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RE: A day in the life - With life-hacks and tips included!

in #mexicochallenge7 years ago

You won't get any help for your knees with that crap.

https://nccih.nih.gov/research/results/gait/qa.htm

here is what works

http://sciencebasedmedicine.org/knee-osteoarthritis-thumbs-down-for-acupuncture-and-glucosamine/

TD;DR

exercise, weight loss and good ol' NSAIDs

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NOOOOOO! But... what happens when the exercise that you do is what is destroying your knees? (i.e. BJJ) Don't crush my illusions, @kyriacos, maybe I am getting some placebo effect out of it ;-)

I usually read the analysis published in Examine.com (where they compare the attributed benefits of some supplements/foods to the actual scientific evidence sustaining such claims):

https://examine.com/supplements/glucosamine/

The evidence for glucosamine helping with pain and recovery is not super strong, but I decided to take the supplement regardless, as some sort of "insurance policy".