Why do we give joint supplements? Because the joint supplement industry has been working very hard for the last 30+ years to train us about joint supplements.
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Most joint supplements are some kind of a combination of glucosamine and other ingredients that are supposed to help lubricate joints.
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But I ask you, what makes a joint not be lubricated? Crappy food. And lack of movement.
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Hold your arm straight out in front of you with your elbow out straight. Now bend your arm completely so that your hand comes to your shoulder. Go back-and-forth back-and-forth. You have just taken your elbow joint through its full range of motion, and that motion naturally moves the joint fluid around and lubricates the joint. If you don’t move the elbow joint, it gets dried out and crunchy. You can eat/feed glucosamine, or you can move and eat good food that doesn’t aggravate your joints.
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Many glucosamine products actually cause intestinal upset.
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I’m not convinced about them. I have a few clients who find good benefit with it. And I believe them. But every animal doesn’t need it. And getting older is not reason to suddenly start feeding glucosamine.
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So here are some different suggestions:
- Certainly, the first one is feed a fresh food diet. You want to feed ingredients that aren’t inflammatory. What’s inflammatory? Carbohydrates. Kibble.
- Green lip muscles go along way to help joints.
- The lining on the inside of egg shells is a natural joint supplement
- How about CBD type supplements? I’m hesitant to say the word here because the federal government has all of a sudden reversed its opinion about these high-quality products. But that’s because money changed hands. Regardless of you call it hemp or snake oil or CBD, it can be anti-inflammatory. (I was gonna say when it’s a quality product. But you could honestly add that caveat to anything couldn’t you?)
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So- the joint supplements I like? Food and chiropractic. Some of us call it bodywork. Because it makes those joints move through their full range of motion.
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