Relieve Joint Pain Naturally With Whole Food Nutrition

Experiencing joint pain slowly closes in our world. We take it all for granted — our musculoskeletal system — until something goes wrong, whether it’s a minor sprain or something more serious such as broken bones or arthritis. Then we realize how difficult life becomes trying to do even the simplest things. Dealing with problems with tendons, muscles, cartilage, joint pain or supportive structures has to do with prevention as well as feeding the musculoskeletal system with supportive nutrients (See Bone-Joint Nutrients). Diet and nutrition has much to do with the health of these important structures.

 Musculoskeletal problems include:
Arthritis
Joint pain and problems
Chronic back aches
Neck aches
Restless sleep
Sports injuries (tennis elbow, knee injury)
Problems from auto accidents
Hyper extended joints
Osteoporosis
Vitamin D deficiency related problems
Joint stiffness
Damage to the ligaments and tendons
Sprains and broken bones
Hip fractures

Adjunctive Nutritional Schedule
* Bone-Joint Nutrients: 8 tablets per day
* Inflammation Support: 6 capsules per day
* Whole Calcium Supplement: 6 tablets per day
* Alkaline Food (with arthritis) or Super Green Food: 6 tablets per day
* Flax Seed Oil: 1 tsp per day

For additional support with vitamins A and D food add
* Cod Liver Oil: 3 capsules a day

The key to strong bones, joints and cartilage is to eat the right kinds of foods, including foods with phosphorus (See Bone-Joint Nutrients) not just calcium. And, good oils and fats help lubricate joints. Vitamin A and D foods also encourage strong bones, as does weight-bearing exercise. (See Cod Liver Oil) Also, the musculoskeletal system (especially bones) needs a good supply of vitamin K as well. (See Alkaline Food)

Arthritis and Gout
Arthritis and Gout are problems that may be helped by making the body more alkaline and may respond well to an Alkaline Diet. As part of this program, Alkaline Food help reduce acidity in the body. Some of the most acid-causing substances include beef, sugars, alcohol, all refined foods, most drugs and all artificial ingredients.

Chondroitin, MSM, Glucosamine Sulfate
These three substances, chondroitin, MSM and glucosamine sulfate, are made naturally by nutrient-dense foods and their actions within the body due to sulfur-bearing amino acids. Foods to eat include cartilage and green vegetables as well as sulfur containing vegetables. All of these are contained within Bone-Joint Nutrients.

Glucosamine is made in the body from glucose (a sugar) and the amino acid glutamine. Glucosamine is used as the starting material for tendons and ligaments, mucous membranes in the digestive and respiratory tracts, nails, skin, bone, eyes, heart valves, and synovial fluid in the joints. In its sulfated form, glucosamine provides cartilage with its structure, strength, and "shock absorbing" properties. (See Bone-Joint Nutrients)

Glucosamine sulfate is produced in the body through several enzymatically controlled reactions. Food sources containing high concentrations of glutamine include raw parsley and spinach. Glucosamine is found in the largest amounts in cartilage tissue. Cartilage-containing products are available and include those harvested from shark and bovine sources. Contained in Bone-Joint Nutrients are cartilage (bovine trachea), sulfur bearing amino acids. Alkaline Food contains raw parsley and spinach as well as other alkaline producing minerals. Glucosamine sulfate does not appear in significant amounts in most diets and is made in the body.

Osteoporosis
If you’re concerned about osteoporosis, you should know a little bit more about the important role of vitamin K. (See Alkaline Food and Super Green Food):

"Making sure a woman's diet contains adequate amounts of vitamin K may help prevent bone loss (American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2003; 77: 512-6). This study supports previous research indicating that low dietary vitamin K intake is associated with an increased risk of hip fracture.

"In the study, vitamin K intake was assessed, using a food-frequency questionnaire, in 1,112 men and 1,479 women (average age, 59 years). Among the women, those consuming the least amount of vitamin K (25th percentile or lower) had significantly lower bone mineral density of the hip and spine, compared with women consuming the most vitamin K (75th percentile or higher). Among the men, there was no association between vitamin K intake and bone density.

"While vitamin K is best known for its role in blood clotting, this vitamin also plays a key role in bone formation. Vitamin K is required for the production of a structural protein in bone called osteocalcin, which serves as the matrix upon which mineral crystals form in the process of laying down new bone. Without adequate vitamin K, osteocalcin cannot be produced, and bone formation becomes impaired.

"Studies have shown that women with osteoporosis have significantly lower blood levels of vitamin K, compared with women of the same age who have normal bones. Additionally, when women with osteoporosis take supplemental vitamin K, the urinary excretion of calcium falls by about 50%, suggesting that less calcium is being leached from the bones.” (Gaby, MD, Alan, HealthNotes Newswire, 3/27/03)


Sources of vitamin K include green foods as well as several whole food formulas, including Super Green Food: alfalfa, wheat grass, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, asparagus, lettuce, spinach, and some vegetable juices, as well as green, leafy vegetables.

Other helpful natural health care include:
Chiropractic
Massage
Osteopathic adjustments
Water aerobics
Weight bearing exercise for building stronger bones
Chinese medicine


Disclaimer
Always coordinate your health program with a qualified health care practitioner for all bone and joint pain issues. The nutrients in each Adjunctive Nutritional Schedule are not meant to treat or cure disease, but rather to support health. The FDA has not evaluated any statements made herein. All products have been formulated based on sound scientific and medical research. No artificial ingredients are used.