| Arthritis is a painful and crippling disease that affects | | | | drugs have been linked to an increased risk of heart |
| millions of people worldwide. Forty million Americans, | | | | attack and stroke. Having said all this, is there a safe |
| including 300,000 children, have the disease which is | | | | drug for arthritis? Is there a drug that can effectively |
| expected to affect 60 million by the year 2020. | | | | relieve the inflammation, pain, and stiffness of arthritis |
| The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis | | | | without compromising your health? |
| or degenerative joint disease which is characterized | | | | The makers of Flexcerin believe so. Recent news |
| by the breakdown of joint cartilage. Cartilage normally | | | | reports have claimed that the product can relieve |
| cushions the ends of bones in your joints. As a result | | | | pain and inflammation, rebuild damaged joints, and |
| of aging, obesity, joint injury or stress, heredity and | | | | help restore joint function without the horrible side |
| muscle weakness, the cartilage wears down and | | | | effects of traditional arthritis drugs. But the proof is in |
| bone rubs on bone. This causes joint pain, swelling, | | | | the pudding and to know how true these claims are, |
| and stiffness in the fingers, hips, knees, lower back | | | | one would have to carefully examine Flexcerin's |
| or feet. | | | | ingredients. Do they live up to these claims? |
| "The major complication of osteoarthritis is pain. The | | | | Surprisingly they do! Take glucosamine sulfate and |
| degree of pain can vary greatly, from being a mild | | | | chondroitin for instance - natural compounds in the |
| inconvenience to being debilitating. Although arthritis | | | | body that help make the cartilage strong and rigid. A |
| doesn't go away, for many people the acute pain of | | | | study published in the New England Journal of |
| early osteoarthritis often diminishes within a year. | | | | Medicine that involved 1,500 people with knee pain |
| However, it can return if you overuse affected | | | | caused by arthritis showed that this combination |
| joints. Your doctor can help you determine how to | | | | resulted in mild to moderate pain relief. Multiple studies |
| adjust your activities to reduce stress on those | | | | carried out since the 1980s have also established |
| joints. People with very painful osteoarthritic joints | | | | chondroitin's role in reducing pain and restoring |
| may require joint replacement surgery for pain relief," | | | | function to arthritic joints, and reducing the need for |
| according to | | | | other arthritis medicines. |
| While there's no cure for arthritis, many medications | | | | Glucosamine and chondroitin's effects are further |
| can reduce pain and restore flexibility to the affected | | | | enhanced by methylsulfonylmethane or MSM. This |
| joints. But choosing the right product is like crossing a | | | | compound is formed in the ocean and reaches our |
| minefield, especially since some drugs have serious | | | | food supply through the rainfall that waters our |
| side effects. Acetaminophen can relieve pain and can | | | | crops. MSM is also found in some fruits, vegetables, |
| be used by people with mild to moderate arthritis. | | | | and grains, and helps alleviate arthritis pain. |
| However, it can also damage the liver when | | | | The benefits of fish oil that contain omega 3 fatty |
| consumed in large doses and when taken with | | | | acids are well known in the scientific community. It is |
| alcohol. Acetaminophen can likewise affect the other | | | | a welcome addition to Flexcerin's formula since it has |
| medicines you're taking. | | | | been shown to help arthritis patients. Multiple |
| Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relieve | | | | randomized controlled trials of those taking this |
| both pain and inflammation but long-term use can | | | | supplement report improvements in morning stiffness |
| cause ringing in your ears, gastric ulcers, | | | | and joint tenderness. |
| cardiovascular problems, gastrointestinal bleeding, and | | | | Knowing this, Flexcerin appears to be a worthy |
| liver and kidney damage. COX-2 inhibitors are more | | | | addition to the growing arsenal of natural arthritic |
| effective than NSAIDs in relieving the symptoms of | | | | relief products. Considering its mechanism of action |
| arthritis and they don't cause stomach bleeding. But | | | | and high safety profile, it should meet the needs of |
| they can aggravate high blood pressure and these | | | | most people with their daily battles with arthritis. |