with osteo referring to bones, arthro indicating that joints are involved, and itis meaning inflammation. This is actually somewhat of a misnomer, since pain is the hallmark feature of this condition while inflammation is only rarely implicated, although it certainly involves the bones and joints. Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease involving the breakdown of the joints and surrounding tissues.

      In osteoarthritis, the problem lies with the cartilage that protects the ends of bones. This cartilage is a necessary cushion between bones and when it wears away, the bones grinding together cause the common complaints of stiffness and pain. As such, osteoarthritis is the leading cause of disability.

      Osteoarthritis comes in two flavors. Primary osteoarthritis is the more prevalent flavor, and it is a slow, but progressive, type of osteoarthritis that generally develops after age forty-five. With primary osteoarthritis, the knees and hips are the main target. The exact cause of primary osteoarthritis is not known, although obesity and family history of this disease do play a role.

      Quality of Life

      Osteoarthritis can have a huge impact on the quality of life. About 100,000 people in the United States alone are estimated to be unable to walk because of severe osteoarthritis in the hip or knee.

      Secondary osteoarthritis, on the other hand, can be traced to a specific cause. In many cases, this cause was a traumatic event, such as a sports injury, that left the joint vulnerable. In other cases, it can be related to joint infection, surgery of the joint, or chronic trauma. An example of chronic trauma would be a repetitive motion that damages the joint, such as a baseball pitcher repeatedly throwing a ball. Most

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