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Osteoarthritis Articles:

Obesity Linked to Rapid Cartilage Loss

Maintaining the integrity of your joint cartilage is vital to your quality of life, ability to stay fit, participation in physical activities, and general anti-aging. While the extra weight from obesity places understandable stress on cartilage, a new study indicates the problem is more significant and that obesity increases the risk for rapid cartilage loss beyond the issue of the mechanical pressure of the extra weight.

Read More:  catilage loss, Chondroitin Sulfate, Hyaluronic Acid, osteoarthritis

Boswella – Helping Joints, Killing Germs & Even Boosting Your Brain

Boswella (also known as frankincense, olibanum, or boswellia) has been used medicinally and in ceremonies since the beginning of written history. Its modern-day claim to fame is as a potent anti-inflammatory nutrient that can prevent the destruction of your joints while improving joint mobility. However, it is a multi-talented nutrient. A 2008 comprehensive review of the literature published in the British Medical Journal found that Boswella research was encouraging and demonstrated clinical effectiveness for a number of highly inflammatory health problems: asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, osteoarthritis, and colitis. Newer research shows it may help rejuvenate your brain while blocking infectious gangs.

Read More:  5-Loxin, anti-inflammatory, arthritis, asthma, Boswella, boswellia, colitis, osteoarthritis

Boswella Update:  Helping Joints, Killing Germs, & Reducing Inflammation

The management of pain and inflammation with natural compounds that are free of the adverse side effects of prescription and OTC drugs is one of the great advantages of nutrition. The standardized extracts of Boswella--an herb with a long medicinal history--offers one of the top choices. I have reviewed this previously in my article, Boswella – Helping Joints, Killing Germs & Even Boosting Your Brain. A new human clinical trial with knee osteoarthritis confirms the benefits of Boswella to joint health. Another new study confirms its ability to disband problematic germ gangs. A number of new studies demonstrate its anti-inflammatory benefits in a variety of health situations.

Read More:  biofilms, Boswella, breast cancer, gram positive bacteria, inflammation, osteoarthritis, pain

Fish Oil Helps Prevent Osteoarthritis

New research has shown for the first time that omega-3 in fish oil (DHA/EPA) could substantially and significantly reduce the signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis. “There was strong evidence that omega-3 influences the biochemistry of the disease, and therefore not only helps prevent disease, but also slows its progression, potentially controlling established osteoarthritis,” said lead researcher Dr John Tarlton.

Read More:  DHA, fish oil, osteoarthritis