Question:
After a long day of hill walking, my knees feel like they have a fluid retention, although after i run, i don't get this. My mother has arthritic joints & i am concerned about if i am next in line!
Does running cause arthritis or remedy it & prevent. Should i take glucosamine or cod liver oil to help & do these products work?


Answer:
People might take glucosamine for preventative reasons. Some people knock on wood others wear a St. Nick around their neck. Is the glucosamine usefu? We ain't got the faintest idea. Glucosamine is a good non stomach irritating anti inflammatory. The notion that is causes your meniscus to regenerate is somewhere between BS and Smokey mirrors.


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