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Keeping Your Joints Healthy It is much easier to maintain an active lifestyle and a vigorous and strong heart if your joints and muscles stay healthy. However, sore muscles and aching joints are among the most common complaints we hear from our patients. Most people resort to prescription pain relievers, or high doses of agents such as ibuprofen or naproxen; all of which just mask the pain and can be dangerous. Instead, I suggest that you concentrate on using a natural approach to make your musculoskeletal system healthier. When walking or running, try to choose softer surfaces such as dirt, grass or gravel. Additionally, try to include some non-jarring aerobic exercises such as swimming, cycling, or gliding on an elliptical trainer. Incorporating strength training (such as weight lifting) and stretching (such as yoga) into your weekly routine will also help to keep your muscles and joints strong and supple. Safe and effective natural supplements can also improve vigor and resiliency of your joints and muscles. The combination of omega-3, about two capsules twice daily, Glucosamine/Chondroitin, one capsule twice daily, and Vitamin D, 2,000 IU daily, helps to reduce inflammation, lubricate the joints, and reduce muscle pain. The average American adult is deficient in these important and natural compounds and supplementing these levels back into the ideal ranges will often improve not just pain, but also the health of the joints and muscles. |
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