What for joints?

Joint support, from Buhner's "Healing Lyme" (pp. 138-144)

Pregnenolone 50-200mg/day

Zinc picolinate w/ copper 20-30mg/day

Silicon (stabilized orthosilicic acid) 6-20 drops/day

DHEA 15-200mg/day

Alpha Lipoic Acid 600mg/day (or N-Acetyl-Cysteine 1200mg/day)

Selenium 200mcg/day

Glucosamine sulf. 500mg 3x/day

Vitamin B complex, daily

Vitamin C 1000-3000mg/day

Vitamin E 400-800IU/day

But please read the chapter in Buhner's book or consult an Integrative or Naturopathic Physician before starting this list of stuff...there are potential interactions or side-effects or contra-indications for most of these things Buhner recommends.

My Husband takes the following and has had a lot of benefit for his joints (he doesn't have Lyme, but does have joint damage from long-term steroid prescription medication):

MSM, 3000-6000mg 2x/day

Vitamin C, 4000mg 1-2x/day

Cod Liver Oil (omega 3 fatty acids), 1200mg 2x/day

He also takes a daily multivitamin/mineral supplement and Calcium-Magnesium-Zinc-Vit. D. every day.

Before my DH started the MSM, Cod Liver Oil & Vitamin C (a few years ago), he had severe joint pain and dysfunction. Now, he goes hiking (usually 8-10 miles) in the mountains every weekend.

My Mom also likes these for her joints (osteoarthritis):

Pomology Joint Formula

Young Living BLM (Bones Ligaments Muscles)

I personally prefer Nettle Leaf powder (another thing Buhner recommends for arthritic joints), since I cannot take many of the above supplements.

MSM is all I take for joints and it makes a noticeable difference. Good luck :)

Since adding rose hip oil capsules to my daily dose of tumeric and boswellia, I have noticed a big improvement in my pain levels.

My joints are going back to being more "bendy" and they aren't cracking so much!

And I'm back to walking my dear little dogs for about 2 hours a day.
One of them isn't exactly crazy about this,she is a lazy girl,sometimes I think she would prefer the old me who could hardly stand let alone walk!LOL

Post Edited (TICKLEDPINK) : 12/28/2012 1:56:23 PM (GMT-7)

Hi Trav,

I own,ha,ha,( they think they own me) 2 female standard( they are anything but "standard")wired haired dachshunds--cousins infact.

You have to know that this is a breed that resembles a cat in character,they do what they want to do,they suffer from frequent bouts of deafness( but only when you ask them to do something).

They are stubborn to the extreme and delight in humiliating me in front of both friends and strangers and I adore them.If one turns left, the other will turn right,get the picture?

Impossible to live with and unthinkable not to have the little blighters!
I want to murder them at least once a day but they have me wrapped around their tiny paws.LOL

Tickled